It's not just S&W. Colt, Mossberg, Henry, Kimber, CZ, Springfield Armory. There are lots of gun companies headquartered and building in restricted states.
I definitely do not.
S&W made a deal to avoid some law suits that would have bankrupted the company. It was a survival move. The deal the company be immune form any of the law suit BS that was going on from the anti gun organizations of time. I have two revolvers with the so called Hillery hole and it does not bother me bit. It if did, I'd just take the dammthing out.
In 2007 I traded in my old 1980 S&W model 63 kit gun for the new model 63 kit gun that they added the fiber optic front sight, and the 8 shot cylinder. In the past 11 years I've fired many several thousands of rounds through it with no problems. And my aging eyes can see the front sight so much better.
Last spring I had the privilege of buying a brand new S&W airtight J frame. For over a thousand rounds now it has performed flawlessly from round one. It even shoots to point of aim. plus or minus an inch or so vertical depending on what load is going down the pipe like a 158 lead round nose or 125 hollow point. The 158 lead round nose hits a tad low by an inch.
Let me ask yo a question back; would you have preferred to see an old company like S&W go bankrupt from the anti gunners law suits?
That was the alternative.
It's not just S&W. Colt, Mossberg, Henry, Kimber, CZ, Springfield Armory. There are lots of gun companies headquartered and building in restricted states.
I would not group CZ USA in that list. I think CZ USA made a wise choice moving from California to Kansas in 1998.
Isn't that an oxymoron?..........craftsmen from Bushmaster.
Possibly, but wouldn't that make older models more valuable if quality were to suffer due to a move and training a new workforce? How many of those employees that have been there for decades would be willing to make the move?Companies that remain in hostile territory are being extremely obdurate--sometimes to their own doom.
Yep, it is called Freedom Group.It very well could sink the company. Look at what happened to Remington.
LOL! Uh, what kinda "master craftsman" doe's it take to build one of those aluminum & plastic turds? Hell, they have kits so bubba can build one at HOME! You ain't gonna build a model 27 at home. Besides the fact that nearly every manufacturer of those Mattel wonders are ripping the buying public off with the ridiculous prices they charge! I have one, paid 499.99 at Cabelas for it, and it will do for me just as well as one costing 2500.00! Only reason I bought the damn thing is because a certain jug-eared, horse-faced piece of commie shit, who just happened to be in a certain high political office, said I shouldn't be able to OWN one!