Posted on 06/26/2013 12:16:07 PM PDT by Nachum
NEW YORK - Barraged with a surge in demand for its firearms, Smith & Wesson is vowing to continue to ramp up manufacturing. Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reported that its gun sales jumped by 42% for the 2013 fiscal year, which ended on April 30 with record sales of $587.5 million. The company reported net income of $78.7 million more than quadrupling it´s prior-year results. Going forward, the gun maker expects to keep breaking sales records. Sales have surged for guns and ammunition ever since the presidential campaign of 2012.
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It doesn't work and you can't fire it.
Well, I believe it. I know I’ve done my share of buying their top-line revolvers.
LOL!
Funny you should say that. About two years ago, I bought an EAA Bounty Hunter SA six shooter in 22LR and 22Magnum (interchangeable cylinders). The 22 Magnum worked great, but when I’d load up the 22LR with bullets, the hammer wouldn’t set. Unloaded, it worked fine....sent it back and they replaced the whole cylinder
A joke imitating life, LOL.
LOL...does it manage to smoke and break often?
Amazing stock; record sales but won’t break $10/sh...very frustrating.
S&W is a great outfit. I sent a second-hand Walther PPK to them to look at a worn trigger transfer. Single action firing was impossible, and that wasn’t in the spirit of a semi-auto. A local gunsmith wanted $65 just to look at it. I sent it to S&W, they sent the gun back fully prepared and even refunded my shipping costs to them.
I called them the next day to ask if there was an oversight, and the young woman told me there was not. When I asked how they could afford to do that, she simply responded, “Your safety and enjoyment of our product is more important than your money.”
I’ve been loyal to them ever since.
*repaired
I won’t say that I haven’t had some weird problems with some of the 15 or so (I lose track) S&Ws I own, but they always repaired them no charge if it was a workmanship, part or wear problem....
lol too funny. Yes, the gentleman conducting my gun marksman class said that the “idiot in chief has been great for his business”.
I have grown to like the M&P pistol line better than the Glocks.
We bitter clingers.
That's the problem. Next time try loading a cartridge that incorporates the bullet, plus powder, primer and shellcase.
Bullets are to cartridges as flour is to bread as cement is to concrete, etc. Please brush up on terminology.
I have owned a few of their models. The M&P15 is a very nice weapon. The Sigma series didn’t impress much. I tested one. Though it grouped and performed very well, I absolutely loathed the trigger feel.
I really liked the customized backstrap feature on that line. If/when I ever replace my Glock 21, I’d seriously consider the M&P.
With record profits, S&W is doing a stock buy back
IMHO, if S&W really wants to help, they will start up an ammo plant.
For me, ammo is harder to get than guns, exactly what the FedGov wants.
Smart ass
Far better a smart ass than a dumb ass.
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