[ol' hoghead]

I found my copy of Jan/Feb 2001 "American Handgunner". Page 61, under

Boycott the Bastards

If we decide to punish Smith & Wesson by refusing to purchase guns made in their factory, we better stop buying from Kimber and Weatherby, too. S & W manufactures Weatherby rifles on a contract basis snd sells components-slide and frame forgings-to Kimber' ".

Things may have changes since this was publishedol' hoghead

[mississippi red-neck]

Yes, you could be right the way these companies swap vendors and buy and sell each other ever six months.