[gnarledmaw]

No contracts for S&W!

[Shooter 2.5]

Buy American!!!!!!

[Charles Martel]

No contracts for S&W!

This is *exactly* the sort of contract that S&W was depending on to keep them out of bankruptcy court during the consumer backlash against the HUD agreement. Now, just because Saf-T-Hammer bought S&W, everything is supposed to be right with the world. Pardon me if I don't share that sunny outlook... the agreement lives. "Unenforced", they say. Sounds like an invitation to enforce it at a later date.

I am also concerned about pilots carrying Glocks. If they could get as much practice in as the average police officer, I'd feel better about it, but I doubt that'll be the case. Besides, even law enforcement types with plenty of Glock range time manage to shoot themselves - the Glock is not a sidearm to be carried casually. They better be sure to evaluate pistols on more than price. Personally, I'd tote a Sig (and I *like* Glocks).

[Dead Corpse]

I thought the S&W boycott was over now that it is under new management that refuted the Klinton deal?

I really wanted to add one of these to my collection:

S&W 500

[El Laton Caliente]

S&W has changed ownership since we had the 2nd ammendment problems with the former Brit ownership. There is no reason not to buy S&W. Their quality is up and they are now under heavy pro-2nd ownership.

I personally have a Sig and perfer them, but there is nothing really wrong with the S&W's.

[Servant of the Nine]

No contracts for S&W!

WRONG

S&W was sold to new American owners last year. They have withdrawn from the odious agreement with the Feds that resulted in the boycott.

It is time to support the new owners and buy S&W.

So9

[Space Wrangler]

S&W was bought out from it's British owners two years ago, and the new owners immdetiately voided the 'deal with the devil' that S&W's British owners entered into with Wee Willy. It is once again an American owned company, and is going to great strides to rehabilitate their image. The people who entered into the sell-out contract were properly punished because they lost virtually all of their value on the S&W sale. The British company paid many millions in the late 80's or early 90's for S&W, and sold it for a mere $5M to the new Arizona owners. And besides that, the boycott served it's purpose. No sane gun company CEO or board will ever think about selling it's customer base out again, and will always point to S&W as the reason. I've never been that huge of a fan of S&W myself (I like their revolvers okay, but their auto's have always left something to be desired), but the sell-outs got their's in the end, and S&W is still a storied American legend.

[novacation]

Swith and Wesson makes great revolvers. Just because they were trying to save their business by making a deal with Clinton is no reason to boycott S&W.