Would You Have Bought a New S&W?

[Gunslinger]

This thread, http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=67480, begs the question;

If Saf T Hammer would have dumped the agreement would you have purchased a new Smith & Wesson within the next six months to a year?
I had four guns on my list;
A 629 Extreme,
a 629 fixed sighted snubby,
a 945 and
a Schofield.
Those and at least a thousand bucks worth of parts. All total a ton of money (for me at least) over the next twelve months.
So if they would have rescended the agreement would you have bought a new Smith? Would they have made it?

 

[George Hill]

Yes - I would have. If not a 945, then something else... if anything to show support.

No, I will not buy ANYTHING now. I've passed up brand new folding knives for only 15 bucks because of the S&W name on it. (the knives are better than the guns)

 

[Mike Irwin]

Very likely yes, a Triple Lock or a Schofield.

But, since it doesn't look like they're going to be doing anything about the "agreement" anytime soon, they can continue to rot in hell.

 

[Stephen Ewing]

Had my eye on a new 41. Wouldn't mind a 66, either. I was happy with the pistols I owned from them in the past, and regret having to dump them for moral reasons.

Too bad those are apparently impossible, now.

Steve

 

[AR-10]

I would have bought at least one, possibly more.

I will be buying a short barrel .44Special or .44Magnum soon. And there are a couple of Performance Center models I lust after. Oh well, I'll look at Taurus or Charter Arms.

Either the Agreement goes, or no new Smiths for me.

 

[Jeff OTMG]

Sure liked the looks of the 952, but the ones I really want are the 610 and the Scandium .357 J-frame. Fortunately I can get a 610 that is used pre-agreement, all I have to do is keep looking. Eventually the .357 will show up on the used market as well due to someone not liking the recoil, after all, that is how I got my 342.

 

[fubsy]

Yes.....and at the st. pete gun show this weekend I noticed a general down playing the values of pre-agreement smiths, as the norm among the venders........quite surprised by that actually, but they all were pushing the idea that semi's are the rage and wheels dont sell......fubsy.

 

[C.R.Sam]

If they had, for openers, refuted the agreements; infinately greater chance that I would buy a new Smith.

Tis a strange looking deal. Little bitty company that has no money and shows no profit, yet can float enough to buy Smith. I guess the tangible assets are enough to back the loan(s). Wild guess, another new owner will show up after the financier repos the assets.

Sam

 

[444]

Yes, I would have bought two for sure; a 686 with an 8 3/8" barrel and a Performance Shop 627. I have considered a 41 also. I jumped the gun and bought the Performance Center 627 a day or two after they were sold as a wedding gift for a friend. I would reconsider now.

 

[croyance]

Yes. My wish list includes:

686 with 6" barrel
pair of J-frame .357 magnums
625 5" barrel

The metal works portion of S&W alone should be worth more than Saf-T-Lok.

Oh, yeah. A mountain gun or that concealable .44 Special.

Wheelguns dead? I don't think so. Most of what I have are semi-autos. Now that I learned some proficiency, more revolvers sound real good. Bozo.

 

[DialONE911]

Have wanted a 625 for a long time. I'll find a pre-agreement example somewhere.

 

[Charmedlyfe]

945 for off-duty, 686 4" for conversion to a PPC gun. Oh, well.....not until the agreement is gone....

 

[boing]

Yes. Wanted a 629 for my first wheelgun, had a good deal at hand, and went with a well-worn Dan Wesson instead. Another revolver is aways down the list, but with a renouncement of The Deals, a new Smith .357 would eclipse all other purchase priorities.

Too bad for them.

 

[citizen]

If; then would I buy one? No. I would buy several.

But not until.

 

[Gino]

Yep, they lost a couple of guns from me for not trashing the agreement...

 

[buzz_knox]

Without question. The agreement is the sole reason I don't own any Smiths right now. Guess I never will.

 

[David Roberson]

I'd have bought a 610 for certain and probably a Schofield. Instead, I'll continue my boycott. (I recently passed up a good deal on a flashlight because it had the dreaded S&W logo on it.)

Death to S&W.

 

[HankB]

No question, a Scandium J-frame .357 is in my future when - and if - the sellout agreement is ever repudiated in a satisfactory manner. And maybe a 5" M29 with the lugged barrel. But I'm not holding my breath. (I used to have a brass S&W belt buckle I'd wear often. Even though it's pre-ban, it's NOT a part of my wardrobe now!)

 

[RWK]

I will not buy anything from S&W under the current political environment . . . however, I would happily by two more "N" frames -- a 610 and a 625 -- if/when they again become supporters of the US Constitution.

 

[Mikul]

My wife would probably like a 686, but isn't even considering it because of the Clinton deal.