Originally Posted by Mosinguy

I think what everyone else has said is true. The time to manufacture, costs of manufacture, and the profit from all that has caused S&W to do the sensible thing in order to stay in business: They have made 3rd gen autos a "special order" item and made polymer pistols as their prime breadwinners.

Now, as long as Smith and Wesson makes parts available for purchase to fix broken 3rd gen autos (broken 3rd gen?!?! WHAT?!?), then everything will still be alright in the world.