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Originally Posted by 4T5GUY
I am quoting an old post, (from here,) that if S&W was to make a 645 today, (kinda an old post,) it would cost $1,200. I know that a 645 is a 2nd Gen, but I couldn't find anything cost wise today, what a 3rd Gen would be. I was feeling kinda bad about paying + $500.00 to replace a 645 I sold years ago. Composite frames are way cheaper to produce and the monetary return is better. Sad, but that's the way it is, and will be.  |
I would pay $1200 for a new 645. With some modern updates.
Seems like metal framed guns nowadays are a different business proposition than they were years ago. Agencies are going to keep buying M&Ps, Glocks, etc., so metal, hammer fired guns have become niche products, with premium price tags.
Sigs P2XXs sell for a grand.
Wilson Combat Berettas sell for a grand.
So why not a new line of premium guns based on Smith 3rd gen architecture?
Maybe you don't call them 5906s, 4506s, 645s, etc... but a new sub brand with premium features that the Gray Guns/Wilson Combat crowd is looking for: match grade barrels, melonite finish, g10 grips, super-duper sights, etc. Scandium frame?
I know I'd get my wallet out.