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Why do new J-Frame S&W revolvers NOT say Made in USA?
I am wondering is this because of a BATFE ruling OR is the component and materials no longer gurratteed to be of sufficient US origin? |
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I don't know what ones your lookin' at, but the new 2 line address J frames I've seen still say USA.
"When you go home, Tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, We gave our today." |
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I just bought a 642-2, Ser # DBU8xxx on 3-6-08 and it has the two line address on the right side of the frame. The top line states SPFLD,MA and the bottom line states S&W USA.
BTW I love this little gun! |
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The address is for the S&W Company, NOT where they are made. Have they been, possibly, outsourced?????? I have not heard anything about this. Nowadays.....anything is possible!!!
 BobI hate politics...... and ALL politicians! Lately, I see NO reason to change. Trapped in Massatwoshits!!! |
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Ive heard the cylinders are made china.Unsure if its true or not. |
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ATF ruling mixed with cost reduction. It has nothing to do with foreign content, it's about money. S&W switched to laser etching on aluminum frame revolvers and the ATF ruled that the markings had to be at least .003" deep. When they tried that depth, the four line address melted together. That's why S&W changed to the two line address, no other reason. ALL S&W handguns are made in the USA. See page 172, SCSW #3. "Made in USA" and "USA" have the same meaning, according to the FTC. Check it out... http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/madeusa.shtm NRA Endowment Life Member NRA Certified Instructor, RSO OGCA MAAC MUCC |
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Since Osama Bin Laden bought out S&W, I think I heard they were now being built in Dubai by Indonesian indentured servants.
Pisgah NRA Life "South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum." James Louis Petigru |
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It's true. It's one of the few products where lead content wasn't an issue.  |
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"Since Osama Bin Laden bought out S&W, I think I heard they were now being built in Dubai by Indonesian indentured servants."
Good one. If it says it on the internet, it must be true. |
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How about that SW99? |
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OK you guys, STOP IT!
I may injure myself laughing. Besides, everyone knows S&Ws are now made in India and Pakistan by off-duty Microsoft technical support people! CONGRESS: 535 men stabbing fleas with an ice pick while oblivious to the dog underneath. |
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 Maybe that's why they need a lock!!!! BobI hate politics...... and ALL politicians! Lately, I see NO reason to change. Trapped in Massatwoshits!!! |
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Thier may have been a hidden message in Obama's speech today that Slaves were forced to buit them.
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