I have no inside information but seriously doubt it. If they did we would all be out shooting our brand new mountain guns, 10mm M&Ps and 9mm carbines that take M&P magazines.

What a few dozen hardcore enthusiasts want is probably a pretty poor way to predict what would really sell. The vast majority of S&W sales are to people that are gun owners but not gun enthusiasts. I suspect a lot of the guns we are clamoring for in the forum would sell in very low volumes. S&W has actual sales data to show what people are really buying. And its not mountain revolvers. They made those in the past and quit because they were not selling enough.

I would still really like a 617 mountain revolver with a 4 inch barrel and no underlug. But I am not expecting to get one.