It is my understanding that most of the engineering revisions were cost saving on the part of S&W and it did not necessarily mean these changes made the gun better. That said, I try to do my research on the revisions when buying. Of course condition of the gun is top priority. But I do like some...
Not sure what constructive thoughts can be offered now. We either get enough members to fill the 5K gun order or we get the distributor to pick up the overflow. Those seem to be the choices.
I think, these are the questions the leaders of the project should ask the distributor, once one has been selected. Lots of speculation about what S&W will do or not do could be answered rather quickly by these folks.