Are they ever going to be made

[Kenneth L. Walters]

The 329 xl hunter and the 43 C were announced some time ago. Think that either will ever be made?

 

[310Pilot]

That is standard for gun manufacturers, announce and promote a new model, but not produce it until several years later, if at all. S&W used to be one of the worst offenders in this regard, I can't begin to tell you how many ticked off customers I had asking for their latest whiz-bang model, heavily advertised in all the gun mags, that simply had not yet reached the production floor, and was years before actually being available to a lowly gun shop. Hopefully, that has changed, but it doesn't sound like it has gone away altogether.

 

[Kenneth L. Walters]

One distributor told me that customer orders for both of these had been light and until that changed neither would be produced.

 

[lagavulin62]

I thought that was part of the risk of doing business? Nothing wrong with trying to gauge what the public wants but advertising something you may never produce is taking it a bit too far for me. I wouldn't build a boatload to start.

Consumers using your products, seeing them in use by others would appear to be the best advertisement.

It just proves once more I know nothing of business.

 

[Kenneth L. Walters]

Just got off the phone with Smith. The 43C is in production now. The 329 XL Hunter is suppose to start production in a couple of weeks. This is going to be hard on my bank balance!

 

[Mike Grasso]

I like the look of these grips, are they available now? Are they round butt in a square butt look?

Mike

 

[lemeni]

Believe it or not, I saw a 43C for sale on one of the major gun auction sites today. (I'd be more specific, but the last time I mentioned one of these places by name I got "moderated".) Have no idea if the auction is legit, but the price seemed fair.