Do you honestly think it just involves boxing everything up and shipping it FedEx?
No S&W booth at the NRA convention?
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Do you honestly think it just involves boxing everything up and shipping it FedEx?
Puller
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I honestly think the only boxes the marketing team should be moving are the ones going to the NRA Convention.
My advice to them would be to have their marketing team available to tell the story to anyone who would listen about their new operations outside of the socialist northeast
Their absence was definitely conspicuous. A lot of disappointed attendees, including me.
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Why would you think I didn't read it? It's anti-gun, anti-NRA nonsense, but I certainly read it.
Do you guys always get your talking points from Jeff Bezos' newspaper?
Oy vey.
Its my understanding, from what I've read, that revolvers will continue being made in Massachusetts for the foreseeable future due to local skills not moving and the costs of moving the forges and equipment.
Smith & Wesson broke ground for their new Headquarters Building in Maryville, TN. on 30 September 2021! Their new ~625,000-sq/ft building is to include their Headquarters Offices, all Forging, Machining, Metal Finishing, Plastic Injecting & Molding and Assembly of Revolvers, Pistols & Long-Guns...
( https://ir.smith-wesson.com/news-re.../smith-wesson-relocate-headquarters-tennessee )
( https://ir.smith-wesson.com/news-re.../smith-wesson-relocate-headquarters-tennessee )
Ivan the Butcher
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I was at the NRA Convention on Saturday morning. This was my 7th. My first was in 2008 at Louisville. I found this convention to be closing in on flea market status! Gold and Silver venders abounded and many places to buy JERKY!
The display of collectables and auction previews were extremely enjoyable. The guys with the mountain Howitzers were very pleasant to spend some time with.
I saw one vender with two CCW ladies under or mid garments. Both were well made, but as my wife said the size 2 mannequins bore no resemblance to reality for 99% of adult women! The garments were what I would call replacements for belly bands, but they wouldn't really hold the guns in accessible positions as displayed. In the time I was within eyesight of the display, nobody showed any interest. I think someone was trying to cash in on the old "Flash-Bang bra idea" Without any real input from a single gun carrying woman!
My best friend almost bought the floor model of 9mm Gattling Gun. I was seriously trying to buy a night vision scope. The vendor couldn't quit talking to a guy that didn't even own a rifle to wait on me so, after 15 minutes I moved on!
Henry had a nice display in general. But their new revolvers look like H&R design team from the early 60's has been hard at work, and their price point has no appeal to anyone that works for their money! The Mare's Leg "Pistols" in 410/45Colt, has a nice touch with screw in chokes. The mob was too thick for me to get my hands on the 9mm PCC.
I found and bought a stockpile of Berry's bullets! (My UPS guy will hate me about the end of this week!) But I didn't stumble on any other bullet company and no major reloading displays. (I wanted to talk to Redding!)
On a scale of 1-10, my limited experience would rate this convention at a 4!
Ivan
The display of collectables and auction previews were extremely enjoyable. The guys with the mountain Howitzers were very pleasant to spend some time with.
I saw one vender with two CCW ladies under or mid garments. Both were well made, but as my wife said the size 2 mannequins bore no resemblance to reality for 99% of adult women! The garments were what I would call replacements for belly bands, but they wouldn't really hold the guns in accessible positions as displayed. In the time I was within eyesight of the display, nobody showed any interest. I think someone was trying to cash in on the old "Flash-Bang bra idea" Without any real input from a single gun carrying woman!
My best friend almost bought the floor model of 9mm Gattling Gun. I was seriously trying to buy a night vision scope. The vendor couldn't quit talking to a guy that didn't even own a rifle to wait on me so, after 15 minutes I moved on!
Henry had a nice display in general. But their new revolvers look like H&R design team from the early 60's has been hard at work, and their price point has no appeal to anyone that works for their money! The Mare's Leg "Pistols" in 410/45Colt, has a nice touch with screw in chokes. The mob was too thick for me to get my hands on the 9mm PCC.
I found and bought a stockpile of Berry's bullets! (My UPS guy will hate me about the end of this week!) But I didn't stumble on any other bullet company and no major reloading displays. (I wanted to talk to Redding!)
On a scale of 1-10, my limited experience would rate this convention at a 4!
Ivan
Since when is the Henry .410 Axe Handle, capable of firing the .45 LC? If it was, I'd immediately buy one…
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I went on several tours of the factory and the size of the forge always amazed me. The noise and heat were impressive too.
At some point it won't surprise me if they have the rare forgings shipped to TN for machining and assembly.
At some point it won't surprise me if they have the rare forgings shipped to TN for machining and assembly.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Does this mean we get a new section on the forum- Tennessee Smiths???
kev74
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S&W was also absent from the Great American Outdoor Show this year. They had one of the largest, most prominently placed booths last year. It had me wondering.
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