S&W culture?

[Jim McCoin]

S&W models seem to come and go, years ago when S&W announced the 647 I wanted one. The local dealer said "in a few month's". Well it never happened, I bought a 617 instead, it's a wonderful rimfire.

A couple weeks ago I found a new in the box 647, I moved the2x scope from the 617 to the 647 and went to the range. A friend of mine and I put around 200 rounds through it, it's a tack driver with a great trigger.

Why did they stop makinf them?

Jim

 

[Hoplophile]

Insufficient sales? That's the usual reason ANY manufacturer drops a product.

And Smith has been putting out a great variety of model variations over the years to please small segments of the community. They're probably better at that than just about anyone, anywhere, making anything!

Recall the old days of the "new model a week" period.

 

[valkyriekl]

not enough demand, cost-cutting, etc. We've 'lost' most of our regular-production blued revolvers that way (the only one I think they have now is the Model 10, and the stuff in their "Classics" line).

 

[505Gibbs]

S&W models seem to come and go, years ago when S&W announced the 647 I wanted one. The local dealer said "in a few month's". Well it never happened, I bought a 617 instead, it's a wonderful rimfire.

A couple weeks ago I found a new in the box 647, I moved the2x scope from the 617 to the 647 and went to the range. A friend of mine and I put around 200 rounds through it, it's a tack driver with a great trigger.

Why did they stop makinf them?

Jim

Allegedly some suffered from what S&W thought was less than acceptable accuracy and perhaps lack of demand.
Most that follow this forum said that they were very happy with the accuracy of their 647. Go figure???