S&W says they don't know how many Mod. 915s they made.
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LOL, I have one as does a friend of mine. 2 more for the total.
I've posted this whole email before from Roy Jinks. It was in response to a factory letter that I got and had questions about.
He says it best. S&W isn't in the business in making collectibles, and aren't concerned about keeping records of the guns that we are collecting. Too bad.
Jim
He says it best. S&W isn't in the business in making collectibles, and aren't concerned about keeping records of the guns that we are collecting. Too bad.
Jim
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I've posted this whole email before from Roy Jinks. It was in response to a factory letter that I got and had questions about.
He says it best. S&W isn't in the business in making collectibles, and aren't concerned about keeping records of the guns that we are collecting. Too bad.
Jim
I would bet if someone with the ATF walked into S&W and asked how many of the Mod. 915 they produced, they would get the answer.
And they'd get it fast.
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My guess is a call to Ford to ask how many 1994 Tauruses were manufactured would be met with a polite brush off.
I would also guess that only a handful of employees still employed even remember the 915. How many corporate owners has Smith been through in that time?
I would also guess that only a handful of employees still employed even remember the 915. How many corporate owners has Smith been through in that time?
+3 and 1 sold to a friend.
S&W knows and they know every serial number as well. They manufacture an item that is tightly controlled by the federal government. They are required to keep records of production and serial numbers, they just don't want to bother making the production numbers public information.
I don't know how many 915s were made. And who knows how many were exported. A bunch went to Isreal for use by police there.
But I have a scarce if not rare 915 that went from the production line to the Performance Center. It was reworked at the PC for Mr. Bert DuVernay, who was the head of the S&W Academy at the time.
According to the letter Mr. DuVernay sent me with the gun, the PC fitted a barrel, did an action job, cut the slide and installed Novak night sights, made a new slide stop and refinished the gun.
It is a very nice and very accurate 915. So when you are compiling your list of how many 915s made, put one 915 in the Performance Center column.
Regards 18DAI
But I have a scarce if not rare 915 that went from the production line to the Performance Center. It was reworked at the PC for Mr. Bert DuVernay, who was the head of the S&W Academy at the time.
According to the letter Mr. DuVernay sent me with the gun, the PC fitted a barrel, did an action job, cut the slide and installed Novak night sights, made a new slide stop and refinished the gun.
It is a very nice and very accurate 915. So when you are compiling your list of how many 915s made, put one 915 in the Performance Center column.
Regards 18DAI
Nobody has asked yet, so I will:
Why?
Why?
I pretty sure I read that S&W hired the public relations guy who was unemployed when the Car Talk NPR radio program shut down. You probably remember him, Haywood Jabuzzoff.
Maybe if you were willing to pay $250.00 an hour for an employee to stop doing his or her regular job and spend time digging up your requested information they'd get on it.
$250.00 may seem high, but someone has to replace the work not done by the person who's doing the research, and it's a business to make a profit, not a government funded research facility.
I can't believe the information people today think some business owes them on an instantaneous basis. I think starting with the third call with the same question they should start billing people for their time.
$250.00 may seem high, but someone has to replace the work not done by the person who's doing the research, and it's a business to make a profit, not a government funded research facility.
I can't believe the information people today think some business owes them on an instantaneous basis. I think starting with the third call with the same question they should start billing people for their time.
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Come to think of it, I did own a 915 many years ago, traded it for something or other. Hadn't thought about it in over 20 years.
I hope I'm not just cranky, but - I don't think they care even a little. Not regarding customers, but about an obscure statistic.
As for the ATF - huh? Last I heard, they don't concern themselves with production statistics.
Look, I get wanting to know how many of a certain model were produced, especially for a special edition or any low-production coveted item. But I don't see the point of getting upset if it turns out no one at the factory shares your interest. Sorry, but all businesses care about is getting out a product that people want, making ever more $$$ each year and making sure the shareholders don't revolt at the annual meeting. Oh, and not getting regulated out of business.
They're more concerned about shipping destinations, and they're generally only interested in one particular pistol at a time . . .
Call up just about any company and ask about something that was made 25 years ago and you'll get the same response 9 out of 10 times. I 'm more amazed that someone would call numerous times about the 915.
The ATF doesn't care about how many 915's were made 25 years ago. It's a meaningless number to them. S&W could probably figure it out but why would they?
The ATF doesn't care about how many 915's were made 25 years ago. It's a meaningless number to them. S&W could probably figure it out but why would they?
Some of you old coots are getting wrapped around the axle that someone would even ask.
The actual number of 39-2 pistols is known and published, a pistol that was produced from 1970 to 1982 and made to some 347,000 units. Somehow... it is known and the number has been shared. Exactly the same for the 10xx guns, all six models right down to each unit, each accounted for and published & known.
If you don't care for the topic, why not just go back to the lounge and get back to crabbing about the young whippersnappers in the supermarket that upset you last month rather than mucking up a discussion on a modern pistol that has the interest of enthusiasts?
The actual number of 39-2 pistols is known and published, a pistol that was produced from 1970 to 1982 and made to some 347,000 units. Somehow... it is known and the number has been shared. Exactly the same for the 10xx guns, all six models right down to each unit, each accounted for and published & known.
If you don't care for the topic, why not just go back to the lounge and get back to crabbing about the young whippersnappers in the supermarket that upset you last month rather than mucking up a discussion on a modern pistol that has the interest of enthusiasts?
Exactly, Sevens.
I can't tell you why I want to know, other than curiousity.
I'm well aware that this pistol is not a "collectable," but the 915 is everything a good semi-auto should be. They are a great pistol.
I haven't shot mine much because I want to keep it mint. Why? Because I like the idea of owning a mint, all metal, S&W semi-auto.
I always have my eye out for a beater 915 that I can shoot the **** out of because the 915 is a pleasure to shoot.
Last, I feel sorry for all of those here who seem to have something against seeking knowledge for its own sake.
Sevens, when I find out how many were made, and I will, I'll share the number with you in a PM.
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