Re: No more Winchester guns?

Posted by Billy NY on March 18, 2006 at 10:57:54 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: No more Winchester guns? posted by jdemaris on March 18, 2006 at 05:49:53:

It is sad, I would like to understand the mechanics of these business failures. Times during WW-II every machine shop in this country was busy, big or small, times changes economy changes but one that that does not change is the desire for quality. The lesser quality items are made to look attractive, and the cost savings is there, it's turned us into a disposable society.

The things upper management and executives do today do not give any regard to keeping a long standing company going. You wonder what innovative tactics could be used to combat the things that undermine some of our best manufacturers, a coalition of companies and people that will support them, strategizing on how to steer people away from junk, no matter how you cut it, it's a tall order in today's world. I don't know much about it, but I do detest the junk that is out there, I don't buy it, don't support it and do everything I can to support the good ones left.

I've always carried a pocket knife, but you won't find one made in china in my pocket, Schrade was an all time favorite, once great company suffered a defeat recently, still operating, retained their long standing craftsmen, but with all the junk out there, people don't know or care about Schrade steel alloy and how it holds an edge and the tight fit, compared to the sloppy junk everywhere. One example of this.

Firearms, was an avid shooter, still hunt religiously, some handloading here and there, it is sad to see some of the traditional manufacturers disappear. I've been to the Remington plant in Illion, NY, almost 20 years ago, been to one in Mass, forget the MFR. now, they were both impressive. A few years ago I saved an article about Smith and Wesson, when they folded under the government pressure regrading those new safety features, that and something else made me believe they were a sellout, but I know nothing of the facts, just what I read, so it's unfair to really make a generalization like that, but I hear ya, wish there was something all of us could do to help these remaining business's, we have a proud heritage that is getting undermined badly.

I admire the american made infantry rifles of the past, for what they represent, the engineering, quality, made by proud americans, like the M1 garand and the M-14, I grabbed a Springfield Armory M1-A, it was always a fun shooter, but to some disbelief, I do hunt with it, using my own handloads, kind heavy at 9lbs. but for whitetail it's my version of the standard Winchester '94 .30-.30 or like dads in .32 special, that was a tool for putting food on the table years ago, and although I'm not a fan of the caliber, any good hunter could put it to good use, was inexpensive to purchase and lasted for years with good care. The 70 certainly was another classic, my friend has a model 46 in .218 bee, an odball but a fun shooter to handload, was his dads on there old farm. It's all relevant, farms, tractors and firearms are some of the tools that go with the territory. These are also some of the first things I learned about as youngster, and still highly respect today.

Replies:

• Re: No more Winchester guns? Billy NY 11:30:49 03/18/06 (4)
  • Power Company foreign owned also jdemaris 12:11:44 03/18/06 (3)
    • Re: Power Company foreign owned also Billy NY 06:44:34 03/19/06 (2)
      • Propery rights, emminent domain, adverse use, etc. jdemaris 07:59:09 03/19/06 (1)
        • Re: Propery rights, emminent domain, adverse use, Billy NY 12:02:06 03/19/06 (0)

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