John Richardson over at No Lawyers - Only Guns and Money has a post about the northeastern firearms manufacturers and the adverse business politics in that area.
I commented.
And I thought a bit more about it last night. There are lots of southern states (all of them) that are clamoring for business. Why not start making some overtures to some of these states and localities about moving? I know that in Chattanooga, we've just recently gotten the Volkswagon plant (after lots of losses, btw) at the
And let's face it - there's nothing mysterious about manufacturing a firearm. They're mechanical items; make the parts correctly, put them together correctly, and it functions fine. Granted, the fit and finish is a bit different, but then it's the same problem with cars. You don't expect a Ford Fiesta to look and feel like a BMW 735.
And think ... if the government wanted to contract with a company to make, say, one million M3A1 grease guns, even the most average machine shops would be bidding.
Is the fit and finish of a Colt Python better than a Ruger GP100? Yes, but that simply doesn't translate into the northeast being the only part of the country able to supply sufficiently skilled employees to do the job. Heck, you could even put up some of your top gunsmiths while they trained the next generation.
My point is, it's high time manufacturers started voting with their feet. So come on down (south); the water's fine!
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