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Post by hacker54 on Sept 30, 2021 17:22:04 GMT -5
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poohzilla
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Post by poohzilla on Sept 30, 2021 20:11:04 GMT -5
Lots of factors, political climate, the state of the City of Springfield, wage scales, available work force, a chance to modernize production plant, and one of the biggies...energy costs*. Interesting they're keeping revolver production in Springfield. One guess I have is that that department has an older workforce, less likely to move.
*Energy costs were one of the factors that cost New Hamster some of the Ruger expansion !
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bob
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Post by bob on Sept 30, 2021 20:36:47 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this but fortunately most of my S&Ws are N frame one 59 .
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SnapShot
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Post by SnapShot on Oct 1, 2021 11:26:30 GMT -5
Foundry and steel machining production costs are much more than injection moulding productions and the environmental impact of these facilities are much greater. Environmental regulations and requirements carry a huge expense. When you look at the split up of what they plan to move it shows these factors play a large part of the decisions.
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poohzilla
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Post by poohzilla on Oct 1, 2021 17:32:15 GMT -5
Now I'm wondering about the barrel making operation. Rumor was that S&W acquired TC for its barrel making experise. There were those who moved from New Hamster to Springfield to keep at it. Wow, everything does interlock !
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My daughter came from Missouri, my son and grand son, my wife and I had a nice dinner of grilled "porter house" pork chops, corn on the cobb, my son, G'son and I share 10/5. G'son is 4 minutes early though @ 10/4.
Pooh I hope you find to right house . 
