Activist Investors Attempting to Undermine Ruger and S&W

[Gman]

The reason S&W went down when they tried to make "safer guns" after Saf-T-Hammer acquired them, was because their crappy locks could sometimes engage when you least wanted them to. I love my 686-2, but I won't buy another S&W with the zit on the side.

Saf-T-Hammer buys Smith & Wesson

The Wild West lives again -- only this time in a safer incarnation.Saf-T-Hammer Corp. is not only bringing the firearms giant Smith & Wesson name back to the U.S. with today's purchase of the firm, but also to Arizona -- a state once synonymous with guns and shootouts.

Scottsdale-based Saf-T-Hammer said it will be incorporating its safety features in Smith & Wesson fireams, including the .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum made famous by Clint Eastwood.

As part of its acquisition of the firearms company, Saf-T-Hammer will be changing its name to the Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., according to Saf-T-Hammer chairman Mitchell Saltz.