I agree. I think hs / sa makes some really nice guns. I probably have shot the xd mod 2 better than any non competition based polymer gun. They had some features that some hardcore internet operators didn’t like but I feel they shot great and were 100 percent reliable. I haven’t bought a sa since the xde and wish they would’ve updated thst line. I will always be a hammer fired guy and really enjoyed it but I ms of the day I moved on to a different carry. I’m of the opinion all business men and ceos and the like are crooks and could care less about their beliefs. I just care if I personally like the product.This is just my personal opinion, but a few years ago I gathered as much info as I could about the situation and here are the reasons I have forgiven Springfield and couldn't care less what the "internet people" think:
- It happened 5+ years ago. They took corrective action and I haven't heard of anything controversial since. They make pretty good guns. I realize the internet people never make mistakes, but good lord...
- I can't imagine the complexities of being a gun manufacturer in a very anti-gun state, so I can't say I would navigate better, given the realities they face (although like LMT did, they should move out of IL!).
- I've worked in an industry with a politically and otherwise active trade association to which my company belonged. I've seen those organizations have their own completely separate agendas and sometimes be fairly disconnected from the interests of the actual membership.
- The way it went down, it seemed to me that the CEO/co-founder wasn't initially involved in or aware of the messaging and once there was an issue, he got involved and corrected it. I'm not sure what more could have been done or what people wanted.
- Let's not pretend that all other manufacturers or gun-related associations don't have suspect motivations at times... guess when gun sales and donations to organizations such as the NRA are at their highest? When the government is trying to restrict gun rights! Just sayin'...