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~~~~~COMPX 02/14/2003~~~~~
Previous Close: 1,277.44
1266 Churak
1270 Phil
1279 AKvetch
1284 WTMHouston
1293 Susie
1299 shao
1304 BullNBear52
Colt you forgot S&W's hot new toy!
Smith & Wesson Introduces New .50 Caliber Magnum Revolver; Most Powerful Production Revolver Ever Made
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb 13, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The legendary 150-year-old handgun maker, Smith & Wesson Corp., a subsidiary of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (AMEX: SWB) today introduced the largest and most powerful production revolver ever made along with eight other new products at the 2003 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Orlando, Florida.
The new 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum(R) revolver is chambered for the new .50 caliber 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum(R) cartridge.
"The 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum is a natural progression of our leadership role in handgun development," said Roy Cuny, president and CEO of Smith & Wesson Corp. "Smith & Wesson has a strong customer contingency of hunting and shooting enthusiasts that are continually looking to us for innovation. We produced the original Magnum(R) revolver with the introduction of the .357 Magnum in 1935 and 20 years later amazed the shooting world with the .44 Magnum. Now in 2003, we have once again produced a premier hunting revolver with no equal."
The newly introduced 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum cartridge produces nearly three times the muzzle energy of the .44 Magnum round, which far exceeds all other handgun cartridges.
Based on orders to date from Smith & Wesson dealers, production on the new .50 caliber revolver has been increased. "The demand has far surpassed our original expectations," said Cuny.
Industry Response
Recently editors and writers from the firearm industry and outdoor publications previewed the new 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum revolver and the 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum cartridge at the Smith & Wesson state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Springfield, Massachusetts. "I have no doubt that within a year our members will have used this new Smith & Wesson revolver and cartridge in Africa on the world's most dangerous game", said Steve Comus, director of publications for Safari Club International.
"This firearm offers the confidence required when hunting the world's most challenging animals with a handgun," Comus concludes.
"The new Smith & Wesson Corporation has proved its capabilities, not only with the introduction of the 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum(R) revolver, but with the extensive line of products it is bringing to market in 2003," said Roy Huntington, editor of AMERICAN HANDGUNNER. "The Company, under its new leadership, has made a commitment to its core products - and to its customers."
Russ Thurman, editor of SHOOTING INDUSTRY, an industry trade publication stated, "It is exciting to see so many new products come from one manufacturer in one year. I believe dealers and consumers will find this line- up of products quite interesting."
I guess this guys a liberal too......
"Candidly, I have gotten somewhat nervous at some of the pronouncements Rumsfeld has made," says Schwarzkopf.
He contrasts Cheney's low profile as defense secretary during the Gulf War with Rumsfeld's frequent television appearances since Sept. 11, 2001. "He almost sometimes seems to be enjoying it." That, Schwarzkopf admonishes, is a sensation to be avoided when engaged in war.
The general is a true son of the Army, where he served from 1956 to 1991, and some of his comments reflect the estrangement between that service and the current defense secretary. Some at the top of the Army see Rumsfeld and those around him as overly enamored of air power and high technology and insufficiently attentive to the brutal difficulties of ground combat. Schwarzkopf's comments reflect Pentagon scuttlebutt that Rumsfeld and his aides have brushed aside some of the Army's concerns.
"The Rumsfeld thing . . . that's what comes up," when he calls old Army friends in the Pentagon, he says.
"When he makes his comments, it appears that he disregards the Army," Schwarzkopf says. "He gives the perception when he's on TV that he is the guy driving the train and everybody else better fall in line behind him -- or else."
That dismissive posture bothers Schwarzkopf because he thinks Rumsfeld and the people around him lack the background to make sound military judgments by themselves. He prefers the way Cheney operated during the Gulf War. "He didn't put himself in the position of being the decision-maker as far as tactics were concerned, as far as troop deployments, as far as missions were concerned."
Rumsfeld, by contrast, worries him. "It's scary, okay?" he says. "Let's face it: There are guys at the Pentagon who have been involved in operational planning for their entire lives, okay? . . . And for this wisdom, acquired during many operations, wars, schools, for that just to be ignored, and in its place have somebody who doesn't have any of that training, is of concern."
As a result, Schwarzkopf is skeptical that an invasion of Iraq would be as fast and simple as some seem to think. "I have picked up vibes that . . . you're going to have this massive strike with massed weaponry, and basically that's going to be it, and we just clean up the battlefield after that," he says. But, he adds, he is more comfortable now with what he hears about the war plan than he was several months ago, when there was talk of an assault built around air power and a few thousand Special Operations troops.
He expresses even more concern about the task the U.S. military might face after a victory. "What is postwar Iraq going to look like, with the Kurds and the Sunnis and the Shiites? That's a huge question, to my mind. It really should be part of the overall campaign plan."
(Rumsfeld said last week that post-Saddam planning "is a tough question and we're spending a lot of time on it, let me assure you." But the Pentagon hasn't disclosed how long it expects to have to occupy Iraq, or how many troops might be required to do that.)
The administration may be discussing the issue behind closed doors, Schwarzkopf says, but he thinks it hasn't sufficiently explained its thinking to the world, especially its assessment of the time, people and money needed. "I would hope that we have in place the adequate resources to become an army of occupation," he warns, "because you're going to walk into chaos."
How to bury your head in the sand!
We attack at dawn!
The Spittin, Ragin Cajun!
Crossfire does it in an hour every night. Your bowtie gif reminded me of that little twerp on the show!
God i must be old I remember some of the names now.
Thanks Phil the view was nicer next to Susie, than you. Only problem was I had Churak staring at us.
That is sad. I just read about him and the woman should be shot. He was such a clean cut guy. Never drank etc.
Have you been drinking or are your fingers frozen?
reqrd = reward
The Yukon Eric story comes to a tragic end in 1965.
He had married a wrestling fan, and they had two children. While Yukon was on the road, she sold their house, cleaned him out of all his assets and took the children to an undisclosed location. Eric was devastated, and a short time later drove into a church parking lot (believed to be in Atlanta), and committed suicide with a gun in January 1965.
Yukon Eric? Wasn't he arrested for cruelty to animals?
Wrong, try the Daytona 500!
Check's in the mail! Please call me before you cash it.
It was the de fault of you that I won!
Tom Ridge personally recommended duct tape and saran wrap to Ann to use on Soxie.
And your rubbers.
yeah she wants to wrap you in saran wrap and seal you up with duct tape so she doesn't catch anything.
Why would he waste money on a blowup doll. They just need helium.
Just follow your stomach home.
It's gonna take a long time if you can't remember who she is!
You have to find her first.
The question is does he know?
Do you know who I is?
Posted by: Churak
In reply to: Susie924 who wrote msg# 5790 Date:2/11/2003 7:43:28 PM
Post #of 5955
I buy her flowers on the 13th...no waiting in line & she won't expect them...PLUS...and here's the best part...I GET LAID ONE NIGHT BEFORE Y'ALL!!! HAHAHAHA
I'm sorry, you wanted the hype......
By: ezaltheladiespa
13 Feb 2003, 02:27 PM EST Msg. 905495 of 905509
Another 20 cent trade just went through.
I thought you had a date tonight!
Here ya go.
By: scandle2002
13 Feb 2003, 02:11 PM EST Msg. 905483 of 905507
(This msg. is a reply to 905354 by ezaltheladiespa.)
flipper is busy at CMKM and is unable to churn shares here?
You're a real romantic! Wine and an action video on Valentine's Day! I guess your wife will be going out with the girls!
Don't you have some place to whine?
Look at that DUK go!
Which goes to show you blondes are dumb!
On that we can agree!
DUK was a no brainer this a.m. imo.
Big deal you took the T out of T&A.
I heard your better half went to a Red Sox game with 2 of her friends last year.......
Three elderly ladies are excited about their first Red Sox baseball game. They smuggled a bottle of Jack Daniels into the game. The game is real exciting and they are enjoying themselves drinking Jack Daniels mixed with soft drinks. Soon they realize that the bottle of Jack Daniels is almost gone and the game has a lot of innings to go.
Using the clues given, what inning is the game in and what is the status of the game?
Think!
Think some more!
You're gonna love it....
And the answer is:
It's the bottom of the fifth and the bags are loaded!
Theo shows his age and signs a #1 starter......
He couldn't even get the home town vote!
666 doesn't care what he does to the sport.
As long as the Yankees finish ahead of the Dead Sox.
We don't want your crybabies.
Sounds like Pedro with an attitude. I don want to pitch no more this year.