The reason is simple AFAIC. SxS's priced themselves out of the market.People looking for a quality gun went elsewhere and were happy and never looked back. Not to mention all the hassles as noted above. And the simple fact that SxS's didn't bother to incorporate modern innovations in target gun design and remained noncompetitive in the only segment of the gun market that pops for high end guns on a daily basis.
The money grubbers did for the SxS. Exclusive? Not many care if it is that much trouble and something like a Beretta SO, Perazzi, Fabbri are no trouble and seemingly exclusive enough.

Last edited by Wonko the Sane; 09/24/17 11:49 PM.
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