Not many of these same distributors were or are willing to jump right back in with the new company until they know if the company is going to survive and be able to continually supply them with the supplies they need. . . . I also think they needed the capitol off the sold guns to contract for new guns.
That was my guess,
sabotloader . Moreover, they faced a very difficult credit/investment environment in which to startup, so their capital options were probably few.