Hey Todd, I read all thru those posts and I never saw him being "dishonest". Thats just me.

His idea of mass volumn is right on target. My company does it. All do it. Your 20 guns you mention really doesn't put a dent in teh statistics. Well I am not here to teach you statistics and yields and deviations. I am saying the man did not lie, he has an opinion like yours. I believe the Tikka is a step up from the 710, but I don't like them. I would spend the extra money on a gun I feel is better quality. Has more of the things I am looking for. Now you don't agree, but it doesn't make me a liar.

His concept of Walmart and all that is pretty well a proven business case. And it boils down to your QA department. If you are like my previous company that did things pretty stupid and the QA department is under the same VP as the manufacturing, and your bonus is tied to yields, then he is absolutely correct.

Read thru thier Quarterly statement just ending last month. Its on the SEC website. You will get a feel for how they care for quality, and thier relationship with Walmart. They won't mention them by name but will go far as referring to a company that sells some of the most firearms in america, and thier biggest customer. Read thru it and get a feel for the relationship. I have been ingrained in company/manufacturing/engineering world for 10 years. What the man says makes perfect sense.