seems like bad mouthing low end guns is kinda unfair to the maker and suggests one is not aware of how business sometimes works.
specifically, the spanish and the belgians had/have a reputation for building cheap guns in job lots for wholesale customers. they also built/build expensive guns one at a time for retail customers. the differences are quality and price point.
the pos is a classic example. sloans sporting goods distributors, then located in nyc, as i recall, in the 60's, ordered a few thousand pos brand guns, in various gauges from a manufacturer in spain. sloans wanted to pay a certain low price per gun wholesale, so they could mark them up and sell erm at a higher, but still low price, via their catalog and distributor network. sloans got what they ordered. a low end gun at a low price.
i have had a few pos brand guns over the years. they are basic field grade hunting guns that carry well and shoot where you point them. they are not finely finished and are not made of the finest materials. they were never intended to be anything more than an inexpensive hunting gun. if you shoot erm a lot, you may experience some mechanical issues. its like a lot of other consumer products. you get what you pay for...
Last edited by ed good; 10/20/14 11:50 AM.
