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the fact still remains, o&u sales trump sbs sales nationwide.
yes, sbs's are still made and some good ones too.
but...how do we explain the popularity of the o&u today?


How do you explain the popularity of any product? How do you explain the popularity of Cyrus McCormick's reaper? A fact most don't know is that after he made his, he had to wait 13 years for Mr Hussey's patent to expire before he could put it on the market. Mr Hussey had built a more advanced reaper besides.
How do you explain the popularity of the Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor or the Singer sewing machine? None of these were absolute "Bests". Winning a popularity contest most often has nothing to do with Actual Quality. To quote an old saying, "It's Lonely at the Top". I'll just continue shooting my SxS no matter how lonely it gets. I'm pushing mighty hard on 81 yrs, my Lefevers are older than me, but all of them will outlive me by a long margin.

Miller/TN
I Didn't Say Everything I Said, Yogi Berra