S&W doesn't appeal to me anymore. There revolvers are on the cheap now days compared to the older ones. I have seen their older models go through the roof on pricing according to what I have seen on the used market. $1000.00 for a 357 is quite common. I don't understand why people would pay it? The GP 100 is a fine gun and probably the toughest wheel gun on the market today. GP 100's can be bought for less than $600 new.
I have no interest in one of S&W's autos or AR platform guns. I don't see the point when there are many many other quality guns on the market like Beretta, Springfield, Ruger, Colt, Bushy as well as another 50 AR makes.
When sales hit record numbers the market is artificially inflated. It will eventually settle back down to close to normal. This is what we will see in the future. As our population grows the panic buys in the future will grow as well.
IMHO, the gun makers should keep their production levels at where they are now for a couple of years even if the market does die down. Whoever makes the sacrifice will score big on the next panic buy. That will be 2016 if Hillary or Biden wins. Maybe even the election itself will spur the buyers up.Somebody with lots of items in inventory that are targeted by the bans will jump out head and shoulders above the competition.