The boycott didn't save SW but the cheap buyout by an American company for pennies on the dollar probably did.
Many have forgotten about the boycott because it is not being honored by the new owners or enforced by the current Administration. Some may not care because SW was aquired by an American company, or they chose to buy their product because it is a fine quality gun.
I'm one of the die-hard boycotters of which you speak. I'll admit I like SW guns. But I won't buy one until they publically state two things: 1. That they have no intention of ever honoring the HUD aggreement or anything like it that the previous owners signed. 2. That they will stand up in the future and fight with the other manufacturers who didn't sign on to the HUD appeasement.
Repeated emails on these issues to SW have returned letters where they sidestep the issue and evade answering the specific questions. I've heard that they had to accept the agreement that was signed by the previous owners as part of the acquisition. Whether in the future, with a change to a Democratic president, with control of one or both houses of Congress, SW will capitulate back to the agreement will be interesting to see.
Stay Safe, Pat S