Unless you have some insider information I don't know about, I would not be putting any money down on a bet that GM is going broke. Yes, its been filling a contract for barrels for the government. Its good money, and it helps to pay the bills. But, it also helps a small, or medium sized company expand, buy new equipment, and be in a position to offer to do custom work for other gunmakers at prices that will be profitable for the business. Mergers between gun companies occur frequently, simply because the sporting gun business is a relatively small market. When Smith and Wesson was in its heydays, back 25 years ago, more than 80% of its guns were being sold overseas- not here in the USA.
Many years ago, now, Colt ordered up a limited production run of specially made handgun grips for its famous Peacemaker revolver. 5,000 were produced, and ALL of them were sold overseas. The man who made the grips told me he has never seen one of the guns in all the years he has traveled around the country, and attended SHOT shows, and major gun shows, or visited the various domestic gun companies. Colt doesn't even have one of the guns in that series for him to see!
Green Mountain has earned a reputation for making great barrels at reasonable prices over the years. I suspect it will be around for many more years to come.
We saw some shortages, and some type of barrels dropped from production simply because the company did not sell enough of the original run to warrant another run.
This happens in all industries, and there are always customers who want the company to produce another "widget" just like the trusty one they have owned all these years.
But, only custom barrel makers can afford to make One-off barrels for that kind of customer, and it will cost the customer more than if it were a regular production item made by a company like GM. :hmm: :thumbsup: