I don't need one, but sure like having one available for crappy weather. We're more likely to get rain than snow and the seasons of WV and Va run from early November into early January, so sleet and the deadly "wintry mix" are common as well. I'm unemployed, so can pick my hunting days, but working schlubs gotta go when they can get off, even in the schitt.
Also, as a confirmed lazy-ass, I like the option of throwing a wet rifle in the corner until after my dinner and nap.
I'm with you.
But the question was why did this rifle fail in the sales department.
Dave
Perhaps the market is saturated. I see most younger shooter at the range spending more of their money on highly modified ARs and less of it on hunting rifles not built on an AR platform.
I also fear this is the case. I don't shoot at a range where a lot of people shoot, so I don't get to see it in that venue. However, it doesn't take long walking the aisles at the local gun shows to see that the tactical group is front and center to the rifle market these days. In the 2 shows I have gone to this year, I have yet to see an old tang safety or even a used Hawkeye. Seems if there are any owners of these firearms, and I know there is, for the most part they are holding on to them.
