I remember the JES 35 Whelen fiasco. That was all it took for me to write JES off for good.
I'm not going to make a divorce joke
... but really, what company hasn't had a fiasco? Remington made a business model out of them. Kimber and CZ literally have "pre-flight lists" on brand new rifles. Winchester has had multiple safety and firing pin recalls. Bergara had the exploding shroud thing. Sh*t happens. If you go with the overall trend, JES turns out a good product, but it's clearly not a perfect operation. (Because no one's operation is perfect.)
