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Looks like they deserve to go out of business.
It may be cool to own the same type of AR that the military uses but...
For a little more money, there are AR's that are BETTER than what is made by the lowest bidder.
Wonder what getting into the civilian market more would do. Think about the sales if new Colt 1911's were in your LGS
looks like poor leadership doomed them, not crony-capitalism. They could have easily done the government contract thing AND tried to appeal to the rest of us, they chose not to
I won't miss Colt any more than I would miss GM or Chrysler.
New Colt 1911's are available in gun shops, just not in Massachusetts gun shops.
Here are their current offerings:
http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Pistols.aspx
However, their prices are on the high end of the scale and there are dozens of other competitors making 1911's for less.
How could you fail if you started putting Python's , Anaconda's , Lawmen, and even the Woodsman back on shelves?
Provided they were of the same quality as the old ones.
How could you fail if you started putting Python's , Anaconda's , Lawmen, and even the Woodsman back on shelves?
Provided they were of the same quality as the old ones.
Can I get a delta elite cheap in a going out of business sale?
It may be cool to own the same type of AR that the military uses but...
For a little more money, there are AR's that are BETTER than what is made by the lowest bidder.
I doYou dont need an overly skilled ( i.e. expensive ) work force to product garbage for high dollar value .gov contracts...
You do need not only a skilled work force to produce the firearms you just mentioned, but also marketing, warranty dept,customer service, streamlined distribution ect ect.... All of these things require dedicated and competent ownership/management (see where im going with this?)
Easy... Make those guns and expect people to pay for them. You've got to figure that a new Python would cost $3K. Colt no longer has the machinery nor the skilled workforce to make those guns. They'd never recoup the investment if they tried to spin up the manufacture of those products again.
Especially with the competition they face now.
Wonder what getting into the civilian market more would do. Think about the sales if new Colt 1911's were in your LGS
Yup , short sightedness at work.
Someone figured the govt. teat would be there forever.
It's a shame they let it all go.
New Colt 1911's are available in gun shops, just not in Massachusetts gun shops
Yes, I know. I meant their sales would probably increase if they were realistically priced and available in shitty states like Ma.