Colt Halts Production of Long Guns for the Retail Market

[CapLock]

The nicest house I ever worked on, in Sedalia was a former house of Colts CEO. The new homeowner told me it was just one of many houses the CEO owned. May have ran a company into the ground but he ain't hurting.

[Bailey Guns]

Last guy I remember running Colt was a retired General. I don't keep up with that sort of thing, though.

I would like to see Colt make a big turn-around...like S&W did some years ago. Personally, I hate to see iconic American companies come to an end. Even those like Sears.

[Justin]

Can someone explain to me what makes Colt better than other rifle makers?

I get that they make quality guns, but no one has ever satisfactorily explained why their rifles are better than, say, JP, Larue, etc.

And from an innovation standpoint, their stuff all seems like it's perpetually about 5 years behind where the industry is at.

[bczandm]

Can someone explain to me what makes Colt better than other rifle makers?

I get that they make quality guns, but no one has ever satisfactorily explained why their rifles are better than, say, JP, Larue, etc.

And from an innovation standpoint, their stuff all seems like it's perpetually about 5 years behind where the industry is at.

They likely are not any better then the brands you note, but Colt has been making firearms a long time and has been a US Gov. firearms contractor for roughly 170 years. They have built AR15's longer than anyone. History counts. While you are being optimist to say they are only 5 years behind their AR's are know to run and run well. Countless other companies build AR's, most of these build great firearms and have useful features that Colt doesn't offer. However the Colt history and the Gov contracts carry the day for me. I think they are a great value for the current retail prices and an exceptional value used at $500-$600.
I'll add that for me the first AR I shot back in the mid 70's was a Colt and somehow that stuck with me. There's that history thing again

[Bailey Guns]

I don't think an argument can be made that Colt makes a better rifle these days with all the boutique makers around. 15 to 20 years ago that wasn't the case. Colt was pretty much the standard by which others were judged.

Do they make a good, reliable rifle? Of course. I have several and they're all as close to 100% reliable as one can probably get. Then again, all but 2 of mine (I think I have 8) are from the 70s and 80s. My "modern" Colts are an LE6920 and an AR6520.

And they hold their value better than most.

[hatidua]

TOS?

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[Irving]

I'm just really into horse stuff.

[FoxtArt]

I'm just really into horse stuff.

I think that's legal in Oregon now. Or maybe Washington. At any rate, I ain't googling it.

[MED]

I purchased two Colt 1911s in the early 90s. Neither of them functioned well without a considerable amount of fitting by a gunsmith. One of the frames cracked and the other had several issues, broken parts, and never was completely reliable. My friend who also purchased a couple of them had pretty much the same experience. There isn't anything Colt makes for the civilian market that can't be purchased or assembled with higher quality parts for a lot less money. They made it clear a long time ago they don't care about the civilian market. I was dumb enough to purchase their junk twice when I was young...won't do it again. The only things I would like with their name on it is an older Python and/or an authentic CSAA, but there is a long list of things on my list of wants before I ever get to those.

[WETWRKS]

Latest I have seen says it is probably a temporary halt on rifle sales.