Colt in Trouble

[funkymonkey1111]

Never understood why they stopped making the DA revolvers (Python, King Cobra, Anaconda). Those sure were nice.

[Brian]

Never understood why they stopped making the DA revolvers (Python, King Cobra, Anaconda). Those sure were nice.

Yep, this.

[davsel]

Interesting article about the history of Colt's lack of leadership:
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles...fter-crisis#p1

Maybe if it was run by someone more in tune with guns rather than Wall Street, they could turn the company around.

[kidicarus13]

IBTL

[airborneranger]

Not sure what that post has to do with COLT.

[crays]

And.....a troll.

As kid said IBTL.


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[Bailey Guns]

Time to block an IP.

[funkymonkey1111]

Not sure what that post has to do with COLT.

I thought Bush ran Colt into the ground

[Buff]

Not sure what that post has to do with COLT.

No shit...... This thread was to inform fellow members of the troubles a cornerstone in the firearms industry currently facing. Not a thread for a political rank and a place to rip on members. FJO

[def90]

While this is true, it seems crazy that they're picking this point, while they're on the edge of bankrupcy, to start restricting which dealers can sell their product. To say you have to buy a minimum of 10 guns they've selected, or you can't buy any, when Colts just aren't selling as well as other products is baffling to me. I might sell a 1911 or an AR here and there, but what am I going to do with mandatory Colt Mustangs?

Maybe they're trying to sell the idea that Colt is "special"?? I guess it briefly worked for M855...

Less paperwork and overhead for them when multiple guns are ordered at a time vs 10 separate orders at 1 gun a piece.. Big orders look good on the books when you have outsiders looking in over your shoulder.

I see this all the time in my industry.. Companies go with independent rep firms then at some point get the idea to save money and sell in house while weeding out the fly by night and small order dealers then when that fails they go back to independent reps and so on over and over... All the big consumer electronics firms constantly go through this.