Didn't Colt do the same thing in 1989?
And hasn't their management made it very plain they geared their rifle business toward large military contracts vs private distributors? Cited as one of the reasons leading to bankruptcy?
Who's surprised?
Sorta around sometimes for some of your shitty mod needs.
Based on Colt's performance over the last two decades, whatever they have in the works is fucked up. How they've remained this long is a mystery to me.
The talk is all about banning weapons of war, and then Colt stops selling AR15s. 2+2=4, amigo. Even if their intentions were pure, they just handed anti-gunners a PR win we can ill afford. So, yeah, fuck Colt.
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Fake news according to what I have seen on another board.
Apparently a sales rep, or someone in a similar position, heard that Colt was planning to curtail civilian shipments in an effort to fulfill some outstanding government contracts. This person overreacted and sent out an email.
Even if true it doesn't really change anything. Colt's not the only game in town anymore.
I hope that is actually the case.
My frustration with Colt over the past decade has been inconsistent quantity of AR15s available to civilians.
I do find it hard to believe that Colt is kowtowing to completely unknown/non-existent regulations. Particularly, when they have just spun up and sold a bunch of guns to legally armed citizens in the form of the new Cobra series of guns.
If it is true I think a more likely explanation is little to no profit margin in a soft market. Their prices and sales are down and they are competing against glut of cheap guns.
If Colt prices go up at this point it’ll be retailers, not the wholesalers or Colt that will see the extra profit.
Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right.
Well, guess I'm no longer interested in any of the iterations of the Colt Cobra.
They are free not sell some of their legal products to civilians. I'm free to not buy any of their crap. So Colt has saved me money. I'll look for a newish Model 66 and do what @03RN did to his.
Last edited by Stephanie B; 09-11-2019 at 05:25 PM.
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