Statement from Colt

[FredWyn]

And in November 2018 this happened...it's almost as if Colt actually's decision to halt commercial production in order to focus on their contracts with Uncle Sam was, you know, probably legit.

18 Nov 2018 Army contract.
ARMY

Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded an $88,607,109 modification (P00008) to contract W15QKN-15-D-0102 for M4 and M4A1 carbines. Work will be performed in West Hartford, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2020. Fiscal 2019 and 2020 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $88,607,109 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.

[FredWyn]

And then ...

Announced by the US Department of Defense for 19 September, 2019.

Colt’s Manufacturing Co. LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded a $41,924,594 firm-fixed-price Foreign Military Sales (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Federated States of Micronesia, Hungary, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Palau, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Tunisia) contract for production for the M4 and M4A1 carbines. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 18, 2024. U.S. Army Contracting Command, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W15QKN-19-D-0116).

[FredWyn]

Do you work for Colt?

Yes, it's my job to post COLT press releases to pistol-forum.com and they pay me BIG BUCKS for it.



No, silly bean, I don't work for Colt.

[Robinson]

Oh for the love of God already. Colt isn't siding with anti-2nd Amendment factions. They just have management that does stupid shit over and over.

I thought everyone knew this.

[Joe in PNG]

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[Greg]

I encounter far more people who want to build an AR for 400 bucks than those that want a hard use AR from Colt/BCM/LMT.

[Tokarev]

https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...d-foolishness/

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[Joe in PNG]

I encounter far more people who want to build an AR for 400 bucks than those that want a hard use AR from Colt/BCM/LMT.

I know a lot who think that DPMS is just as good as Colt, or think that "staking" is running around nekkid.

[Hambo]

Yes, it's my job to post COLT press releases to pistol-forum.com and they pay me BIG BUCKS for it.



No, silly bean, I don't work for Colt.

We have industry reps on the forum. What made me wonder is that you joined the forum, and have only posted about Colt and their AR15 decision.

[Bigghoss]

I think I know 2 guys that know why a Colt costs $1,000 and a Ruger costs $500. Everyone else thinks that there is only one single AR15 assembly line in the world and that every rifle is exactly the same and Colt just charges more. Most AR15 owners don't know the difference between BCM and PSA and it doesn't matter anyway because they don't shoot the gun enough. Colt doesn't have shit for market share anymore so they're focusing on other markets.