https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/colt-halts-sales-of-long-guns-to-the-retail-market/
Time to pick up an LE6920HBPW or LE6920SOCOM?
Time to pick up an LE6920HBPW or LE6920SOCOM?
Colt Halts Production of Long Guns for the Retail Market
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GrimReaper
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Spot on. Supposedly they will be focusing on .gov contracts but I suspect they will no longer sell to civilians "for the children"
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
They've been down this road before with stupid decisions. Colt seems to be one of those companies that every time they come to a fork in the road they always take the wrong fork.
Bertfish
Throw bread on me
Thar company has a serious history of stupid decisions. Gambled once on the govt only, maybe they're dumb enough to do it again
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
Colt has done the virtue signaling thing under previous managements...maybe it's happening again. It's a slippery slope to self-destruction...Colt management has a habit of looking for the banana peel if not throwing it down intentionally before slipping on it.
Maybe it's about boosting short term sales and then saying we changed our minds. I'm sure more will follow.
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
If what the Democrats want looks to become more serious...and if another mass shooting occurs (which would delight the Dems)...sales may take off again. In that case Colt may want to rethink this decision but by then the raw materials may be in short supply as all the other AR makers will have already have a lock on them.
This is my suspicion, too. The almost-deadly mistake that Colt made before was abandoning the civilian market; it would take some seriously dumb leadership to repeat it. They can pull the 30rd mags if they want to look virtuous, but there's no way they stay afloat just selling Cobras, Mustangs, and 1911s.
Damn. 
I really like and am proud of the Colts that I have...there's even a thread about them right now almost ready to go from my mind to MDS. They still seem like excellent products...I wish the company could get its crap together.
Maybe the same thing was said about Sharps way back when?
I really like and am proud of the Colts that I have...there's even a thread about them right now almost ready to go from my mind to MDS. They still seem like excellent products...I wish the company could get its crap together.Maybe the same thing was said about Sharps way back when?
dist1646
Ultimate Member
rockstarr
Major Deplorable
Quote:
They’ve been losing left and right to companies both big and small. They don’t have the high end or the low end market, and they’ve finally realized that the prancing pony isn’t enough for this generation of shooters to buy less rifle for more money. Instead of getting better, they’ve given up.
Been saying this for years
They’ve been losing left and right to companies both big and small. They don’t have the high end or the low end market, and they’ve finally realized that the prancing pony isn’t enough for this generation of shooters to buy less rifle for more money. Instead of getting better, they’ve given up.
Been saying this for years
And they make the announcement on Patriot Day no less.
regulator
Active Member
Ready for the flames... I carried a Colt in the '80's as a a Marine, carried a Colt in the 2000's as a LEO. I'm sorry, but I'm not impressed. I never liked the loose fit and almost matched upper and lower color.
I get it, people have their favorites. I'm partial to Ruger as opposed to Smith and Wesson.
I feel in more modern times there are better options.
I get it, people have their favorites. I'm partial to Ruger as opposed to Smith and Wesson.
I feel in more modern times there are better options.
Other than TTAG getting the scoop from the email that Colt sent out, not seeing anything in the national press about this as yet.
Does anyone have the text of what Colt sent to their distributors? Didn't see it on TTAG (which just had a screenshot of an email from RSR Group, a firearms distributor).
Got a feeling the Colt is still polishing a press release.
Does anyone have the text of what Colt sent to their distributors? Didn't see it on TTAG (which just had a screenshot of an email from RSR Group, a firearms distributor).
Got a feeling the Colt is still polishing a press release.
I'm not worried about it, they'll change it again....
- Dec 27, 2012
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EarnestT
In the hollow
Bought 2 more I didn’t need. 
solarpower44
Active Member
Oh no I hope this is not true. I love my Colts and their tool marks and imperfections. To me that’s a sign of handmade guns.
Combloc
Stop Negassing me!!!!!
They've done this before. It will be temporary.
Here's an article from 1989:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...f-rifle/3accb6de-b27b-4951-a022-c818ab14097b/
Here's an article from 1989:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...f-rifle/3accb6de-b27b-4951-a022-c818ab14097b/
This is a post in the TTAG comments section ...
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/c...ng-guns-to-the-retail-market/#comment-4332375
Someone else in the thread says that they heard the same. Maybe this is why there's no press release or reporting on the topic from other outlets.
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