My point is that some people put too much stock in the name on the side of the firearm instead of the firearm itself. It is perfectly possible that someone other than Colt can and does makes a firearm of the same quality and specification. In my opinion, such thinking ends up costing a person more because the brand name can charge more just because of the implied superiority of said name brand. I believe Colt has been doing that for a while, though with the recent financial issues may have leveled the playing field a bit.