Is Colt a Foreign Owned Company

0849 said:
I read a recent article pertaining to the Czech company CZ buying Colt, does that mean Colt who supplies firearms to our military and law enforcement agencies is now a foreign owned company?
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Even the Army figured out "Made in USA" is not superior anymore.
 
0849 said:
I know it was not originally designed by Colt, but if the M16 I was issued in Vietnam in 1969 was manufactured by Colt, it just was overall a disappointing firearm. There were times when I wish I had the M14 that I trained with.

It would have been great if CZ bought Colt back in the 1960s, they probably would have corrected some of the problems before the M16s got into our hands for use in the jungle.
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Doubtful. An American defense company owned by a communist country’s government owned company, and a sworn enemy and member of the Warsaw Pact? Maybe your statement was meant humorously?
 
Just yesterday, an LGS had BOTH a 3" Python and a 6" Anaconda up on the wall. I was pleased with the action on the Python, only to astounded that the Anaconda was even BETTER. I don't think the Anaconda came about until CZ was in charge, correct?
 
After all, we just replaced our Italian service pistol with a Swiss/German one. The Garand was designed by a Canadian and replaced a rifle design pirated from the Germans and another borrowed from Britain, which in turn replaced a Norwegian design.

Melting pot, indeed.
 
UncleEd said:
Some experts on the M16 will
comment, I'm sure, but the
weapon was basically sound.
However the Pentagon under
Secretary McNamara managed
to muck it up with cost cutting
orders for its design, type of
ammunition.
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I hear what you are saying, however, for a weapon given to war fighters, "basically sound" just is not good enough.
 
StakeOut said:
Maybe without Colt's political connections the Stoner 63 would have been the weapon selected to replace the M14 and not the M16.
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Now this is a very interesting thought.
 
Ehhhh #1 - Just in my lifetime , Colt has had a myriad of corporate ownership . At least now , the corporate parent is primarily firearms focused , and has capital to invest in Colt .

Ehhh #2 - Many/ most ? Of the Service Pistol Suppliers are Foreign owned . Beretta , SIG , Glock are the 3 of the top 4 U.S. LE pistols , and FN would be very pleased to do even more LE business . Our own S&W spent a significant period of years being Foreign own .

Looking from different angle , Glock , SIG , and Beretta have major manufacturing , and R&D operations in the U.S. . Reversing that , Springfield Armory is U.S. owned , but most of their handguns are actually built abroad .

For LE Agencies , what matters is the U.S. based LE Support network , not the location of corporate parent headquarters .

( Ok , probably China or Russia would still generate pushback . But the usual players are just part of the global economy .)
 
0849 said:
I hear what you are saying, however, for a weapon given to war fighters, "basically sound" just is not good enough.
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I stand by "basically sound" and I assume
you've now read the Atlantic article
provided by AJ, post #14. I believe
more background on screwups involving
McNamara exist.

But you are correct, our fighting men
should be provided sound and reliable
weapons.
 
0849 said:
I read a recent article pertaining to the Czech company CZ buying Colt, does that mean Colt who supplies firearms to our military and law enforcement agencies is now a foreign owned company?
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CZ buying Colt is the best thing since the 1911!
Relax, it's all good.
 
AJ said:
Long read, but very informative! M-16: A Bureaucratic Horror Story - The Atlantic
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I remember the article and the book from which it was excerpted. I'd dispute much of it, but the as-noted M16 experts can do better than me.

Fallows was a generalist reporter, not a military expert. If he was wrong about so much about the M16, why should I take seriously his writing about aircraft and ships? There's a term for that ... the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect.


I'd also recommend "The Saga of the M16 in
Vietnam" I and II by Dick Culver posted in CSP Gun Talk. It may still be there.

I found a long list of Culver articles here:
Welcome to Culver's Shooting Page

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I like CZ, but any American that thinks Colt being owned by a foreign company is a "good thing" for Americans is mistaken.
 
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