2017: Colt's re-entry into the revolver market

[les.b]

Well, I know it's an exception, and the cost is extrodinary, but someone recently posted a video showing the making of current Holland and Holland double rifles. It was an extrodinary and beautiful process. We could still have the kind of craftsmanship that those old Colts exhibit, but it would come at a premium cost.

Best regards, Les

 

[Arik]

that's not going to happen , because of the almighty bottom line.

Sure....I'd love to a company just ignore "the almighty bottom line" for the sake of selling a few thousand revolvers. They are going to buy all new equipment, train all new people, suck up the growing pains of making a new product just so a few hundred people can buy a revolver. They will set aside salaries, payments to suppliers, payments to utility companies all just to make 0.0000001 of the gun buying public happy. Your an ffl dealer, would you ignore your bottom line to give me a gun?

How many do you plan to buy? One? Two? One a week? One a month? Personally I plan to buy ZERO. Maybe one when the right one eventually hits the used market at a cheap enough price. Not because I like S&W better but simply because I have no use for another revolver simply because it's made.


Why not just go to S&W and ask them to pay for your gun?

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[Arik]

Well, I know it's an exception, and the cost is extrodinary, but someone recently posted a video showing the making of current Holland and Holland double rifles. It was an extrodinary and beautiful process. We could still have the kind of craftsmanship that those old Colts exhibit, but it would come at a premium cost.

Best regards, Les

Not sure if I saw the same one but I did see a show on how H&H are made. The difference is most here can't afford those and it would be the same with Colt. The show I saw the shotguns started at $40k. And they don't make a lot of them. That price is literally more than double the price of my car when it was new. $17k.

At that price range it wouldn't matter if colt made revolvers or not because very few people would afford them. Even if they were $5k. How many people here have a Wilson supergrade? How many are planning on buying one or two soon?

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[Collo Rosso]

But to accomplish that it would take another motive other than just the bottom line, it would take a company to want to build a better product or possibly the best product. The bottom line is that's not going to happen , because of the almighty bottom line.

The bottom line is the reason a company exists. Period.

 

[DWalt]

The bottom line is the reason a company exists. Period.

Every company has competitors and owners/investors in addition to customers. If it cannot produce a product or service with adequate perceived value to customers, then its customers will flee to its competitors. If it cannot make profits for the owners and investors, even though the customers see value in the company's products or services, then the company perishes. There is nothing else that matters nearly as much to survival as the bottom line.

 

[jag312]

I just wish Colt would make single action revolvers to the same quality as USFA.

 

[jack the toad]

I'm not holding my breath on a new DA revolver from Colt as all the cool snake names have already been used.

 

[les.b]

Not sure if I saw the same one but I did see a show on how H&H are made. The difference is most here can't afford those and it would be the same with Colt. The show I saw the shotguns started at $40k. And they don't make a lot of them. That price is literally more than double the price of my car when it was new. $17k.

At that price range it wouldn't matter if colt made revolvers or not because very few people would afford them. Even if they were $5k. How many people here have a Wilson supergrade? How many are planning on buying one or two soon?

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Arik:

I know you are right. I am just day dreaming. It's true that I have basically two kinds of guns...the practical, modern ones that I carry, and the older, more interesting ones that I like to collect, just because I have fun with them, and enjoy working on them and shooting them, and studying them, and sharing them with my friends who also enjoy shooting...and I feel that they are at least a fair investment, if I ever have to sell some of them off.

Best Regards, Les

 

[Arik]

Arik:

I know you are right. I am just day dreaming. It's true that I have basically two kinds of guns...the practical, modern ones that I carry, and the older, more interesting ones that I like to collect, just because I have fun with them, and enjoy working on them and shooting them, and studying them, and sharing them with my friends who also enjoy shooting...and I feel that they are at least a fair investment, if I ever have to sell some of them off.

Best Regards, Les

I was agreeing with you. I wouldn't mind being able to afford a H&H but as it is I'll have to settle for a H&R!

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[John Fugate]

Your an ffl dealer, would you ignore your bottom line to give me a gun?

I wouldn't give you a gun.

 

[824tsv]

Look for this in 2017 at a LGS near you!

Hot off the press. New Colt Cobra:

 

[John Fugate]

The bottom line is the reason a company exists. Period.

Your right its all the money. I think there is a market for premium hand built revolvers. You could still high build quality and make a profit. They might cost 5-10k each but people would buy them. I would if the quality was there.

 

[hkcavalier]

Hot off the press. New Colt Cobra:

Wow! Happy to eat crow. More competition is good.

 

[John Fugate]

Can't wait to see how nice the fit and finish is ?

 

[murphydog]

I see that the M&P M2.0 is just around the corner.

I will go out on a limb and predict a Colt re-entry into the DA revolver market with a 2 inch, 6 shot, Cobra 38 Special +P (D Frame) in a combination alloy/stainless model.

If you are one who believes Colt will never re-enter the revolver market, then you probably thought Mr. Trump wouldn't win either. . . .

I hope the SHOT Show provides answers.

Now, everyone who doubted Shawn, please form a line and tell him "sorry" .

The frame and trigger guard contours are different from older D frames; it will be interesting to see if the lockwork differs. The old Colts "stacked" in DA and the ad states it will have the best DA pull on the market...

Good news for Colt and the revolver market in general.

 

[silversnake]

A steel framed Cobra? .38+P only? Everyone is going to be asking why it's not aluminum framed or .357 magnum....

But if all you want to shoot are .38s it might not be bad. Reminds me of my Model 64 snubby.

Well, if we get another revolver on the market without an internal lock I'll be happy.

 

[les.b]

Well, Shawn, if I doubted you, I have to apologize. This could be an interesting development...like others, we'll just have to wait and see how the actual revolver performs. Good news, though....

Best Regards, Les

 

[moralem]

It's coming but us mere mortals won't have a chance at getting at retail or at a LGS......

 

[torizus]

There just may be a sliver of hope in me seeing a new Merwin & Hulbert 44.

 

[andyo5]

I just visited the Colt's website and could find absolutely nothing about a new DA revolver, Cobra or otherwise. The only revolvers listed were the SAA and New Frontier. I also checked the press releases. Nothing!