DWalt
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So then where did the ad shown in #52 come from? I also checked and couldn't find any mentions of a new Cobra. With the SHOT show coming up, perhaps the full story will be revealed.
2017: Colt's re-entry into the revolver market
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TAC
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I don't get excited over anything Colt makes these days.
Not to be a doubting Thomas, but I have seen things like this happen before. A company makes an announcement for a new product, but never ends up manufacturing it for some reason or another.
I hope that Colt does not fall into that category! A historic American company like them doesn't need to disappear.
I hope that Colt does not fall into that category! A historic American company like them doesn't need to disappear.
I really enjoy reading the comments in these threads. I think it shows us how diverse and complex the market is today. There are collectors, those that appear utility minded, dreamers longing for the american pride of the past, value seekers, investors etc. The only thing I know about Colt firearms is that they were always expensive and known for their quality. It's been their product differentiation. I have no idea if Colt will ever return to it's former glory or not and I do not have the knowledge to speculate. I know this, there is always a market for high quality items, the higher the price the smaller the market, but the markets are there. It's the numbers game. Keep the great thoughts rolling in. Thanks to all for keeping it interesting.
i have almost no interest in new guns... but i did purchase a colt series 70 reissue government model and the current 1991 model commander.
theyre both very well made and have been 100%... the series 70 reissue is faithful to the old guns.
i only buy 1911's that say COLT on em. colts will always be collectable.
nobody will be collecting kimbers, springfields, dan wessons, rugers, etc, etc.
as far as the cobra goes... i have an early 60's model.. and if i were to buy another cobra, it would be another vintage model.
theyre both very well made and have been 100%... the series 70 reissue is faithful to the old guns.
i only buy 1911's that say COLT on em. colts will always be collectable.
nobody will be collecting kimbers, springfields, dan wessons, rugers, etc, etc.
as far as the cobra goes... i have an early 60's model.. and if i were to buy another cobra, it would be another vintage model.
Colt cared more about Government contracts than anything else.If they ever were to come back it would be in that venue only.Colt bought the factory I use to work at as a teenager.My father in law was a tool crib mgr there.Colt ran that company into the ground in less then ten years.Colt cares about Colt,and not their fan base.Personaly I think that Smith & Wesson has surpassed Colt in every way,some time ago.
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TAC
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I think Colt is grabbing at straws. Colt lost its contract with the US military for M4 rifles in 2013.
They just emerged from bankruptcy this year.
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$5000 to $10,000? each? If that were the case I doubt people would be lining up at those prices.
TAC
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My guess Colt is not actually manufacturing them.
wogentry
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$699 MSRP , utilizes a V-spring (from what I read), smooth linear trigger pull(also read that).
Collo Rosso
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No doubt there's a market there. Have you seen the Korth revolvers by Nighthawk customs? I think that's a niche market best filled by someone like Nighthawk customs though. A large corporate like Colt might be able to do something like S&W with their Performance Center guns.
Oh, all apologies to Shawn. never thought Colt would do it. But... my money is waiting on a 2 3/4" 69 from S&W. Love revolver calibers that begin with 4.
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Anyone have any ideas how will they determine who will get the items when they begin producing them ?
From the Colt forum... "Brent" who is identified as the Colt Custom Shop Foreman, says:
"NDA in place till the 1st so those pics were leaked a bit early. I will give a couple things away though. V-spring, $699msrp, trigger pull is great and linear....
Brent"
FWIW...
I'm really happy with my old Colts, just like I'm really happy with my old Smiths. I know that with computer machining, and improved metallurgy, that it is theoretically possible to produce better revolvers to day than were produced in olden times, but... They will not probably be finished as well, and will sometimes be subjected to "Lawyer" gadgets that spoil the original designs....
I guess time will tell.
Best Regards, Les
"NDA in place till the 1st so those pics were leaked a bit early. I will give a couple things away though. V-spring, $699msrp, trigger pull is great and linear....
Brent"
FWIW...
I'm really happy with my old Colts, just like I'm really happy with my old Smiths. I know that with computer machining, and improved metallurgy, that it is theoretically possible to produce better revolvers to day than were produced in olden times, but... They will not probably be finished as well, and will sometimes be subjected to "Lawyer" gadgets that spoil the original designs....
I guess time will tell.
Best Regards, Les
Methinks I should have sold my Detective Special before this news came out!
I wouldn't worry too much, I think that many of us are still going to prefer the original guns. About 2 or 3 years ago, I bought a newly made Colt Commander. It was really a nicely made gun, and cost close to a thousand bucks, but I just couldn't get to really like it that much (oh, yeah, and on a close to $1,000 gun, it had a plastic mainspring housing)...anyway, I sold it, and shortly thereafter, bought a 1960s Commander, for about the same price, which I like a lot better. They were Both Colts, but the new one just didn't have the same panache as the older one.
By the way, I have a Kimber Ultra CDP II that cost over a thousand, and it came with a plastic mainspring housing as well!! I bought a machined Alloy replacement, but what is with these guys, putting plastic parts in fairly high dollar guns??
Best Regards.....Les
The only thing I can figure is they don't see $1k as a high dollar gun nowadays ! I don't understand it either. Can the margins be that thin ?
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