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[fishbass62]

Funny, nobody mentioned S&W. Seems they keep plugging along, although I don't like their newer revolvers near as well as the older ones.

 

[Woobie]

Funny, nobody mentioned S&W. Seems they keep plugging along, although I don't like their newer revolvers near as well as the older ones.

They have done well with their M&P line. The pistols were seen as having better ergonomics than Glock by many. The carbines are a quality offering, at a competitive price point. Their market timing was quite good on the introduction of those, as the striker fired pistol and MSR trends were really kicking in.

Colt, on the other hand, surrendered the wheel gun market to S&W, and to an extent, Taurus. They continued to make 1911's that ranged in quality from good to so-so, at a price point that left the door wide open for Springfield Armory to take that corner of the market. Meanwhile, as companies like S&W produced similar quality and features in AR's at a lower price, and Bravo Company and Daniel Defense helped themselves to more and more of the premium rifle market, Colt continued to produce the tired old models at the familiar high prices. Colt was on tenuous footing to be sure, and the coup de grace was delivered when FN swooped in and gobbled up the government cheese.

It's the classic American story of a group of investors with zero interest or knowledge about the end product buy up a name, and ride that horse till it dies. And now the Chinese own what used to be a major U.S. arms manufacturer. Thankfully, there are plenty of competitors waiting in the wings to produce America's small arms for the foreseeable future.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Are they trading Andrew Luck?








Yeah, I haven't been on INGO for a couple weeks!

 

[nra4ever]

The freaking CHINESE bought Colt?

Well of course they did. We as Americans are just so stupid. We will sell anything to the highest bidder land, business, water, etc... Wake the **** up before it's too late. It's the generations of Americans to come that will have to deal with our stupidity and greed. At the rate we are going in 100 years there won't be an America.

 

[churchmouse]

Well of course they did. We as Americans are just so stupid. We will sell anything to the highest bidder land, business, water, etc... Wake the **** up before it's too late. It's the generations of Americans to come that will have to deal with our stupidity and greed. At the rate we are going in 100 years there won't be an America.

And so few care anymore.....so few.

 

[DN40SW]

Amen, Brother...

 

[kawtech87]

At the rate we are going in 100 years there won't be an America.

Optimistic. Depends heavily on who is seated in the big boy chair for the next 4 years.

 

[churchmouse]

Optimistic. Depends heavily on who is seated in the big boy chair for the next 4 years.

Or "What" butt is on the big "Person" chair.

 

[kawtech87]

Or "What" butt is on the big "Person" chair.

CM going PC? Say it aint so...

 

[churchmouse]

CM going PC? Say it aint so...

Hehehehehehe.....................

 

[LPMan59]

Anyone have a link about norinco buying colt?

 

[TheDude]

Pi$$ on Colt. They gave up on the civilian market years ago for the govt tit.

 

[BugI02]

Well of course they did. We as Americans are just so stupid. We will sell anything to the highest bidder land, business, water, etc... Wake the **** up before it's too late. It's the generations of Americans to come that will have to deal with our stupidity and greed. At the rate we are going in 100 years there won't be an America.

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[jasonh31]

Won't shed a tear over colt. They hired .gov guys and got .gov results. Don't need colt for ar15s anymore either especially with good cheaper alternatives and better slightly more expensive ones.

 

[DNS]

I also would like to see some kind of information to verify this. I did a search and came up with nothing.

 

[mikefraz]

I'm thinking that this was an April Fool's joke.

 

[DNS]

The sad part is it worked

 

[Dim Mak]

That's not a funny joke at all!

 

[nra4ever]

What's not funny is that Americans allow things like this to happen. Our enemies are buying up America. Other countries have laws that prohibit this from happening why don't we. I'd tell you the answer but you probably wouldn't like or believe the answer.

 

[ryknoll3]

What's not funny is that Americans allow things like this to happen. Our enemies are buying up America. Other countries have laws that prohibit this from happening why don't we. I'd tell you the answer but you probably wouldn't like or believe the answer.

Hyperbole much? There's nothing stopping new companies from stepping in and taking over the market/business. Colt foundered due to bad business decisions/hubris and now there's better or cheaper options out there as was mentioned previously. I don't really care who owns what brands. I just want the best for my money and it's not Colt anymore.

I don't have a nostalgic attachment to old US brand names just because they used to make good stuff.