What really buzzes me off is the repeated mantra of how complicated and fragile the old style Colt lockwork was. Look, really, it's not that complicated at all - there are only people who fail to understand that most of the parts were assigned to do several things simultaneously. Failing to understand that and trying to tune, or repair the action as one would do a S&W style one is a recipe for frustration - adjust one issue and another one pops off. Many people, gunsmiths included, fail to understand the simple fact, that fist you have to know exactly what is going on and why and only after that you address the issue. And to address it the proper way. That goes both ways though - S&W also have it's "dark secrets"...
When comparing the old style Colt action to S&W or Ruger it surely is more demanding, it will go out of time quickly and it's more complicated for repair. But fragile it was not. It has it's quirks, it has tighter tolerances and issues that must be addressed in a timely manner. It is different. Yes, it's outdated, but not that bizarre, or fragile at all. It's almost like the old "Manual Vs. Auto transmission" dispute - both have their advantages and disadvantages. It's up to the end user to make an educated choice based on his needs. Those of us who do not anticipate the latest and greatest competition grade gun that has all the bells and whistles promoted by the latest gun rag, are still enjoying shooting those outdated and fragile guns. On daily basis. And yes, I do find the horrible DA stacking on Colts rather pleasant actually. Because I'm used to it - that way I know just when the hammer will let off and I can adjust my sight picture in the last moment if needed... Personal preference, nothing more.
Just enjoy it for what it is - it's like shooting a SAA Colt and complaining it doesn't have double action feature and loading it is complicated. It is what it is - if you want that just look elsewhere, there is no point of complaining and proving it being inferior to something you imagined.
P.S. Old fart rant mode off.