I would like to ask what evidence you see that shows that Colt does care about the civilian market? Put "COLT" into a search engine and then click on the first website that shows up. It's colt.com of course. Colt.com is a LE/Military/Contractor website. coltsmfg.com is their civilian website. The first thing that pops up on their civilian site is a recall notice about 6 of their pistols. Yikes. Both of their websites look like an amateur made them. They are horrible.
I like a lot of Colt's older products. I hope they can get it together. As of now, I don't see any evidence of that. I wish them well though.
Where do I even start? I've got several examples.
Colt listened to buyers, and realized it had a rich history with its production of military 1911s. Colt knew that buyers wanted a pistol that closely resembled an authentic GI 1911, so they came out with the WW1 repro 1911. Likewise, buyers have long lamented the passing of the MK IV Series '70 model. Colt decided to bring back the original Series '70 as it was produced, minus the dumb finger bushing, and the tiny hard to see sights. This is a great example where Colt brought back a classic design the market had been longing for, but upgraded the gun in a couple areas where the original was lacking.
If you want something modern, Colt offers that too in the XSE lineup. This is another example where Colt listened to buyers that wanted the Novak sights, ambi safety, front cocking serrations
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, and other items that buyers currently want or at least think they want. While a bit late to the market, Colt now offers a 1911 with an integral light rail, another feature many buyers want. I'm not sure what you mean by Colt not having 1911s with the types of features people want. It seems to me like they offer a great variety of 1911s, both old school and modern. They even brought back the Delta Elite 10mm. How much more variety do you want? Not to mention if you don't see exactly what you like, Colt has a custom shop that will build what you want. Yes folks, that is a custom shop with a wide variety of services available to the civilian market that Colt cares nothing about.
As far as Colt's guns not being what they used to be, please tell us about the new production Colts you have personally examined and some of the problems you have uncovered? I'd like to know. What complaints I have seen have for the most part been cosmetic far more often than functional.
I have no interest in what website comes up in an internet search engine first, last, or anywhere in between, or whether the quality of that website is good, bad or indifferent. I care about the quality and desirability of the products I can buy off the shelf. This is where Colt excels. Regarding the recall, big deal. It happens to every manufacturer. Ruger fans always like to point out how up front Ruger is with their recalls by publicizing them in magazines, on the web, etc.
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