Pat Riot
Contributing Member
Not to further take this thread off track, but no, I haven't forgotten. I could bore you with my knowledge (much of which was acquired on the internet anyway) of the Peacemaker's evolution, but I won't. Colt was not "re-introducing" an entire line of revolvers; yes, there were changes made between the generations of SAA production, but retirements of the older Colt workers and quality control slippage were some major factors in the problems with the 3rd gen revolvers. There was more to it than that, of course, and the turnover and mismanagement of the company at the top has become legendary. Let's just wait and see how things turn out, shall we? -- before deciding to write off one of the truly great firearms manufacturers in our country's history. It seems to have become the new normal in America these days to not honor and respect institutions and traditions simply because the humans involved have made mistakes or we don't like their decisions.
And not to get farther down in the weeds about the company itself
I call that smart marketing. The AR market has been totally glutted, and for the first time in a while, Colt management makes a good decision and incurs nothing but derision, with everyone taking this personally because Colt stops making ARs for civilians? Sheesh.
Love this post.
We will disagree. Buy your Colts. I will not.