Question of Colt's survival

[Rock185]

Interesting questions and discussion. I thought Gunny's reference to the comment about the aging actress was spot on. I was glad to see bassjam comment. His comments are consistent with what I observed while working with Millennials. They had little interest in guns in general, and displayed no interest in revolvers at all. And they were paid to carry guns.

As to Colt reintroducing those venerable revolvers, the Woodsman, etc., I just don't see it being practical, or profitable if it was ever attempted. If a "new" Python were introduced, would it have to be similar in price to the Nighthawk version of the Korth revolvers? I suspect so. The Nighthawk Korths appear to be very nice revolvers, but I wonder how many $3000.00+ Nighthawk Korths are sold per year, compared to the most expensive S&W or Ruger revolvers? Semi-autos, usually of the plastic type, seem to be very much the wave of the future. In fact, there seems to be a race to the bottom with this plethora of weird looking, to me at least, inexpensive plastic guns. For example, Ruger's new plastic pistol entry with an MSRP of $379, and it's even cheaper plastic competitors. I like Colts, and hope Colt survives as a US firearms manufacturer. But I don't think attempted reintroduction of some version of those beautiful old classic Colts is the answer........ymmv

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Millennials. They had little interest in guns in general

My shop is very much an old school\ new school environment, with 3 guys in their early 20s and 3 in their 40s and 50s.
Interestingly, I'm the only one of the older guys who even owns a gun! All 3 of the "Millenials" are reasonably gun-saavy (in large part thanks to video games), and 2 have recently purchased their first handguns. Their wives/girlfriends all enjoy shooting as well.
Im not sure I would call them "gun guys"- but they know who JMB was, and the difference between blowback and locked breech. They certainly don't follow the latest trends in the Universal Plastic Pistol wars or read any trade mags or gun-related video blogs. They all hunted as kids up North, but no longer do so now in FL for lots of reasons- short seasons, lack of game (except hog), and few public hunting grounds.
Between them they own:
2 ARs
2 shotguns
5 pistols
1 revolver
2 bolt guns
1 lever action
No .22s- the ammo has been unobtanium most of their adult lives!
......and no Colts.