Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Colt to Cease AR-15 Production for the Civilian Market

A convention goer takes aim with a colt assault style weapon displayed at the 143rd NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER / AFP PHOTO / KAREN BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

I thought this was announced previously....?

Colt Firearms has reportedly decided to cease AR-15 production for the civilian market.

This will mark the end to some of the most iconic AR-15s ever, as Colts were a go-to AR for consumers as America’s love for the modern sporting rifle emerged in the late 20th century.

Guns.com reports Colt senior VP Paul Spitale indicated the company is shifting away from ARs and toward the class 1911, Colt revolvers, and other guns Americans want for concealed carry. Spitale said:

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12 comments:

  1. Hmm, shooting themselves in the foot as it were... Going the way and tribulations of Smith & Wesson.

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    1. Good riddance and there are plenty other manufactures who will be more than happy to pick up the slack.

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  2. I can build a better AR than they can and I suspect that is why they are sticking with government sales.

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  3. I am sure their business rivals are hoisting their glasses high in appreciation of Colt's role in increasing their share of the market and profits. Also suspect that Colt will be join the ranks of Woolworth, Sears, K-Mart, and AMC. The reality is Colt long ago forgot how to make firearms that the public wanted to buy. Even High Point can make a better firearm than Colt. First to all the High Point critics: Yes you are right- they are fugly, and too heavy and bulky. Nobody will consider them to be the go to gun for match grade competition or concealed carry. But they will go bang and hit what you aim them at. And they are affordable for those on a very tight budget. What Colt has done is to admit they don't care about the average gun owner. The get woke, go broke is coming for them. Not if but how soon. Never owned a Colt, and never will. But Colt can serve as a role model on how NOT to run a firearms company. I am sure Ruger, Taurus and others are sending their regards to soon to be defunct Colt Firearms Co.

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  4. In our current state of tyranny, owning a firearm could get you robbed and or murdered...

    https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/11/05/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-anne-arundel-county/?fbclid=IwAR0qcKyKf6qxAtdtauc_csIgI3zvrViAz1LcD6bTPXv15MLvoo0HE77e-kQ#.XYILy_GRACw.facebook

    Y'all have a nice day.

    PS...piss on colt.

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    1. & this was almost a year ago.

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      PS...piss on colt.

      :)!

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  5. .

    Great news actually.
    So many companies make them the price has dropped to where old established firms, heavy with debt and financial obligations simply dry up as dinosaurs.
    It's the sunny side of "Yankee Ingenuity"

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  6. Poor saps. Never owned a colt saa and never will.

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    1. I bought an 8 inch .357 Colt Python for $155 used in a gun shop in SJC, CA in 1977? and sold it a few years ago and it's gone up even further to day. :( :)

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