I call bullshit.
I thought they gave up years ago? I bought my 6920 because they were giving up.
It is getting hard for Colt to sell their $600 rifles for over $1000?
You can make your own, customized, for a lot less than they sell.
I think the Colt AR-15 Sporter is banned by name in Kalifornia. I don’t recall Colt objecting to this, perhaps because they were too busy fulfilling orders for military and police.
From COLT’S own page...
https://www.colt.com/news/2630
Published 09/19/2019
Company Response to Questions about Colt Participation in Consumer Markets
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (September 19th, 2019) – There have been numerous articles recently published about Colt’s participation in the commercial rifle market. Some of these articles have incorrectly stated or implied that Colt is not committed to the consumer market. We want to assure you that Colt is committed to the Second Amendment, highly values its customers and continues to manufacture the world’s finest quality firearms for the consumer market.
The fact of the matter is that over the last few years, the market for modern sporting rifles has experienced significant excess manufacturing capacity. Given this level of manufacturing capacity, we believe there is adequate supply for modern sporting rifles for the foreseeable future.
On the other hand, our warfighters and law enforcement personnel continue to demand Colt rifles and we are fortunate enough to have been awarded significant military and law enforcement contracts. Currently, these high-volume contracts are absorbing all of Colt’s manufacturing capacity for rifles. Colt’s commitment to the consumer markets, however, is unwavering. We continue to expand our network of dealers across the country and to supply them with expanding lines of the finest quality 1911s and revolvers.
At the end of the day, we believe it is good sense to follow consumer demand and to adjust as market dynamics change. Colt has been a stout supporter of the Second Amendment for over 180 years, remains so, and will continue to provide its customers with the finest quality firearms in the world.
Very respectfully,
Dennis Veilleux, President and Chief Executive Officer
Hee Hee. BCM wins again!
Just words. Just speeches.
When they bring it back. Make some slight changes and call it a RA-16 or something.
Simple economics.
But now the Colt manufactured will go into a collectible category. Pre-ban, ban, post-ban for those who follow along on that sort of thing.
Colt beating Beto at his own game. All they have to do is rename it.
Clones are much cheaper than Colt.
Colt priced themselves out of the market.
Well, when you can get an AR platform rifle for the prices companies like palmetto state armory sell them for, who is gonna pay Colts prices?
CC
I live just a few miles from Rock River Arms. They’re great to deal with and my 20” heavy barrel upper is a tack driver.
Once ARs from Knight's Armament, LMT, Noveske, Daniel Defense, etc started showing up, Colt lost a lot of the carriage trade, so they were squeezed out of the top and bottom of the market to a degree. Throw in the fact that a lot of the younger AR market was no longer dazzled by a Colt rollmark on their ARs, and you had an uphill fight.
Overpriced anyway.
They can create their business model on me, alone.
I thought I remember reading that the first AR 15’s (SP-1 Carbine) are worth a bunch? Like $2900 bucks (Blue Book values 2011 edition)! Still that value today?
They’re priced way too high and the stock trigger sucks.
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