An Official Journal Of The NRA | CZ Group To Acquire Colt
CZ Group announced it will acquire Colt Holding Company, parent company of Colt's Manufacturing and Colt Canada.
CZ To Acquire Colt
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Another good old American company gone down the tubes, now owned by a former pinko county company. In the words of Howie Carr How many more Mr Speaker how many more.
It is not they cant make good stuff, a lot of good quality products come from the Czech Republic its just the fact that its another US company gone and owned by an foreign entity.
It is not they cant make good stuff, a lot of good quality products come from the Czech Republic its just the fact that its another US company gone and owned by an foreign entity.
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Sad in a nostalgic way for me but Colt management was a consistent hot mess. The constant bankruptcies and posturing sure did look like, to this layman anyway, that they were positioning for the purpose of being bought out. The fact it took so long IMHO speaks to just how rancid the management structure was. And I'm sure Colt was asking far too high a price. The lack of innovation on Colt's part was really a horrible thing to see.
I even look at H&K and wonder how they have stayed afloat all these years. Great engineering and a solid product but years of very little innovation.
I even look at H&K and wonder how they have stayed afloat all these years. Great engineering and a solid product but years of very little innovation.
Yes and Colt and us have their own management to blame.... Been a long time coming, but Colt's story is one of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
CZ does make a good product though.
That they do.
I remember reading in a gun magazine in the mid 1990's (not sure which one as I subscribed to several at the time), that the average Colt employee at that time was 67 yrs. old.An Official Journal Of The NRA | CZ Group To Acquire Colt
CZ Group announced it will acquire Colt Holding Company, parent company of Colt's Manufacturing and Colt Canada.www.americanrifleman.org
Always found that interesting. I'm guessing the average Colt factory employee many years ago probably was hired when they were in their mid/ late teens, and then apprenticed to become toolmakers/machinists, assemblers, etc., as was the norm back then. Plus the fact that many Colt employees were represented by United Auto Workers helped the wage scale and benefits leading to lengthy careers.
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Still waiting on CZ to bring back the 357 and 44 Dan Wesson revolvers.... waiting, waiting, waiting,
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Sad, but Colt hasn't made anything I'd consider worth buying or waiting for..... just overhyped and overpriced
DW 715 Revolver -- Discontinued 2018 - CZ-USA
Discontinued 2018 -- With tensioned barrel and forward crane latch, they've long been known for superb accuracy and longevity.
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Sad, but Colt hasn't made anything I'd consider worth buying or waiting for..... just overhyped and overpriced
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Still waiting on CZ to bring back the 357 and 44 Dan Wesson revolvers.... waiting, waiting, waiting,
DW 715 Revolver -- Discontinued 2018 - CZ-USA
Discontinued 2018 -- With tensioned barrel and forward crane latch, they've long been known for superb accuracy and longevity.
Sad, but Colt hasn't made anything I'd consider worth buying or waiting for..... just overhyped and overpriced
Civilian market yes. Mil and LE models were built quite well. Speaking M16. If you are going to war it's a Top Tier M16 your going with; LMT, Noveske, Colt
Colt's civilian side was not the same robust, dependable product. They really missed an entire market of civilian sales when in reality it was THEIR market to have.
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I thought FN surpassed Colt as the contract supplier of M4/M16 rifles? LMT? Noveske? For who? SOCOM?Civilian market yes. Mil and LE models were built quite well. Speaking M16. If you are going to war it's a Top Tier M16 your going with; LMT, Noveske, Colt
