Colt apparently wants in on the rush.
https://www.guns.com/news/2020/06/29/colt-now-shipping-ar-15s-to-consumers-again
https://www.guns.com/news/2020/06/29/colt-now-shipping-ar-15s-to-consumers-again
I agree. It’s a terrible business decision to not cash in while the market is hot. They are asking way too much, but someone will pay.Maybe they think they can make money on them right now, I didn't fault them for stopping production in the first place.
I couldn't contain my laughter a few days ago when I got an email from PSA with 6920's for $1600. The pony is worth a little bit of a premium, but not THAT much. I can't imagine needing one that badly, but then again I was fortunate enough to take advantage of the good times and bought another AR and a Mini 14 when they were cheap.
lol, Colt tried to make a big moral statement and realized their market doesn't care, then they realized that the only people that would miss them are the few still clinging onto "MUH COLT AR IS DA BEST OUT DER, AIN'T NO OTHER MAKER MAKES EM BETTER, DEY MADE DEM IN VIET-NAAAAAAAAM AND IT'S JUSSASGUD AS THEN" (I actually heard this argument from a person), because people are stuck in the years before the wide availability of better parts at better prices. Colt is overprices and there's almost no reason to chose them over a cheaper maker, and use the money saved for ammo and accessories. There's no real reason the average person should be paying more than $600-700 for an AR. This isn't even mentioning the people that price gouge "MUH ULTRA RARE COLT AR" because they think the pony automatically makes their basic AR with a picatinny gas block double the price, or the fact that they view guns as "investment" instead of a hobby/right.
They can keep their current offerings as their personal suppositories imho. Havnt been impressed with them in over 25yrs.
25 years ago there wasn't much to be impressed about, the guns they are making now are pretty nice.