[video=youtube_share;Qt3DCqdnn8w]https://youtu.be/Qt3DCqdnn8w[/video]
Very good video on this exact topic, the presenter is what I would consider a subject matter expert on Colt (seriously he is such a fan boy he got a job there). My major take always from the video for those that don’t want to watch it
1) Colt refuses to update their AR’s if its good enough for the government its good enough for us lowly citizens
2) Many other manufacturers put out a much better product for the same price or cheaper
3) Colt refuses to listen to the market, no one really wants their 1911’s and revolvers those sales will not keep them afloat
4) The idiot generals ran it into the ground relying solely on .Gov contracts and basically laying off their entire R&D department since they were able to charge .Gov $1200 for each M4 and now FN makes and sells them for half the price because originally Colt got a Sole Source Contract for the M4 (Kirk get your cannon)
Very good video on this exact topic, the presenter is what I would consider a subject matter expert on Colt (seriously he is such a fan boy he got a job there). My major take always from the video for those that don’t want to watch it
1) Colt refuses to update their AR’s if its good enough for the government its good enough for us lowly citizens
2) Many other manufacturers put out a much better product for the same price or cheaper
3) Colt refuses to listen to the market, no one really wants their 1911’s and revolvers those sales will not keep them afloat
4) The idiot generals ran it into the ground relying solely on .Gov contracts and basically laying off their entire R&D department since they were able to charge .Gov $1200 for each M4 and now FN makes and sells them for half the price because originally Colt got a Sole Source Contract for the M4 (Kirk get your cannon)