Colt Rumor

[Dawall]

Has anyone heard the rumor that Colt will bring back their revolver production? In a discussion I was told that they will produce the Anaconda, Python, Diamondback and the Detective Special. That would be great. I wonder of the quality, quantity and price.

 

[Colt556]

I would love to see them do it and maybe some of the people trying to get $1000 for a Diamondback will get stuck with them! Of course if they still use UAW employees they will be sky high as well.

 

[Joe Williams]

The Diamondback is a gun I've just gotta own someday. I've always been in lust with it.

 

[Colt556]

The Diamondback is a gun I've just gotta own someday. I've always been in lust with it.

I had a couple nice ones years ago before all of the price gouging. They are very nice guns. I have a couple Pythons and Troopers and other models now. I like Colt revolvers but they are just priced out of my range now.

 

[MoparMan]

I love my Anaconda and wouldn't mind owning more if the price was right.

 

[Jeff]

There is a Colt representative over at The M1911 Pistols Organization that could probably answer your question. If not, maybe OD could provide us some insight.

 

[Johnny C]

I am suprised they arent going to bring back the mustang.
.380s are all the rage right now, and most real gun folks I know, wouldnt turn down a mustang if it could be had at the right price.

 

[shooter521]

I am suprised they arent going to bring back the mustang.

I'm not. The Colt .380s had a history of being somewhat temperamental, and Sig Sauer already beat them to the punch by releasing the P238, which is essentially an improved/modernized Mustang.

 

[DrPrepper]

A Dick Special is in my future. but even if they made a new production one, I would probably still buy an oldie.

 

[OD*]

There is a Colt representative over at The M1911 Pistols Organization that could probably answer your question. If not, maybe OD could provide us some insight.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

When we were invited to tour the Colt plant a couple years back, I asked about the possible return of some of the revolver line, they had no plans for them in the foreseeable future, then. That may change as Colt brings more and more CNC equipment on line though.

 

[BigMatt]

I love my nickel Detective Special with my Bianchi Leather. It is on my hip every day.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

Labor costs to build their revolvers would be astronomical. Nobody is willing to pay $1500 for a new detective special. Unless they're 100% CNC built, I just don't see it happening. If Colt has the resources to bring that stuff online I'd be very, very surprised.

 

[22lr]

Price: Crazy high.
Quality: Not as good as it used to be.
Quantity: Enough for them to make money.

Big revolvers just don't sell like they used to. No police dept sales = why even do it. I just don't think they could sell more than a few initial units to collectors and shooters before the price would drop out on the used market. But bottom line is it would be bad timing to release a high end revolver into a market that isnt buying high end revolvers........... Right now its cheap self defense guns that sell, not a whole lot of high end stuff.........

 

[AverageMidwest]

I've heard that rumor as well, but...as 22lr noted, it's probably not price competitive for Colt. They'd have to sell a bunch to make it work, and frankly there's not much of a market for $1000+ Pythons other than for a fairly small group of collectors.

 

[Dawall]

The detective Special might have the quality of the Agent model. But it will probably be expensive as well.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

I doubt it for any large scale production capacity. Here's why.

I own a python and tried to sell it. I couldn't get close to it's value to save my life. The python has an action like no other revolver on the production market. The hand finished custom action on this gun is better than any performance center revolvers I've owned. Folks just don't care about that anymore. If it doesn't hold 20 rounds and have night sights and lights and lasers, it just doesn't sell.

A Glock or basic model 1911 on the other hand I could buy, shoot for 6 months and if I don't like it, sell at 90% of retail price in a couple days. The market just isn't revolvers. The only guys making and selling revolvers are those who focus on hunting, ccw snubs, and nostalgia. Colt's only chance with that line would be a limited production run and prices for it to be done to the level that my 40 year old gun is tuned would easily put this gun over $1000.

 

[Liberty Sanders]

S&W is having great success in bringing back their classic revolvers. Colt could do it if they could manage to not price themselves out of the market.

 

[wetidlerjr]

I would love to see them do it and maybe some of the people trying to get $1000 for a Diamondback will get stuck with them! Of course if they still use UAW employees they will be sky high as well.

Don't kid yourself as it would be the same price if Chinese midgets made them. It won't matter anyway as Colt won't be doing any DA revolver production anytime soon. However, I have heard that Colt is releasing a 45LC/.410 SA revolver around Christmas.