There is a lot to unpack and attempt to fix with Colt. Right now, they are not well known outside of certain circles and on the commercial side exist out on the edges. At one point, the 6920 was *the* baseline rifle for a fighting gun. I think the first major step is getting out of CT and dumping the union, I say this as a union member. That should be coordinated with a mass firing of all brass and prior military officers working in management. I agree with the 2 weeks of any in an envelope with security marching the suits to the doors. Colt is a dying business who lived for years on gov't contracts with no reason or desire to innovate anything, kinda like HK but worse.
I think the folks at Dan Wesson need to take over 1911 and revolver production. There is a gap on quality control and aesthetics with Colt 1911s when compared to DW guns. Stop acting like Sig with 62 (according to the website) versions of a 1911 and focus on building maybe 5-10 really well. Same with the revolvers, they show 15 versions on their website now. They might want to at least acknowledge they Fudds and Boomers aren't buying as many guns and are dying out. A well built Colt 1911 that is RMR compatible would be a good thing to offer now. Colt ARs aren't the top step any more either. They need someone, anyone, who can get that mess back on track starting with bringing all part production back in house and cutting back on models offered until those are again mastered.
Colt's marketing and social media presence is pitiful. Meanwhile CZ, Sig, Glock, and Walther are all about that game and gun games. Go look at Colt's Instagram, they have 1299 posts of 1911s, revolvers, old timey leather, black and white photos, clothing, old movie and TV show references, and boring pictures of their competition shooters. Very few photos of their AR line make it. That does not appeal to those of us in "Gun Culture 2.0" and they aren't getting our dollars. Colt should also lose the NRA banner ad on their website and join up with someone else. I remember Colt and the NRA selling us out to the Clintons in the 90s.
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