
Originally Posted by
Paul Cataldo
I just got off the phone with this guy. First off, his website is outdated, and he doesn't know when he will have any more Colts in stock. He also said they would be $1379. He ALSO went on to TOTALLY TRASH the Colt rifles!! I mean, this guy REALLY trashed the Colt rifles.
He started shouting out a whole entire list of things that he says are now wrong with the Colts. One phrase he spit out, (and I quote), "Colts quality has gone down the drain"...
He started shouting out SO MANY negative remarks about the Colts, that it almost sounded like he was reading from a piece of paper, as his voice just got to where it sounded like a robot, with no emotion in it at all.
Here are only a FEW of the things he said to me, as I couldn't write fast enough to keep up with him. I jotted down all I could, so I could post it here to let you guys see what this guy is talking about.
He stated the following:
COLT RIFLES:
-are sold with uppers made in Canada now, and they are crappy quality, and the anodizing does not match the lowers anymore.
-the lower receivers are not polished out like they used to be, and the finish under the anodizing sucks. This is why so many rifles are dinged/dented up, and rough finished in some areas.
-there is usually slop between the receivers, so an accuwedge must be used
-the trigger is "basterdized" with odd sized pins (assume he means the .170" pins)
-they are sold with an outdated, 4 position stock
He also went on to say SOMETHING? about the detachable carry handle, and the sight coming loose, and flying off under certain conditions??? I don't know WTF he was talking about here, as I cant' even imagine what it is he was saying. As I said guys, he said this almost as if he had read this "list" of remarks/claims off of a piece of paper a million times to other people over the phone. His voice sounded like a broken record, IF you allowed him to keep talking (which I did.) I then told him my Colt was pretty good quality, but I did have a few blemishes on the lower, where it wasn't polished down as nicely as I would have liked.
He also then went on to specifically say that Colt WILL NOT offer you any warranty service, UNLESS you are LEO. I sure HOPE this is not true!!!
He did say it as if that had been his experience, but I just don't know.
Anyhow, he did briefly say the RRA's is now a better gun, and he mentioned the Contracts they've won with the border patrol/etc. He did not try to sell me one, but he did drop the RRA's name.
Anyhow, I just wanted you guys to know what he said.
Kind of saddening, as even though this guy may be wrong in many ways, he obviously has had some serious issues with Colts, and that is sad.
I still love my Colt, and it is superb, and well built.
I hope their warranty dept is not only rendering their services to LEO's, but I also hope to never need their warranty dept..!
Anyone else spoke with this guy before????
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