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    I'm sure Colt wants as much business as they can get.

    However, they don't seem to be working particularly hard to make people (or at least myself) consider them over some of the other viable options. They put out some damn fine rifles. So do other companies. What, then, are the other facts that remain that we can use to make our final purchase decision?

    Those other "factors" are what steered me towards BCM and slowly away from Colt when I bought my last AR. BCM has the quality, like Colt. However, they also have outstanding customer support and many options/configurations available.

    I'd go with Colt if I want a basic M4 clone (6920). However, if I want anything else, especially mid-length, there's simply too many other options to consider.

    Sorry to derail the thread with yet another rant. However, it just seems that these Colt Tactical's are a few years behind the curve. What do they bring to the table to make me consider them over something else? Perhaps I'm not the target market.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goshen606 View Post
    I've pretty much heard if you ain't Military or Law Enforcement, Colt doesn't want your business. Too bad.
    ^^^^^ That is HK.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goshen606 View Post
    I've pretty much heard if you ain't Military or Law Enforcement, Colt doesn't want your business. Too bad.
    Negative. I have an arsenal of Colts. 80% of which have never been shot. All purchased as a civilian
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    Since we're dissing Colt... rant mode.

    Colt...

    You could own the market if you...

    Take am M4 off the military line... and DONT DRILL THE THIRD HOLE... maybe putting a 16" bbl on some...

    it's that simple...

    We don't want the sear block.. (who's illegally modding their rifles anyway... NOBODY)

    .. we don't want your big pins...

    we don't want the ton of other stupid shit you do... "just for us"... instead take the money you save not blocking us from doing shit we don't do and lower the asking price... or whatever...

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    Umm... When is the last time Colt made a Rifle with a sear block?
    And they have been using normal pins for what? 2 years now.

    Colt makes Rifles the Military wants. They are more than happy to sell Civilian versions to us but they are not going to make Middies, etc.

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    I don't really know why Colt doesn't market a mid-length monolithic rail carbine. Without doing that they are letting other companies run all over their potential business. With all the current methodology pointing towards better control when driving a weapon on target with a mid-length set-up and a longer grip, they are showing an inability to evolve to better tactics. This means they are failing to meet the demands of many consumers for a modern tactical carbine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by they View Post
    Since we're dissing Colt... rant mode.

    Colt...

    You could own the market if you...

    Take am M4 off the military line... and DONT DRILL THE THIRD HOLE... maybe putting a 16" bbl on some...

    it's that simple...

    We don't want the sear block.. (who's illegally modding their rifles anyway... NOBODY)

    .. we don't want your big pins...

    we don't want the ton of other stupid shit you do... "just for us"... instead take the money you save not blocking us from doing shit we don't do and lower the asking price... or whatever...
    You are terribly misinformed. Please do more research before posting...
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    Quote Originally Posted by goodoleboy View Post
    I don't really know why Colt doesn't market a mid-length monolithic rail carbine. Without doing that they are letting other companies run all over their potential business. With all the current methodology pointing towards better control when driving a weapon on target with a mid-length set-up and a longer grip, they are showing an inability to evolve to better tactics. This means they are failing to meet the demands of many consumers for a modern tactical carbine.


    Why would they do that? The majority of the guns they make go to military. It would add considerable cost and complexity for them to make a relativity very small number of mid length guns for little benefit. They may in the future but its not something I see them jumping on unless the military goes mid length, too.

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    Colt R&D, production, and related activities are geared to serve the military, export, and government markets. That they only allocate small quantities of production to the commercial side, provide minimal support to that side, and have limited interest in expansion in that market doesn't mean they are anti-commercial, it means they are focused elsewhere.

    The commercial side is also finicky, tends to be high maintenance, and is a moving target requiring it's own unique sales, marketing, and support. Why take it on when you've sold every unit you can produce in your focus area before you produce it?

    All this isn't unique to Colt. There are other manufacturers in other industries that likewise focus their efforts at a particular segment to the annoyance of others.

    There are folks out there that are looking for some great conspiracy behind it all, or who have an axe to grind with Colt. Take a deep breath.
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    Quote Originally Posted by they View Post
    Since we're dissing Colt... rant mode.

    Colt...

    You could own the market if you...

    Take am M4 off the military line... and DONT DRILL THE THIRD HOLE... maybe putting a 16" bbl on some...

    it's that simple...

    We don't want the sear block.. (who's illegally modding their rifles anyway... NOBODY)

    .. we don't want your big pins...

    we don't want the ton of other stupid shit you do... "just for us"... instead take the money you save not blocking us from doing shit we don't do and lower the asking price... or whatever...
    They haven't done either of those things for a while.

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