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    That's good to know. I haven't been shopping in a free state in a year or so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oreaopla View Post
    Seems like previous posts are correct. They're perhaps too focused on the military contracts (and law enforcement to a lesser extent) to devote too much attention to civilians
    Really?

    6520
    6721
    6920
    6921 (Factory SBR)
    6933 (Factory SBR
    6940 (New to market)

    All these are made by Colt Defense and are readily available.

    It's true that Colt has hefty obligations. They have to produce 10,000 M4's a month.

    However, name any carbine manufacturer with production requirements that high that still manages to sell 6 "LE" models and factory SBR's to civilians. This doesn't include "MT" models
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    I don't understand all this Colt hate, because they are "dissing" the civvies, because they don't build the exact model you want.

    Colt, from its inception has been a military contractor, thus names like..Navy model, Army model, Govt model, Commander, Officer, etc etc.

    Last I checked we are fighting a 2 front war. Could you buy a 1911 from Colt during WWII? They, as noted, are focused elsewhere.
    Does anyone complain that Lockhead Martin does not produce a single seat prop recreational aircraft?

    Colt, has settled on a design, that they are confident in. If you don't like it, why complain, just get it from those that do have what you want.

    I'm sure, when the contract expires, they will do what it takes to stay in business, or not, or get a bail out.

    I'm also always amused at the calls for various manufactures to bring back some discontinued model.
    it was discontinued for a reason, people weren't buying them. And while, it may seem like a huge market, on a firearms board, in reality, its probably a pretty niche market, that's is not feasible to service.

    I personally would like to see a 6940 with a fixed front sight and longer rail. They don't make it, so I'll just get a 6940 or DD, and put a DD 9.5 rail on it, and be good


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    One think Colt could do is to fire their marketing team, starting with whoever came up wuth the 6720 S/N idiocy

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    Quote Originally Posted by variablebinary View Post
    Really?

    6520
    6720
    6721
    6920
    6921 (Factory SBR)
    6933 (Factory SBR
    6940 (New to market)

    All these are made by Colt Defense and are readily available.

    It's true that Colt has hefty obligations. They have to produce 10,000 M4's a month.

    However, name any carbine manufacturer with production requirements that high that still manages to sell 7 "LE" models and factory SBR's to civilians. This doesn't include "MT" models
    Fixed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skintop911 View Post
    Fixed.
    With all due respect the 6720 is at least for now a custom run / special order model to one customer. I do hope and expect it will go into a full production model.

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by buddyhoohaw View Post
    With all due respect the 6720 is at least for now a custom run / special order model to one customer.
    While this may be true, it only becomes even more of an argument showing that Colt does participate in the commercial market. That model was entirely intended for private, civilian-level buyers, not the military.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skintop911 View Post
    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.
    Agreed 110%

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    MT?

    Quote Originally Posted by variablebinary View Post
    That is already the case. MT's are rare to non-existent at all my local dealers
    Pardon my ignorance but what is an MT?

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    Match Target, Colts non-LE line of AR's

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