jheitertusa
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Anyone remember this pistol? I remember it went over like a block of lead. Does anyone remember what the problem with it was? I remember handling one at a gun show and loved the grip. Also, anyone have a pic of one???
Colt All-American 2000
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TheeBadOne
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If I remember, the knocks were it was big, was not a tack driver, and most people didn't like the "squirtgun trigger".
Dfariswheel
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This is one of the mistakes that helped put Colt down the tubes.
The All American 2000 was noted for having poor accuracy, and terrible reliability. It was a miserable failure.
At one time Colt was dumping these on the market for $279.00.
The All American 2000 was noted for having poor accuracy, and terrible reliability. It was a miserable failure.
At one time Colt was dumping these on the market for $279.00.
ohen cepel
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I almost bought one used in 9mm for under $300. Only because there was a ton of hi-cap mags for it in the shop (at original price) and it came with 2 or 3 more.
However, all of that wasn't enough to sell me on it.
Not sad I passed on it. The thing was just odd.
Better things to spend my cash on out there.
However, all of that wasn't enough to sell me on it.
Not sad I passed on it. The thing was just odd.
Better things to spend my cash on out there.
I have owned one for years. I like it. The gun has two problems
1. It is not a single action 45. That and pythons are all any of the gun rag writers want to see with the colt name on them.
2. It requires a gental touch to put it together or you will break a spring.
Mine shoots fine. Lays the brass in one neat pile at my feet. The trigger does not swing it moves straight back.
1. It is not a single action 45. That and pythons are all any of the gun rag writers want to see with the colt name on them.
2. It requires a gental touch to put it together or you will break a spring.
Mine shoots fine. Lays the brass in one neat pile at my feet. The trigger does not swing it moves straight back.
With all due respect, that's the worst trigger I've ever felt on a firearm. It's orders of magnitude worse than anything else I've encountered.
I handled one and never had even a tiny desire to own one. Not even later when they were selling new for about half price cause no one else wanted one.
BTW, the gun writers had no impact on my decision--the only review I can remember was blandly favorable.
I handled one and never had even a tiny desire to own one. Not even later when they were selling new for about half price cause no one else wanted one.
BTW, the gun writers had no impact on my decision--the only review I can remember was blandly favorable.
Blue Duck357
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I actually remember several very positive reviews with comments like (I'll never forget this one) "The Colt 2000 will likely make the same mark on the firearms world as the model 1911"
Oldest proffesions... I totally stopped reading gun mags around that time, coincidense???
Walt Sherrill
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One of the UGLIEST guns I've ever seen, handled, or shot.
A friend has one he inherited from a father-in-law.
I didn't like the trigger - DAO - but I've shot a lot worse, and the gun -- his gun, anyway -- was reasonably accurate.
I passed one up a year or so ago for $300 -- couldn't get past its looks. But the ones I've seen recently were several hundred more. (Of course, that's what they were priced to sell for; it doesn't mean anyone is paying the price.)
The guns had a MAJOR safety recall soon after they were introduced. My friends's has all the paperwork showing that the recall had be carried through.
A friend has one he inherited from a father-in-law.
I didn't like the trigger - DAO - but I've shot a lot worse, and the gun -- his gun, anyway -- was reasonably accurate.
I passed one up a year or so ago for $300 -- couldn't get past its looks. But the ones I've seen recently were several hundred more. (Of course, that's what they were priced to sell for; it doesn't mean anyone is paying the price.)
The guns had a MAJOR safety recall soon after they were introduced. My friends's has all the paperwork showing that the recall had be carried through.