simonrichter
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In my childhood, "Colt" used to be a synonym for "revolver" as such. When you had a cowboy story, the guys would draw their Colts, not their S&Ws or Remingtons or whatsoever.
Growing older I learned about the 1911 and it's fame, and the catalogue of the biggest hunting and gun retailer around used to feature a plethora of Colt models, both revolver and semi - and not all of the semis were just variations of the 1911 theme, or so it seemed to me. That was in the early 199ies.
Today, Colt seems to have completely withdrawn from any competition by innovation, leaving the field to not only Glock but also other U.S. makers with less famous brand names. S&W, Ruger, Springfield - they all jumped on the poly and / or striker bandwagon (by more or less copying, and sometimes optimizing Glock, or importing Glock copies, or maybe copying Glock copies in some cases). Even new makers like Kel-Tech emerged - at the same time no sign of any innovative or at least competitive Colt model.
Is there any logic behind the fact that the doubtlessly most prominent brand name in the handguns business does nothing to compete in the MASS market? I'm not suggesting that the 1911 is not a legendary and great gun, yet it is nothing new and nothing to regain the USP the 1911 used to have in old times after the great "cheap & poly" surge...
Growing older I learned about the 1911 and it's fame, and the catalogue of the biggest hunting and gun retailer around used to feature a plethora of Colt models, both revolver and semi - and not all of the semis were just variations of the 1911 theme, or so it seemed to me. That was in the early 199ies.
Today, Colt seems to have completely withdrawn from any competition by innovation, leaving the field to not only Glock but also other U.S. makers with less famous brand names. S&W, Ruger, Springfield - they all jumped on the poly and / or striker bandwagon (by more or less copying, and sometimes optimizing Glock, or importing Glock copies, or maybe copying Glock copies in some cases). Even new makers like Kel-Tech emerged - at the same time no sign of any innovative or at least competitive Colt model.
Is there any logic behind the fact that the doubtlessly most prominent brand name in the handguns business does nothing to compete in the MASS market? I'm not suggesting that the 1911 is not a legendary and great gun, yet it is nothing new and nothing to regain the USP the 1911 used to have in old times after the great "cheap & poly" surge...