Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 13, 2015 Colt is contacting dealers. Starting next month only stocking dealers will be able to sell them. You must have minimum 10. If you sell 2 you have to order 2. To me this is a bad idea. A company that is sinking should want to sell every gun they can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polak 3 Posted May 13, 2015 So they'll always have 10 each even if they can't sell them. I wouldn't want to stock any then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,259 Posted May 13, 2015 this is just gonna sink em faster? it's also a sign of their problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 13, 2015 Yup. Makes no sense. Unless they are thinking it'll push every dealer to buy more to have 10. But most will say bye bye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MidwestPX 172 Posted May 13, 2015 They're specifying that you have to have one of each of five models as display guns and one of each in inventory. If you sell the one in inventory, you're expected/required to replace it. They're focusing mostly on handguns but I believe they're requiring that stocking dealers also carry one or two models of rifles too without exception. IMO, this is dumb on multiple levels but what may hurt them most is if they really mean no exceptions, they're going to lose Walmart as a customer as they only stock long guns and not hand guns. For a company that is on the brink of financial collapse, this is quite possibly the worst move they could have made. They're trying to add an element of exclusivity to their product when their manufacturing capacity far exceeds demand. If I were the one running the show, I'd be trying to push every quality gun out the door as fast as possible just to keep cash flowing and focus those auditing efforts on quality control. Colt needs to become relevant again as they've been run out of every sector they dominated 30-40 years ago due to their myopic focus on military contracts and ignoring the commercial market. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 13, 2015 They 100% did it to themselves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin125 4,772 Posted May 13, 2015 I thought these only came in quantities of 6 ??? 10 doesn't make any sense. Wait..... They make guns too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 13, 2015 It just makes no sense. In 1 action they lose walmart and dicks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted May 13, 2015 It just makes no sense. In 1 action they lose walmart and dicks What Colt firearms does Dick's stock? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 13, 2015 I would think is other states maybe ar's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,289 Posted May 14, 2015 I would think is other states maybe ar's Dick's does not sell evil black rifles from any manufacturer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 14, 2015 They actually stuck to that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueLineFish 615 Posted May 14, 2015 Say goodbye to Colt. Any dealer i spoke to said they just wont carry them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad G 345 Posted May 14, 2015 I'm not crying. Colt have not been friends to gun owners for a very long time. They have a bit of the HK attitude without any products to actually back their airs of superiority. As far as I'm concerned they are a drag on the firearm industry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 14, 2015 The pistols they currently sell new Government Commander 1991 mustang Defender New agent Now people do buy colts but they aren't the biggest sellers at all. Glock, sig and m&p are leading them if you ask me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
302w 83 Posted May 14, 2015 I like Colt. That being said, innovate or die. They have the manufacturing capacity to supply the Military, but the client base of Wilson Combat. You can make money by manufacturing quality AR15s and 1911s, but not with the overhead that Colt has. I think the last three "innovations" that Colt had were: 2012? Mustang XSP. Polymer frame of a gun that has been manufactured for awhile now. Sig copied the original and outsells Colt. 1992? All American 2000. Utter failure. 1965? Colt buys the manufacturing rights to the AR15 from Armalite. Colt should have had a backup plan in the event they lose a contract. The only way they could possibly survive now is if fate hands them a design that will outperform Glock/M&P/XD. Which is unlikely. Who will buy them? Freedom group? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 14, 2015 I like my xsp though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted May 15, 2015 Yeah it seems nation wide dealers are saying F U Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeerSlayer 241 Posted May 15, 2015 You would think maybe they would bring back the Python, and possibly revitalize the company. I love my Government model 1911, but there's plenty of other manufacturers that build a better 1911... it's not a hard choice to buy a different brand if it comes to that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n4p226r 105 Posted May 27, 2015 what a shame. with the "OEM" 6920s selling for under $800, I thought they actually had a good thing going Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhunted 887 Posted May 27, 2015 I thought these only came in quantities of 6 ??? 10 doesn't make any sense. Wait..... They make guns too? Colt 45s only hold six rounds. Five if you keep one cylinder empty. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checko 180 Posted May 27, 2015 At least my govt model may become a collectors model lol Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parker 213 Posted June 14, 2015 Poor Colt is struggling: http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/10/news/companies/colt-bankruptcy/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted June 14, 2015 It's a shame and I don't see it coming back to what it was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,256 Posted June 14, 2015 Poor Colt is struggling: http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/10/news/companies/colt-bankruptcy/ Man that's a funny article. Nobody is shelling out $300+ million for colts assets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnmoore81 623 Posted June 14, 2015 http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/06/daniel-zimmerman/wsj-colt-to-file-chapter-11-bankruptcy-tomorrow/ I guess tomorrow is D-Day for colt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handyman 5,682 Posted June 17, 2015 Colt is pointed nose to ground, dead stick, all engines afire and going mach 5. Adios! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites