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Colt Quality: Even the best companies can have a bad product get into the market - Ford is a pretty good company by most measures, but sometimes a bad one makes it to the dealer's lot.
On a related note: giving a company loyalty just because they are 'American' is counter-productive.
Compare the quality of a 1970s American-made car with those of today - hardly any comparison. Why? Because the Japanese came into the market with significantly better product. Now, we build cars in the same range of quality as they do - sometimes better.
Colt seems to be a bit complacent - why else doesn't Colt own the market?
Kimber, Para-Ord, Springfield and the others might be the best thing that ever happened to Colt. Personally I hope they get serious and step up - they can do it; other US based 1911 makers are succeeding, and they don't have a legend for a name.
Clint
On a related note: giving a company loyalty just because they are 'American' is counter-productive.
Compare the quality of a 1970s American-made car with those of today - hardly any comparison. Why? Because the Japanese came into the market with significantly better product. Now, we build cars in the same range of quality as they do - sometimes better.
Colt seems to be a bit complacent - why else doesn't Colt own the market?
Kimber, Para-Ord, Springfield and the others might be the best thing that ever happened to Colt. Personally I hope they get serious and step up - they can do it; other US based 1911 makers are succeeding, and they don't have a legend for a name.
Clint