Say something nice about this old gun company.
>>64411337They USED TO be interesting and make cool stuff.
>>64411368They still do!
>>64411337>>64411372Sell me on why I should pay colt prices?? To damn expensive
>>64411337They made beautiful guns. >>64411374If you want to you will. If not, that’s ok too.
>>64411378I want a 1911. But I kinda dont believe in colt prices. Cause at the end of the day. I guess yeah it cost 15 dollars. Which is like 500 dollars and its a mass produced war pistol. Designed to be shot and beat to shit. Not some 2000 dollar shined up trophy.
>>64411385>>64411374I meant it cost 15 dollars back in the day
>>64411374You get what you pay for.
>>64411378>>64411385>>64411392>>64411390
>>64411385Ok
>>64411412>I carry 45..
The Colt Lightning/Thunderer might be the sexiest gun ever made.I am violently angry there are no reproductions (or modern swing out revolvers with the same design layout)
>>64411378Ooh you got the early version curly grips like mine, I'm assuming you dont have the box?
>>64411412damn, that's a lot of original finish for a type 2. Mine's got a little blue left on the trigger but that's it.
>>64411462It was shit tho
>>64411476>>64411462>>64411412Im just kinda shit talking though. Poor fag with some Austrian striker fired pistols
>>64411476it was obviously very well cared-fori paid for serial lookup and it was a single item shipment for a presentation account
>>64411374You're getting defenition of milspec rifle, the same one they sell to US military and other countries like Ukraine.
>>64411476>>64411412>>64411378>>64411337how much are they nowadays?
>>64411702https://www.colt.com/product-category/rifles/No rifle lower than 940 dollars.
>>64411705i meant the colt pistol
>>64411714You can get a 1911 from Colt for anywhere between 990 to 1,700 dollars
>>64411462Cimarron sells a SAA repro with a smaller frame and birdshead grip.Henry makes a double action revolver with a swing out cylinder and birdshead grip.
They should have told Winchester to pound sand and continue making the Burgess rifle.
>>64411337Mogged by GlockNah what am I saying, they got mogged by everyone for the past 100 years kek
>>64411728the other one .32
>>64411774they don't make em anymore
Without a pony, it’s just baloney.
>>64411466no box, bought it off gunbroker>>64411780they did a small batch of parked type 3 repros for like $1500 a few years back subcontracted out of the philipines>>64411774depending on condition and type, $600 to $1700 probably. I stopped looking after I got mine.>>64411728historical much more than that
>>64411714I got this one a couple years ago for $700. There were about half a million made, they're not the rarest things in the world, but a lot of them are kind of beat up.
>>64411337They revolutionized small arms with the revolver in 1836. The revolvers they made were always some of the best the whole time revolvers were relevant. Even today, python and anaconda enjoyers aren't out looking for "a better revolver" but maybe ya get something else to beat up on. They're good and they look great. Semiautos eventually fully supplanted them, in part thanks to their own products such as the 1911 family of pistols.1911 - toowurrlwars sonny nuff said sent via tapatalkTo me at least, Colt 1911's are the standard for 1911's some are better built, cheaper, better handling, cool materials or whatever but Colt 1911s are the standard much like Colt AR-15's are (or were) standard ar15s. For the same reasons.They've dabbled in other cool stuff, the Monitor comes to mind. I like the Mustang. The Fuddbuster guy says the Colt AllAmerican got a bad rap by gun magazine cartels and its actually good, but he's constantly a performatively contrarian libertarian so IDK.So we got a company that only puts out 1911s revolvers and ar15s.I hope CZ moves them to a more friendly state, minor problems arise in the move which get compounded by CZ's projects in Europe which leads to them selling to an American company (owned by White men) allowing Colt to thrive again.
>>64411337I can't
>>64411337Literally an OG gat. 11/10 cool points and will still kill a motherfucker dead.
>>64411378Why don't we see clones of these things? It's a really simple single action.
>>64411728>You can get a 1911 from Colt for anywhere between 990>>64411714https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/098289041364
Harlem Nights pilled
I love my 1903, easily my favorite pistol to shoot. It had ivory grips when I bought it but I changed them out because I was always worried about staining or breaking them. I looked up the serial number to see when it was manufactured and learned it turns 100 this year.
>>64414918because it costs more than a real one to make a fake one, and collectors don't want a fake one anyway
>>64414918a direct clone wouldn't be able to pass drop safety tests necessary to be approved for sale in the us. The US armament clone they did a run of a while back made changes to the sear and hook until it passed drop tests, and apparently the redesigned parts will fit on an original. I'd imagine the trigger isn't as good though.
>>64415155>a direct clone wouldn't be able to pass drop safety tests necessary to be approved for sale in the usThat's not a thing lol
>>64415298oh shit I didn't know it was voluntary. California has a drop safety law, but that doesn't count as America.
>>64415307
>>64415317https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SAAMI-Z299.5-2023-Abusive-Mishandling-Approved-9-25-2023.pdf
>>64411337im sad the only colt i own is a pre-woodsman
>>64415533Well, that's a pretty cool one to have. May we see it?
>>64415728grandma gave it to me and said it was her mom's wedding present, no idea if that is true.
>>64415773best part imoyou can see a chip of wood on the grip fell off at some point and it's worn out. shoots great still and the action is smooth as butter on a hot skillet. a warning to anyone that gets an early woodsman, one only shoot low velocity loads, and two if you use the follower on the magazine you will slice your thumb open deeply and violently. and if you take it apart to clean it tah dah it's made with nothing but razor sharp edges.
>>64411337>tfw the best colt in half a century will be a CZ P10 clone
>>64415782So a Gen 3 Glock clone?
>>64415791Yes, many such cases of perfection
>>64415791The P10 is literally nothing like a Glock. Every single mechanism is completely different. Are you retarded?
>>64415773>>64415780Woah, that's totally bad ass, man. The fact that it's an heirloom firearm makes it even better. I love Colt for their history and craftsmanship. It's really unmatched in American firearms. For me, a pre/early Woodsman has always been on the list, but I have never been able to convince myself to go for it. As an interesting side note, in Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlow story "Red Wind" a professional killer uses "a .22 target automatic with a large front sight." Since it was published in 1938, I always imagined it as a Colt Woodsman. https://ae-lib.org.ua/texts-c/chandler__red_wind__en.htm
>>64414986Try a Remington model 51. Basically all the nice things about the 1903, but it's locked breach so you don't have have all the design drawbacks that come with blowback.
>>64411337Not a real company anymore. Owned by the gays at CZ and now they are destroying guns in Canada at tax payer expense.
>>64416708I do want one but I doubt it’d replace the 1903 in my heart.
>>64415773>>64415780>>64416295I did a little more digging and in "Trouble is My Buisness" a hired gun uses a "Colt Woodsman with a long barrel and the front sight filed off. That meant he was good."It's pretty fun stuff if you like reading and it's pretty easy tonfind for free online.https://www.epubbooks.com/book/2032-trouble-is-my-business
>>64412024You spelled bologna wrong
>>64412024>>64416987Damn melinials. https://youtu.be/xRKTXCRqRXQ
>>64414918They did make new ones not long ago but you might as well buy an original. I got my blued 1903 in a local shop for $375 with a spare colt mag. Granted that was a few years ago.
The 1903 is unsafe and gay
>>64417081Maybe for you.
>>64415780>8888Very nice
>>64417081how so?
>>64417222nard garglers use hand lotion and can't hold onto things with their dainty lady fingers, so they drop smooth guns like the 1903, which has no firing pin block
>>64417327>just make shit up
>>64417424nard gargler detected
>>64417327>>64417424Where is the lie?
>>64416295IIRC Marlowe himself carries a Colt .38 Super Automatic.>>64416987>>64417049Dago tears.
>>64417467IIRC Marlowe carries a bunch of different guns
>>64414954I'm sad Paul Harrel didn't do a "pinky toe shoot-out". Calibers and ammo and a couple models of FUCK YOU YA FAT BITCH!
>>64417459>>64417465Where's the truth?
>>64417565Agent Mulder, which version of the truth can I give you today?
>>64417582Mulder, you expect me to believe that mysteries exist?
>>64417467>>64417478The first one I read, he had a .32 Mauser.
>>64417594"Agent Mulder *chuckle* *snort*, do you expect *wheeze* me to simply give away *cough* the whole game? *hack*
>>64417565The 1993 does not, in fact, have a firing pin block. Just like the Night Hawk or early Beretta 92s or a lot of other old guns.
>>64417622So.... is scully immortal or what?
>>64416708arent they unreliable as hell
>>64416818CZ saved colt and canada stuff is schizo
>>64417327>which has no firing pin blockso?
>>64417786so if you drop it on the muzzle from enough height, the firing pin keeps moving forward inside the gun, overcoming spring pressure. If there's a round in the chamber, the primer of that round is what stops the firing pin.
>>64417834Better not drop it then you limp wristed faggot.
>>64417844that was my whole point, with the hand lotion and weak fingers and all the nard gargling
>>64411337We own it now. Czech em
>>64417880This reminded me of pennywise
>Rape baby adDamn, I feel sorry for you blue state anons. Maybe anons in my state, too. I usually don't see commercials, but the international stream died.
>>64418227Wow, this was the wrong thread. My bad. Can't delete it either, kek.
>>64417757Agent Scully *death rattle*... is... *FFFLLLUUUURRRBBBBB* GOD YOU MORON!
Tell all that bullshit to Steve Malloy. Oh wait you can’t, he died because of that POS gun. Why anyone would carry it today is beyond me.
>>64415812man I wish they'd produce a gen 5 glock 17 or glock 19 with no rail, no bevel on the front of the slide, and no front serrations.
>>64417774the attempted remake ones are, not the OG
>>64418799I don't think anyone is suggesting it as a carry gun.
>>64418842There is literally a picture ITT of a 1903 with a sticky or nylon holster.
>>64418866I have a holster for my 1911, but I don't carry it.
I carry one, it's super comfy. You can clutch my pearls if you want but you have to buy me dinner first.
>>64419164Confirmed faggot gun.
>>64416708too bad it's ugly. the 1903 is a .32, who cares if it's direct blowback?
>>64419423Direct blowback has more felt recoil. Duh.
>>64415782Any more info on this? If it doesn't have a pony on the side there is literally no point in getting this, they'll screw it up I just know
>>64412091darn, that's a shame, I still have the box mine came in from my grandfatherApologies about the ancient forum post, but this is where I stored the info about mine https://www.gunboards.com/threads/my-familys-1903-colt-32-history.506129/?post_id=4357345&nested_view=1#post-4357345
>>64423436Damn, I dunno if you’re shitting me here but I read that forum post back when I was originally doing research on the gun before I bought one. That’s a pretty good story.
Yeah I like them
>>64423594Bruh, that's pretty amazing.
>>64423505I mean I could take a timestamp pic if you want but that's me. I don't really shoot it anymore just for the fact that I really don't want to get it beat up more than it already is, but I will 100% be holding onto it for dear life.
>>64424246Even without such a story, it's that kind of gun. I feel the same way about it.
>>64411374>Sell me on why I should pay colt prices?? To damn expensiveEven Tim Sundles is on record saying that Colt is WAY over priced for what you get.
>>64411374>>64424439Is under $2000 that expensive for the milspec rifles currently being bought by US government and Ukraine?
>>64424745Are they still mil-spec? Chris Bartocci, who I trust to be an autist on these things, says Colt is selling guns with more subcontracted, commercial spec parts and that they've stopped a lot of the rigorous QA/QC that they did during byte years of the M4 and M16 contracts.t. bought a 6920 when they were the thing to buy and now 6940 curious.
>>64424827gov buys them so yeah i assume so.
>>64423594Man, that's pretty bad ass. Can you give us a QRD on what you have there? I love these guns, but I can't really afford one. What's the best generation for quality and features? What's the easiest one to get a deal on?
>>64424827The products produced forbthe commercial market are usually far better than mil-spec. TBDeus Ex.
>>64411745my problem there really is that it's SAO. Why no DA?
>>64425298>Can you give us a QRD on what you have there?1 pre-woodsman 1922 made and only shoots standard velocity 22lr, 2 first series target models from the 30s, one of which is standard and the other is high velocity (they changed the internals in the 30s for high velocity ammo, check the backstrap pattern on the gun before buying to see which one it is) , a second series sport model from the late 50s (4 inch and Bakelite grips) , a huntsman from the 70s (budget model without adjustable sights/slide hold open) and the 3rd series match target model from the 70s , which is the best shooter by a good margin. > What's the best generation for quality and features? The general consensus is that the second generation is the most desired (prices reflect this) for the push button mag release instead of the heel release, finish quality, and changeable backstrap, but I’m partial to the first series for the grip angle and old world charm. You really can’t go wrong with any of them though. I think the finish on the third series guns is very nice looking. My third series match target model is also the best shooter of the group. >What's the easiest one to get a deal on?The budget models such as the huntsman, targetsman, challenger etc all go for under $400 regularly on bids and stuff that I see. But those aren’t really as good quality imo. You can find a good first series for in the $700-900 range, or a third series for $600-800 range. Mags are also going to be $90-$150 no matter which one you can find. anyways everyone on /k/ should get a woodsman, it’s an American classic made by John Moses Browning himself and they ‘re all hand fitted and high quality guns.
what happened to colts monolithic 7.62 AR?
did colt discontinue LE6940 ?
>>64424827Colt has always used commercial spec parts anon, every AR manufacturer since the dawn of time does this
>>64428854>what happened to colts monolithic 7.62 AR?They give it a new name every couple years and kick out a few.
>>64411698>>64424745Why the fuck do you think mil-spec equals good and therefore expensive? Pretty much any AR is mil-spec. PSA ARs are mil-spec and they are $400.>>64411337Can’t hate an old American gun company, except it’s not anymore since it sold to CZ so I can. It’s disappointing that they haven’t made a new gun in 50 years and their prices are bullshit. >this 114 year old pistol design is $2000>how about a 153 year old revolver design for $2,299?>too much huh? Okay, the 50 year old double action revolver in the same caliber is only $1,699Nonsense. Beretta makes better pocket pistols for much cheaper, everybody makes a comparable quality 1911 for much cheaper, modernized 1911 versions are available from other companies now, even more people than everyone makes comparable quality ARs for much to much much cheaper. The only reason to buy a colt over the same gun from a different company is that you want a pony on the side of it and that’s not worth a +100% to +400% price jump.
>>64411368What pistols have they ever made since the single action army or snake revolvers? The 1911, pocket hammerless, etc. were browning designs that he sold to them. The AR was made by Armalite. And I wouldn’t even describe their revolvers are interesting, it’s not like they are top break or anything.
>>64429850I don't think you know what milspec is
>>64411337BEST GUNS ON THE MARKET ... BEATS THE HELL OUT OF EURO CRAP !!! -Clint
