As I mentioned on another forum thread on this same subject, the revolver market is very limited when it comes to interest in DA revolvers and that interest is already being acknowledge by several good manufacturers. There's a reason Colt quit making DA revolvers. Much of the demand for the older Colt DA revolvers is driven by the fact they aren't available anymore and are being bought by folks buying them as a collector investment and not as a shooter. In order to compete in this limited market, it's hard to imagine Colt could produce an affordable shooter revolver that did not include CNC and MIM parts. This is not a bad thing, only something that Colt purists will not like.(similar to the series 80 1911s). While I think Colt can and will produce a DA revolver, I think it will be similar to the re-introduced Dan Wessons. While there were hoards of folk claiming they would buy a new DW when it hit the market, when the revolver finally did hit the market, and folks considered what they were getting for the monies asked, the demand waned. Collectors will rush to get the new Colts when they are first re-introduced. Colt fanboys will buy they regardless of price and quality. Whether they will go over well and continue to be produced continuously again will depend on quality, reliability, accuracy and customer service relative to price. These are the factors most folks looking for a shooter revolver today are looking for. It's good for DA revolver lovers that Colt is coming back into the market. The competition is always a good thing. Since the biggest demand for DA revolvers is in small SD type weapons, I assume this will be one of the initial offerings.