100% agree.. colts prices.... 2-3000$ for a handgun... just sayin
People pay that for a high end 1911 all the time, the Colt SAA is a very well made piece of history.
100% agree.. colts prices.... 2-3000$ for a handgun... just sayin
The Colt cylinder release is also slower and less ergonomic to use for most shooters, with the pull to release action. In a sport like USPSA where your score is determined by the points earned for hits divided by the time it took you to shoot them, time spent reloading is only hurting your score.
Also when USPSA was dominated by 45 ACP revolvers, Colt had not made a new 45 ACP revolver in decades and was not actively making double action revolver at all for the later half of that period. Now, since 2014, the sport is dominated by 8-shot revolvers and I don't think Colt has ever made an 8-shot revolver.
I have never even seen a Colt at a USPSA. That is were I got my start in double action revolvers and S&W was the dominate choice.
And some folks say Colts are expensive!!The older Korth .22s are like that too.
The pre-war Colt revolvers are simply some of the finest revolvers ever made. If one cannot appreciate the workmanship that went in to these old guns, I just don't think one really appreciates firearms at all.
That so many want to hold a grudge against the company (which really no longer exists) for the M-16/AR-15 issues, the relatively few rough years of its 1911 production, ceasing production of the "snake guns" and the business crap (bankruptcies, insolvencies, stuff that many big corporations go through routinely), well, fine, whatever.
And some folks say Colts are expensive!!
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Realistically, it doesn't matter. It's not about logic or reason.What percentage of handgun owners shoot in USPSA matches?
Thanks but, I can get a couple of nice condition Colt Officers Model Match .22LR revolvers for around half that - if I want one. I'd rather have the Colts.You can get a 1960s Korth .22 for around $2K
Thanks but, I can get a couple of nice condition Colt Officers Model Match .22LR revolvers for around half that - if I want one. I'd rather have the Colts.
Realistically, it doesn't matter. It's not about logic or reason.
That percentage has no bearing on my Colt hater status. This thread is about Colt haters and I count myself among that number. The cylinder release is near the top of my list of reasons why I am a Colt hater, among a modest list of other reasons. Some related to revolvers and some not.What percentage of handgun owners shoot in USPSA matches?
Life is too short to hate anything. Hating a company or an inanimate object is simply ridiculous.
Actually, I just kinda hate the word "hate." As Maya Angelou said, "Hate has caused a lot of problems in this world but hasn't solved one yet."
Anyway, this thread reminds me of some of the dedicated Jeep-worshiping guys I know -- they hate Toyota 4Runners, talk smack about any four-wheeler that ain't a Jeep (or the most idiotic mantra, "It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand"), but I've come to believe it stems from them knowing in their hearts that their chosen vehicle is not the best at everything...
My favorite 1911A1 is an Army surplus Remington-Rand. It rattles, looks like it’s been through a couple of wars - which it has - and I can mostly hit the barn door from the far stall. Mostly. I wouldn’t trade it for all the $2000 fancy pants whatchacallits ever made. It’s got character and history. Can’t buy that.Have you had a Korth? I have a Colt OMM .22 also and it doesn't compare, it's like comparing a Wilson or other high end 1911 to a Colt 1911.
I fully support your right to hold any opinion you choose. You do you to the best of your ability. We don’t have to agree but we really ought to be able to disagree agreeably.That percentage has no bearing on my Colt hater status. This thread is about Colt haters and I count myself among that number. The cylinder release is near the top of my list of reasons why I am a Colt hater, among a modest list of other reasons. Some related to revolvers and some not.
My favorite 1911A1 is an Army surplus Remington-Rand. It rattles, looks like it’s been through a couple of wars - which it has - and I can mostly hit the barn door from the far stall. Mostly. I wouldn’t trade it for all the $2000 fancy pants whatchacallits ever made. It’s got character and history. Can’t buy that.
Okey dokey. Enjoy what you have and be grateful for it.So the answer is no, you haven't shot a Korth, which makes me wonder how you can compare it to the Colt.
You Remington-Rand is probably worth half a Korth.
Agreed, we are all entitled to our individual opinions, and I don't think I have tried to turn anyone in the thread into a Colt hater, if I did that it was not my intention. I am a Colt hater for a variety of reasons some shared here as related to the revolver sub-form. I do my best not to look down on the Colt fans even while I look down on their revolvers and the company. Colt has an important place in the history of this country and firearms development. I can appreciate that history and still not like or want to own them. I am not a collector and that is the only value I see for Colt revolvers and my current uses for firearms.
I fully support your right to hold any opinion you choose. You do you to the best of your ability. We don’t have to agree but we really ought to be able to disagree agreeably.
Okey dokey. Enjoy what you have and be grateful for it.
Exactly. It’s like reloading, too. Because you’re involved with a high-round-count sport your kind of reloading is gonna be different than a season hunter and recreation shooter. That doesn’t make either one better or worse right or wrong, just different. Different’s fine n dandy.Agreed, we are all entitled to our individual opinions, and I don't think I have tried to turn anyone in the thread into a Colt hater, if I did that it was not my intention. I am a Colt hater for a variety of reasons some shared here as related to the revolver sub-form. I do my best not to look down on the Colt fans even while I look down on their revolvers and the company. Colt has an important place in the history of this country and firearms development. I can appreciate that history and still not like or want to own them. I am not a collector and that is the only value I see for Colt revolvers and my current uses for firearms.
My first "real" handgun was a Colt Diamondback .22 with a 2 1/2" barrel - it was an 8th grade graduation present. I liked it and it shot well - but I eventually traded it for an M70 .30/06. Wish I still had that Diamondback, but I've done a lot of hunting with that M70 and placed several critters in the SCI record book with it so I can't feel too bad.
I now have a K-22 - the trigger is better both SA and DA and it fits my hand better. It's also more accurate, but that may be a function of barrel length.
Finally, though it wasn't a revolver, I later acquired a new Colt Mk IV Series 70 Government Model jammamatic, and my experience with Colt's execrable NON-service under warranty soured me on the Colt brand forever.