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Posted: 10/14/2004 6:31:41 PM EDT
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"If it's not a Colt, it's just a copy"
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Posted: 10/14/2004 6:39:34 PM EDT
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Huh?
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Posted: 10/14/2004 6:46:14 PM EDT
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Kind of a "sit down, shut up" attitude of some Colt owners. "Colt is the Best" at all costs. I know they went PC a long time ago with sear blocks in the lower receivers, large hole receivers, removing bayonet lugs and FH's, etc... There was also an issue with the President and ties/donations to anti-gun groups, as I recall. |
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:02:21 PM EDT
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If it's not an ORIGINAL Armalite it's a copy.....
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:04:19 PM EDT
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...If it is not a Bushmaster....
... ... oh wait nevermind 
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:11:29 PM EDT
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It was about 1990 or so, right after Kalifornia had their AWB. Reasons I recall they started going PC was to be able to continue to sell AR15's which were banned by name in that state,. So they started naming them Sporters. Another reason I heard somewhere was they wanted to suck up to the US gummint to win the M16 contract because FN or somebody else had the M16 contract. I can't fact check those two reasons, it's been a long while. FWIW, I have a Colt "transitional" HBAR Sporter. Has the green label lower (no sear block, small sized pins) and the non bayonet lug upper. It also has the cut out bolt carrier. |
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:12:59 PM EDT
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Colt makes some of the finest over priced rifles around...period!
Don't question the Horsey! SGatr15 |
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:17:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:21:57 PM EDT
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Colt got the rights to the ar15/m16 and received a huge military contract after Ladybird Johnson, LBJ's wife, invested heavily in Colt. My drill instructors in the Army told us about it, so take it for what it's worth.
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Posted: 10/14/2004 7:23:14 PM EDT
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For HK, its some of the most overpriced. Take out the finest part.
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Posted: 10/15/2004 2:11:09 PM EDT
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So they did it so they could still sell parts in the "special" states?Well what about all that other crap they did to the rifles?
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Posted: 10/15/2004 2:39:25 PM EDT
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AR means Armalite |
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