Auslander has it right. A surprising number of people don't have a clue as to who or what a CZ is. But everyone knows what COLT means. As the COLT CZ GROUP chases government contracts, the most recognizable name first gets people's attention. Hopefully CZ doesn't adopt any of Colts management strategies since the end of WWII.
First order of business for CZ should be to immediately fire everyone in management at Colt — then move all operations out of CT down South. The Colt name only appeals to Fudds and newbies who don’t know any better. Serious gun junkies have experienced Colt’s behavior over the years, their condescending attitude toward the enormous US consumer market and kowtowing to gun control idiots, disastrous attempts at “smart gun” technology and other “innovations” that fell flat on their face (the double eagle, Colt 2000, etc.). The creative engineers at Colt are long gone, any ground breaking innovation never saw the light of day, or was so badly marketed that it failed miserably. They got beaten out of their bread and butter military contracts by foreigners (i.e. FN & Sig). All they’ve done is rehash obsolete, moribund models, like the 1911, revolvers and cowboy guns. Just listen to Chris on Small Arms Solutions. He witnessed the demise of Colt first hand — from the inside.
