Re: Colt AR, older model, how can I tell...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Andy T</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I agree that 1000 is a bit too much for a ban era Colt. You can get a brand new Colt for not much more.
But at least he got a Colt not a Del-Ton
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Yeah, very funny. I tell you what, I'm a guy that likes quality stuff as much as the next guy, but I also see the point in not just tossing money away either just for the sake of doing it.
When I bought my Del-Ton, I had never owned, or even shot another AR before. So, why would I want to go out and spend top dollar on something I have no clue Im going to enjoy shooting or not? No reason for it, other than to possibly piss money away. Even if I was loaded ($$$$), I still dont think I would go out and toss big money at something I wasn't familiar with just for the sake of saying "Ive got the best"
That's not me.
I normally go "budget" on first trip with something...use it, practice with it, get used to it, etc..if I like it. great. Modify it. Sell it. keep it. Buy another bigger/better one.
I did it with my first BA, with my first scope, first 1911, my first AR.
Even with my son and his baseball equipment. I didn't go out and buy him some $100 glove or $300 bat, just for him to play one season, and go "hey Dad, I dont like Baseball". Alot of good that $400 in baseball equipment got me, NOT!
So, I bought him a cheaper glove and bat, got 2 seasons out of it, he loves it, and NOW his glove and bat are more towards the top tier. but it's ONLY after I find out that I am, or he is, or my wife, daughter etc..are going to actually USE it and enjoy it before I spend good money on something.
So, in case of my friend, the fact is, he obviously spent to much on his AR to begin with, AND, knowing my friend like I do, he is NOT going to benefit from buying a "Colt".
If he gets to teh range once a YEAR I woud be surprised. So, to me, there is no reason to spend that kind of money on something that is just gonna sit in a closet collecting dust.
That's just me, and everyone is entitled to thier opinion and what they would do. I guess being on my own since I was 18 years old, and running my own business, has taught me the meaning of "stretching a dollar".
All of that being said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with my Del-Ton. It's been as reliable as I could hope for, with ZERO problems. It's accurate, and been a nice stick, and I would recommend it to anyone in market for a "budget" AR. I would tell that person to buy from Cold Hand Arms, and NOT buy directly from Del-Ton.
maybe Del-Ton has hired more personel and can now handle thier sales, but when I ordered mine, I was told week after week after week after week, it would be here next week. Finally after 8 weeks, I cancelled my order, and bought it through Cold Hand Arms and had it in my hands in a few days.
So, the only problem I had with Del-Ton was with sales, and not the actual Carbine itself.