The Real Reasons Colt Halted AR Production | Gun Talk
Colt's Senior Vice President, Paul Batali, clarifies the reasons behind a temporary halt in AR production, emphasizing it was due to fulfilling large international and US government contracts, leading to over 100 days of commercial inventory. He assures that Colt remains committed to the Second Amendment and personal protection, highlighting recent successes with the King Cobra and Cobra revolvers, and modernized 1911 pistols. Batali also details Colt's financial restructuring in 2016, which involved significant debt reduction and re-engineering of their 1911 lineup to meet modern shooter demands.











