Colt is still an institution. At the end of the day people will still pay extra for that rampant colt. I do admit that their quality isn't what it was even 20-30yrs ago. The only exception is the single action army. The last ones I saw were still a work of art. Those Pythons look like they're pretty good overall too. The last autos pistol and rifle weren't the quality I'm used to with them