Ack...Colt Polymer Mustang

SVO · January 4, 2015, 10:09 PM

Now comes in colors other than black. Tan, kinda O.K. Purple - Is there a new Interior Decorator in Hartford?

Camo colors are one thing but I'm not a fan of bright colors for firearms. Serious colors for serious tools.

Sheikyourbootie · January 4, 2015, 10:14 PM

I'll keep my Sig P238, thank you. Even though sig has the "rainbow' which looks like it should belong to a pimp, they have a good product...complete with night sights. Like you, I'm not a fan of crazy colors in a gun.... but to each his own.

**Aguila Blanca** · January 4, 2015, 10:18 PM

Not interested in the SIG version or the plastic pony version, but I've lusted after an original Mustang for years.

Gene Pool · January 4, 2015, 10:24 PM

I had an original Colt Mustang Pocketlite. It would reliably feed only ball ammo. But for a .380, that was sufficient...IMO. When they got so pricey back in the mid-90's, I allowed someone else to enjoy it.

Gene Pool

AirForceShooter · January 5, 2015, 07:22 AM

I have an XSP
It's fed everything I shoved in the magazine.

Sights suck.

Reliable as can be

AFS

redhologram · January 5, 2015, 02:33 PM

I'm not a fan of the bright colors either. However, someone in their research department must realize there is a market out there for colorful firearms.
Gee.. Let me think on that up and growing market for a bit….
I have a suspicion a bright purple, screaming pink, chartreuse, turquoise, etc, firearm could inflict just as much serious injury to someone as a black one could. It goes beyond the color of the firearm last time I checked….

DA/SA Fan · January 5, 2015, 02:39 PM

I can see the need for criminals to use bright colored guns so the LEO has to hesitate thinking it's a government mandated brightly colored toy!

SVO · January 5, 2015, 09:44 PM

I have one of the new Pocketlites and it feeds ball just fine. I plan to try some of the Winchester PDX .380 ammo to see how well it feeds. Yea, the sights less than steller, but like a switchblade, it's a up close & personal weapon. And it's not purple. Sig cand turn out some wild colors on some of it's pistols also. I guess it's an aquired taste.

Dashunde · January 5, 2015, 09:59 PM

Ack to all of the poly Mustangs... that goofy squared trigger guard kills the classic 1911 looks.
Besides that.. the proper looking aluminum version is not even 1 ounce heavier, why bother with poly?
As a bonus, the all-metal version will probably hold its value better too...

KyJim · January 7, 2015, 06:30 PM

So if the polymer Colt Mustang can be referred to as the Colt Mustang II (not Plus II), then is Ford Mustang to Ford Mustang II the same as Colt Mustang is to Colt Mustang II?

Yep, had the Ford Mustang II back in the day; nothing like a real Ford Mustang.

tallball · January 7, 2015, 10:25 PM

I had a '66 and still have a '67 (drove it to work today, in fact). They are great cars.

My friend had a Mustang II. It was an excremental extravaganza.

Auto5 · January 8, 2015, 07:55 AM

I have come around to accepting polymer guns, but I hate when the marketing department takes a classic name and slaps it onto a gun that has nothing to do with the original. (Remington 51, Smith & Wesson Bodyguard, Colt Mustang, etc.) And while we're at it, a Dodge Charger does NOT have 4 doors.

Armybrat · January 8, 2015, 02:40 PM

^^^
What he said.

My .380s..

Colt Government, Kahr CT380
Remington 51, Ruger LCP:

January 4, 2015, 10:09 PM	#1
SVO Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2009 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 728	Ack...Colt Polymer Mustang Now comes in colors other than black. Tan, kinda O.K. Purple - Is there a new Interior Decorator in Hartford? Camo colors are one thing but I'm not a fan of bright colors for firearms. Serious colors for serious tools.

January 4, 2015, 10:24 PM	#4
Gene Pool Member Join Date: April 16, 2014 Location: Rural Texas Posts: 96	I had an original Colt Mustang Pocketlite. It would reliably feed only ball ammo. But for a .380, that was sufficient...IMO. When they got so pricey back in the mid-90's, I allowed someone else to enjoy it. Gene Pool Last edited by Gene Pool; January 4, 2015 at 10:25 PM. Reason: Add the word "Mustang"

January 5, 2015, 07:22 AM	#5
AirForceShooter Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2005 Location: Sarasota (sort of) Florida Posts: 1,296	I have an XSP It's fed everything I shoved in the magazine. Sights suck. Reliable as can be AFS __________________ 'Qui tacet consentit': To remain silent is to consent.

January 5, 2015, 02:39 PM	#7
DA/SA Fan Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2014 Location: Missouri Posts: 661	I can see the need for criminals to use bright colored guns so the LEO has to hesitate thinking it's a government mandated brightly colored toy! __________________ "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!" CASTLE DOCTRINE STRONGLY ENFORCED "Happiness is a warm gun"

January 8, 2015, 07:55 AM	#12
Auto5 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 662	I have come around to accepting polymer guns, but I hate when the marketing department takes a classic name and slaps it onto a gun that has nothing to do with the original. (Remington 51, Smith & Wesson Bodyguard, Colt Mustang, etc.) And while we're at it, a Dodge Charger does NOT have 4 doors. __________________ At the young age of five, a bear told me that I was the only person who could prevent forest fires. Why I was chosen, I'll never know.

January 4, 2015, 10:14 PM	#2
Sheikyourbootie Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2010 Posts: 379	I'll keep my Sig P238, thank you. Even though sig has the "rainbow' which looks like it should belong to a pimp, they have a good product...complete with night sights. Like you, I'm not a fan of crazy colors in a gun.... but to each his own.

January 4, 2015, 10:18 PM	#3
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,473	Not interested in the SIG version or the plastic pony version, but I've lusted after an original Mustang for years.

January 5, 2015, 02:33 PM	#6
redhologram Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2013 Posts: 352	I'm not a fan of the bright colors either. However, someone in their research department must realize there is a market out there for colorful firearms. Gee.. Let me think on that up and growing market for a bit…. I have a suspicion a bright purple, screaming pink, chartreuse, turquoise, etc, firearm could inflict just as much serious injury to someone as a black one could. It goes beyond the color of the firearm last time I checked….

January 5, 2015, 09:44 PM	#8
SVO Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2009 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 728	I have one of the new Pocketlites and it feeds ball just fine. I plan to try some of the Winchester PDX .380 ammo to see how well it feeds. Yea, the sights less than steller, but like a switchblade, it's a up close & personal weapon. And it's not purple. Sig cand turn out some wild colors on some of it's pistols also. I guess it's an aquired taste.

January 5, 2015, 09:59 PM	#9
Dashunde Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2004 Posts: 2,018	Ack to all of the poly Mustangs... that goofy squared trigger guard kills the classic 1911 looks. Besides that.. the proper looking aluminum version is not even 1 ounce heavier, why bother with poly? As a bonus, the all-metal version will probably hold its value better too...

January 7, 2015, 06:30 PM	#10
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	So if the polymer Colt Mustang can be referred to as the Colt Mustang II (not Plus II), then is Ford Mustang to Ford Mustang II the same as Colt Mustang is to Colt Mustang II? Yep, had the Ford Mustang II back in the day; nothing like a real Ford Mustang.

January 7, 2015, 10:25 PM	#11
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	I had a '66 and still have a '67 (drove it to work today, in fact). They are great cars. My friend had a Mustang II. It was an excremental extravaganza.

January 8, 2015, 02:40 PM	#13
Armybrat Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2009 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 976	^^^ What he said. My .380s.. Colt Government, Kahr CT380 Remington 51, Ruger LCP: