Good Idea? Idiot scratch on Manufactures Web site

AZAK · January 19, 2010, 03:08 PM

I personally did contact Colt about this image on their web site months ago. They did take it down for a while, but now it is back!

My question is why? Do you think that this is just an "Opps" or is it intentional? Or ...
http://www.coltsmfg.com/products-c5-...T_PISTOLS.aspx

Brian Pfleuger · January 19, 2010, 03:11 PM

It is a little weird. It's not like they don't have another sample to use for a picture.

jtc2162 · January 19, 2010, 03:16 PM

Below the slide lock? I guess I don't see the problem.

foghorn leghorn · January 19, 2010, 03:17 PM

If your not careful, you will end up with a mark there.
my slide lock has a rough reassembly, I have to depress the
check ball slightly for it to insert fully. If you try to force it, you cant.
I have had my SS for about 15 years, and it's got it's share of dings.

kentucky_smith · January 19, 2010, 03:18 PM

Colt's quality and management issues seem to extend to their website, which just finally got updated about 5 years of nothingness.

lee n. field · January 19, 2010, 03:44 PM

1911s should come pre-scratched, so their owners would just get over it.

AK103K · January 19, 2010, 03:50 PM

Is that rust or grease just above the safety? Almost looks like rust. I see they are still using plastic parts too.

Shadi Khalil · January 19, 2010, 04:09 PM

Here's what I think happened....Colt had a whole crate of guns that were accidentally scratch in the same spot during manufacturing. Rather than waste the guns, colt shipped them and put a pic on the website to make it look intentional.

jglsprings · January 19, 2010, 05:24 PM

Oh for God's sake!! even a web wienie can Photo Shop that off the image. I'm sure that is the attitude that has put Colt where it is today....

Skans · January 19, 2010, 05:33 PM

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1911s should come pre-scratched, so their owners would just get over it.

I like that!

Look at other aspects of the gun - the grip safety, the hammer, even the trigger. This is obviously a used gun. My eye didn't catch the scratch the first time I looked, then I looked again and there it was, glaring at me.

It sure would be nice if someone could make a gun that isn't plastic, and has a polished metal finish that won't scratch. I'm not asking for too much, am I?

On another note - new 10mm Delta Elite with " forged stainless steel frame, slide, slide stop, and barrel..." Niiiiiiiiiiiice. I like.

ohen cepel · January 19, 2010, 05:35 PM

I think it's right up there with Colt's standards now.

EdInk · January 19, 2010, 07:56 PM

Nice quality control.

RickB · January 19, 2010, 08:38 PM

S&W is posting pics of their guns with heavy rings on the cylinders. Not so much a case of the guns looking that way out of the box, but mine had a ring after five minutes of dry-fire; they're preparing the buyer for what the gun will look like, not what it does look like when new?

w_houle · January 19, 2010, 08:55 PM

If that's used, then my guns look like they've fallen in a wood chipper

tjhands · January 19, 2010, 09:41 PM

HA!!

That's an obvious blunder. That idiot mark is soooo obvious.

tjhands · January 19, 2010, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Below the slide lock? I guess I don't see the problem.

Yes, the arcing scratch (idiot mark) below the slide stop.

AK103K · January 19, 2010, 09:51 PM

Wait! I know what the problem is! Thats Colts "Russian" model. Thats actually the safety, not the slide stop.

Technosavant · January 19, 2010, 10:28 PM

BWAHAHAHAHA.

Gotta be careful putting that slide stop back in, folks.

Chris_B · January 19, 2010, 11:23 PM

Quote:

It is a little weird. It's not like they don't have another sample to use for a picture.

a retarded monkey (no offense to disabled simians) could fix that image in 30 seconds using photoshop. I could do it in two minutes

breed · January 20, 2010, 12:03 AM

i have one just like it on my SS Delta Elite. funny thing is it don't bother me a bit. it was there when i bought it. and it well be there when i pass it down to my son. along with a few more.

Sturmgewehre · January 20, 2010, 05:34 PM

I have to admit, it made me laugh. The photographer should be fired, as should the web master.

thinkingman · January 20, 2010, 06:31 PM

if it was Kimber's website, we could all jump on the MIM-out-of-spec slide release that caused it.

_W_ · January 20, 2010, 06:43 PM

Looks like the photo was not retouched at all. You can also see the scratches on the grip safety...I guess its there to add character. At least "what you see is what you get".

But if a company's photography skills is relevant to quality control, then HK's must be pretty crappy.

toyman69 · January 20, 2010, 07:01 PM

how can you not tell your putting the rounds in backwards?
must be a new style of feeding from the mag.

Brian Pfleuger · January 20, 2010, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_B

a retarded monkey (no offense to disabled simians) could fix that image in 30 seconds using photoshop. I could do it in two minutes

Wait.... Chris..... a mentally deficient primate could do it in 30 seconds but.... it would take you 2 minutes?

That's funny right there, I don't care who you are!

View Poll Results: Why did Colt post this image
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Opps!!!	31	60.78%
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January 19, 2010, 03:08 PM	#1
AZAK Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2008 Location: the object towards which the action of the sea is directed Posts: 2,123	Good Idea? Idiot scratch on Manufactures Web site I personally did contact Colt about this image on their web site months ago. They did take it down for a while, but now it is back! My question is why? Do you think that this is just an "Opps" or is it intentional? Or ... http://www.coltsmfg.com/products-c5-...T_PISTOLS.aspx

January 19, 2010, 03:11 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,694	It is a little weird. It's not like they don't have another sample to use for a picture. __________________ https://ecommercearms.com I am the owner/operator! Ask me for custom prices! No sales tax outside CO!

January 19, 2010, 03:44 PM	#6
lee n. field Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2002 Location: The same state as Mordor. Posts: 5,588	1911s should come pre-scratched, so their owners would just get over it. __________________ "As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. "

January 19, 2010, 05:24 PM	#9
jglsprings Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Posts: 1,828	Oh for God's sake!! even a web wienie can Photo Shop that off the image. I'm sure that is the attitude that has put Colt where it is today.... __________________ Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Commas save lives...

January 19, 2010, 03:16 PM	#3
jtc2162 Junior member Join Date: October 28, 2009 Posts: 76	Below the slide lock? I guess I don't see the problem.

January 19, 2010, 03:17 PM	#4
foghorn leghorn Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2010 Location: In a Van down by the River Posts: 181	If your not careful, you will end up with a mark there. my slide lock has a rough reassembly, I have to depress the check ball slightly for it to insert fully. If you try to force it, you cant. I have had my SS for about 15 years, and it's got it's share of dings.

January 19, 2010, 03:18 PM	#5
kentucky_smith Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Posts: 173	Colt's quality and management issues seem to extend to their website, which just finally got updated about 5 years of nothingness.

January 19, 2010, 03:50 PM	#7
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	Is that rust or grease just above the safety? Almost looks like rust. I see they are still using plastic parts too.

January 19, 2010, 04:09 PM	#8
Shadi Khalil Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 5,210	Here's what I think happened....Colt had a whole crate of guns that were accidentally scratch in the same spot during manufacturing. Rather than waste the guns, colt shipped them and put a pic on the website to make it look intentional.

January 19, 2010, 05:35 PM	#11
ohen cepel Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 1999 Location: Where they send me Posts: 1,013	I think it's right up there with Colt's standards now.

January 19, 2010, 07:56 PM	#12
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,968	Nice quality control.

January 19, 2010, 08:38 PM	#13
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,559	S&W is posting pics of their guns with heavy rings on the cylinders. Not so much a case of the guns looking that way out of the box, but mine had a ring after five minutes of dry-fire; they're preparing the buyer for what the gun will look like, not what it does look like when new?

January 19, 2010, 08:55 PM	#14
w_houle Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,391	If that's used, then my guns look like they've fallen in a wood chipper

January 19, 2010, 09:41 PM	#15
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	HA!! That's an obvious blunder. That idiot mark is soooo obvious.

January 19, 2010, 09:51 PM	#17
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	Wait! I know what the problem is! Thats Colts "Russian" model. Thats actually the safety, not the slide stop.

January 19, 2010, 10:28 PM	#18
Technosavant Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 4,040	BWAHAHAHAHA. Gotta be careful putting that slide stop back in, folks.

January 20, 2010, 12:03 AM	#20
breed Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2009 Posts: 230	i have one just like it on my SS Delta Elite. funny thing is it don't bother me a bit. it was there when i bought it. and it well be there when i pass it down to my son. along with a few more.

January 20, 2010, 05:34 PM	#21
Sturmgewehre Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,212	I have to admit, it made me laugh. The photographer should be fired, as should the web master. __________________ Visit my YouTube channel for reviews, tests and more. Ex Mea Sententia

January 20, 2010, 06:31 PM	#22
thinkingman Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2008 Location: western WA Posts: 691	if it was Kimber's website, we could all jump on the MIM-out-of-spec slide release that caused it.

January 20, 2010, 06:43 PM	#23
_W_ Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2007 Posts: 249	Looks like the photo was not retouched at all. You can also see the scratches on the grip safety...I guess its there to add character. At least "what you see is what you get". But if a company's photography skills is relevant to quality control, then HK's must be pretty crappy.

January 20, 2010, 07:01 PM	#24
toyman69 Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2009 Location: Flint Posts: 100	hk how can you not tell your putting the rounds in backwards? must be a new style of feeding from the mag.