Keep reading that Colt could not build da revolvers competitively ,so why bother. So why build anything? Couldn't build a 380 auto and sell it competitively, but they did. Can't build a 1911 either I guess, but they do, just not enough of them. A SAA ,nope, but they do. I keep seeing this crap about not being able to build a da revolver and be competitive. Let's go over this one more time. The Python as it was made ,and the old Dframes would be too expensive. The newer DS 2 series , and King Cobras ,as well as Anacondas could be done. While it flopped before . Colt Cowboy done with a little more thought and quality could also be done. The Colt 22 autos, ahead of their time , now could sell for the same as the competition,and the market is there. Since Colt Scouts were made from cast frames,finished and assembled in house ,Colt could get ,say Ruger to make them frames, like they make 1911 frames for just about everybody ,as well as frames for the Walther USA PPk series.As for the wonder of the Union ,don't get me started , the strike in the 80s was cancer for Colt.