[7] The Colt 2000 was made from parts produced by an outside vendor and assembled in the company's West Hartford facility.

Colt's President Ron Whitaker stated that sales volume was not sufficient for production to remain economical.

[9] Colt historian, Rick Sapp, has called the pistol "one of the most embarrassing failures in the company's history.

[11] The Colt 2000's internal workings were based on older firearms designs from the early twentieth century.

The barrel lugs then align to allow the slide to continue its travel to the rear and extraction and ejection of the spent round occurs.