CMP 1911's
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The Civilian Marksmanship Program has been providing arms to civilian match shooters and riflemen for over 110 years, but one weapon left off the list of civilian-legal surplus firearms the CMP is allowed to sell to civilian shooters is the venerable 1911 handgun. However, that may soon change. For the past couple of years, variations of the National Defense Authorization Act have been proposed that would change the law establishing the CMP to allow them to sell 1911 handguns to the American public, but so far none of these versions have passed and become law. The most recent version of the NDAA provides for the sale of 1911 handguns (albeit in a different manner than the rifles, i.e. through an FFL) through the organization, and is poised to be signed in the next week. Hognose of WeaponsMan reports: - See more at: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015 ... tkUeX.dpuf
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Dang, you beat by a minute.
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Re: CMP 1911's
Now, how soon before we see prices?
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Gunsmokin wrote:Says there are something on the order of 100k surplus pistols. Won't take long for those to be gone.
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That would be awesome! I would love to have one. I don't care if it rattles, I want to make a shooterGunsmokin wrote:Pitch a tent and wait
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If you want to make a shooter, you are further ahead buying a modern 1911 to build on. Cost-wise and quality wise. Even a current Chinese knockoff is arguably built with better techniques than were being used in the first half of the 20th century. This is a fact, not just my opinion.ballscutoff1978 wrote:That would be awesome! I would love to have one. I don't care if it rattles, I want to make a shooterGunsmokin wrote:Pitch a tent and wait
If you want a genuine piece of USGI history, that's another thing. There is definitely something cool about firing my '43 Colt that I don't get from firing my newer tuned up Springfield.
I don't want to rain on anyone's parade but unless they are selling off crates of nos 1911's, I would guess they are more than likely going to be mismatched and pieced together. The article did say that each one had to be gone over for serviceability before sale. With the arsenal refurbs of the past that meant tearing the pistol apart and sorting the good parts from the bad, and when they were re-assembled they didn't necessarily match them back up.
That being said, CMP is not a war-time arsenal trying to get equipment back up and into the field as fast as possible. Given the collectability of military firearms, they may do what they can to ensure that these pistols are kept in somewhat correct form if they receive them that way. Speculation on my part, I don't know anyone that is involved with the program.
These pistols have technically been in service for up to 100 yrs, depending on when they were made. A lot can happen in that time, a lot of parts can be changed out. Just be aware of that if you are looking at getting one. If you are looking for a collectible piece of history, do your homework. If you just want an old 1911 to work on and play with, all you have to decide is whether or not its in your budget.
I am certainly no expert on this subject, but I have dabbled in 1911s for a while, old and new. My opinion is this: if you want a shooter, buy a new one. Make it look like a wartime pistol if that's your thing, or buy one of the many reproductions that are out there to scratch your Saving Private Ryan fix. If you want to run a mag or two occasionally through your vintage pistol, do so but remember that there is a risk that you may break something, and that if you do, you will never have it back. I'm on the fence about this one, I have old pistols that I've shot, and others that I haven't. There is something to be said for keeping it original but I also see the argument that if I'm going to spend the money on it, I'm damn well going to use it and enjoy it.
I've shot enough 1911s that I know my '29 Super .38 isn't going to be any better than the current production one I have, so I've never fired it. Too much money in it to risk breaking something.
Same with my WW2 Colts, I have a mixmaster I shoot occasionally, but I have another all original one I've never fired. They will both produce the same result so I've never felt the need to put the wear and tear on the nicer one I have.
People say "A gun I can't shoot is a waste." Maybe, but if that's the case, you shouldn't be looking at a WW2 Colt/Ithaca/Rand/etc.
If you don't know what Colt/Ithaca/Rand means, you should probably buy a Hi Point. In Fo-Five of course!
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That's if anyone here wanted my opinion of course. Disregard the previous post if not.
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Yeah, like you said, it just makes for a different feeling shooting a vintage versus a new production 1911. I would want to shoot one ever so often, with the youngens. It's so much more fun discussing the history when you have one in hand.
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Think this will decrease the value of vintage 1911's as a whole with more in the market? Maybe not the mint ones, but day to day shooters?
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Wont even put a dent in the market.ballscutoff1978 wrote:Think this will decrease the value of vintage 1911's as a whole with more in the market? Maybe not the mint ones, but day to day shooters?
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I agree with you 100%Mexican Kerry wrote:That's if anyone here wanted my opinion of course. Disregard the previous post if not.
I want one and will try to get one, but if mis-matched parts, and or import marks, I'm not paying a premium price.