Doug33w
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Nice! I've been waiting for this ever since I first heard about it!
In so excited! Wife is gonna divorce me, but whatever...
Wives come and go, but 1911's are forever...
I'm still thinking Barry's not going to allow this while he's at 1600 PA Ave
Its part of the defense budget. But, laws never stopped Barry before.
I collect 1911s i have a hard time beleiving any thing close to decent will be reasonable in price maybe a colt or remington rand frame but newer parts added and anything close to original will be auctioned.ive heard people say they handled a singer or union switch and signal while in airforce up into the 80s but i doubt we will see anything reasonable.
Like most CMP guns you will be getting a mixed bag of military service pistols. I have personally handled 100s of 1911s. Most have been well worn and properly maintained. That does mean that wear parts have been replaced and they may have been refinished. None the less, every one I have seen was perfectly serviceable.I collect 1911s i have a hard time beleiving any thing close to decent will be reasonable in price maybe a colt or remington rand frame but newer parts added and anything close to original will be auctioned.ive heard people say they handled a singer or union switch and signal while in airforce up into the 80s but i doubt we will see anything reasonable.
Unless the CMP doubles their refurb staff, it's going to be quite some time before 1911 shooters are going to be available (2017 to 2018 I'd say). Like other folks have said, the premium 1911s will probably go to auction. That is, the ones that can be stripped, inspected, tested and reassembled in less than a half hour and are worth keeping all original.
I don't think this is an accurate prediction. First, these 1911s are not like M1 Garands that have had the crap beaten out of them without being refurbished and then given to CMP. These 1911s have been serviced and stored. Second, from the text of the bill, it appears that the CMP has only one year to run a pilot program of up to 10,000 pistols.
I hope you are right and I am wrong. I'd love to pickup 1 or 2 (or maybe 12 max ) service grade 1911s before the pilot is over.