BWAH? CMP 1911's Available Soon?

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ColtPythonElite said:
If all 100k get released, they won't exactly be rare collectors items........If 100k surplus 1911's get turned loose, I figure there will be enough to go around.
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Agreed. And I hope that comes to pass.

I guess I'm doing the same thing the panic AR15 buyers were doing after Sandy Hook. I'm figuring I better buy one now, because they may not be available in the months afterward.
 
All this yah-yah and we don't know nothing yet.

My experiences with the issue 1911A1 pistols was that the main thing wrong with them was "a screw loose behind the grips" , that is, operator error.

In my JROTC unit in the 1960's the two dozen we had looked pretty darned good and the few that were shot worked just fine. In my Infantry out fit later they looked better than a lot I see at gunshows. In the eighties the ones in my arms room started showing new parts, especially the new recoil spring which was the source, but not the cause, of many of the stoppages folks started reporting. There were also post WWII, I believe late 60's contracts, for barrels and of course new magazines.

Some guns were indeed mix masters........sort of like the 1942 Springfield armory M-1 I got from the CMP a good while ago.

We shall see when and if we see.......

-kBob
 
The cost/benefit ratio of cleaning up and refinishing won't likely be too rewarding. I see the CMP selling "Trench Grade" guns for no less than $550. Springfield Range Officer or Kimber Pro II run in the $650 - 750 range lightly used.

Making one a race gun will be as appealing as adding a polymer stock, rails and a red dot to a Garand. And those guys are going to be the bulk of the buyers anyway.
 
I just received a mass email from CMP that stated: "The NDAA 2016 has passed. We have no further information concerning the status of the 1911s. We will update our customers as we know more. Please do not email or call with questions regarding the 1911s. Our systems are overloaded." (emphasis added.

So...somebody is interested!
 
HexHead said:
These would make a good base for a custom build.
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Some of them might, but those would probably be graded high enough to be a very expensive option. I think the real value would lean more to the nostalgic than the practical.
 
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Using one of these for a custom build sounds like a great way to turn an $800 pistol into a $500 pistol.
 
I'm going to ask a CMP 1911 related purchasing question: Does being Retired Reserves qualify as membership in a CMP recognized organization? It's listed in the same sentence as DAV, VFW, and the American Legion.

It's the details that count.
 
I plan on waiting patiently and hoping for the best ...

... and I am willing to pay a reasonable premium for a CMP inspected & graded USGI 1911.
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^ I'm in his boat.

I don't want the CMP USGI to open carry, CCW, or put on my duty belt. I want it to be a stablemate for my Garand, for my own enjoyment.

My CMP Garand is a service grade, and it's a thing of beauty. It was $730. I'd go $400- 600 on a period correct 1911, but not more than the Garand cost.
 
With quality brand new 1911s being priced at $600 and below, I won't be buying one because I want a good 1911. I will be buying one because of the unique government markings on the pistol. I am sure that these pistols are pretty worn out and beat up. It will be interesting to see what they sell for.
 
$1400 for a well shot, surplus, mismatched numbers Colt 1911A1 would be a bargain?
I disagree.
If there were collectors value, maybe, or providence of battle use, or guaranteed matched numbers guns. These have none of those things.
Scoop up as many as you can afford if you wish, just don't be surprised if you end up with a gun/s that has little interest to collectors, is well worn, and doesn't shoot as well as a new gun in that same price range.
I see the same gun, (worn mismatched Colt 1911A1's) going for less than $500 on gunbroker regularly. I don't see the surplus nature of these guns commanding much more of a premium.

Like I said, with that in mind, I wouldn't pay more than $500 for a random one considering what I can get for the same money NIB.
Just not worth playing the lottery for a decent example, imo. "Property of U.S. govt." is cool, but we'll just have to see the general condition and prices of these before I have any interest.
Maybe they will let the mismatched and really worn ones go at <$500 as shooters, and sort the nicer, matched ones out and grade them accordingly, maybe even list and sell the nice ones individually so you can actually pick a nice one..... if they are serious about valuing them as collectors pieces.
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Oh my Lord. USGI 1911s will sell like hotcakes from the CMP.
 
The Alaskan said:
CMP put out this link, on their Facebook page, to webpage sign-up for emails concerning gun sales (in general, I think) at the CMP. Thought I would share it with whoever might be interested.

http://visitor.r20.constantcontact....0pDd3o7sruPLxZN4mI612Lk0Z-nPwV-_mwkZkJMeJW400
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I was just about to post that link,

My cmp M1 is a beauty, for about half the price they go for in stores I got a ratty WWII era trigger group and stock, but unfired receiver bolt and barrel from the early fifties. It's amazingly accurate, and a joy to shoot. I went to Aniston AL and picked it out from the service grade.

I hope the 1911's will be a similar value.
 
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