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Army Veteran
A junky mixmaster 1911 still better than the beretta 92. I never had a 1911 fall apart whilst shooting.Yes, in the late 80's we still had 1911's in the Arms Room and they were junk.
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A junky mixmaster 1911 still better than the beretta 92. I never had a 1911 fall apart whilst shooting.Yes, in the late 80's we still had 1911's in the Arms Room and they were junk.
The only real hoop is straw purchase. Thats what its going to be called if you try to get a cmp 1911 through the cmp being a mass resident. 1. You need someone to hit the cmp lottery have it sent to thier FFL pick it up and then transfer it to you through C&R- this is risky as feds could see this as a straw or dealer type of transaction.Not worth it in my opinion. Especially with the hoops to jump through for CMP and to get it into MA....
As far as I know C&R only helps on the federal level.I thought it's eligible for C&R if its manufactured more than 50 years ago. Can an FFL in MA sell you a C&R eligible pistol, or do you need a C&R license yourself?
As far as I know C&R only helps on the federal level.
Service Grade- $1050. shipped to the FFLHow much did that set you back?
True.The vast majority of Garands and M1 carbines never saw combat, either.
The vast majority of Garands and M1 carbines never saw combat, either.
Ithaca lower/Colt slide,Shipped to US Army February 27 1943. View attachment 256817 View attachment 256818
The real question is "Will an FFL local to your vacation home consider you an in-state resident?".Gentlemen who own vacation/weekend homes in other states. Don't forget the ATF considers you to be a legitimate legal resident of that state when you are there.
~1977 I bought a Dinan customized 1911 from a club member. Great gun.mine was made in 1917, was accuarized by Alton Dinan in 1970 still shoots better than I ever will. had it in a ramson rest at 50 yrds 1 3]8 inch group
Picton, the problem is that while many of us are willing to spend some money for a nice one, we don't know enough about them to keep from getting screwed on Gunbroker. I've bought many many guns on GB and done well. But I knew what I was buying.
I knew a dealer in CT, North Cove Outfitters. They unfortunately went out of business about 8 years ago. Their owner Norm knew old 1911s inside and out, and he was a very honest guy. I was hoping at some point to have him help me find one, but never got to it before North Cove ceased to exist.
So. Absent Norm, at least a CMP gun will be what they say it is and won't be proven to be something it isn't.
So . . do you know anything about old mil surp 1911s? Ha.
But what’s stopping a collector, any collector, from becoming just as knowledgeable as your Norm? Surely, that’s the fun of collecting milsurp firearms: learning about these pieces is as gratifying as shooting them.
Caveat emptor, on GB. It’s not difficult to learn enough about milsurp 1911s to avoid getting taken.
Google "Clawson 1911".Do you have any suggestions on places to start?? Books? Websites?
Thanks,
Don
Google "Clawson 1911".
Couldn't agree moreSeriously, the research is more than half the fun in collecting.
Absolutely agree. My army buddies have all chuckled when the cmp 1911 program comes up.As stated already.
There are better options readily available in MA if you’re a 1911 shooter.
There are better options readily available in MA if you’re a 1911 collector.
If you’ve got any experience with the way Army arms rooms work, you’ll know these are overpriced mixmasters that probably function okay but have zero “historical significance” to them you can’t find in countless better examples on Gunbroker. Go buy those for just a couple hundred more; you’re getting a FAR better piece.