I'm not the only one that thinks those prices are inflated.The general public disagrees with you:
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I'm not the only one that thinks those prices are inflated.The general public disagrees with you:
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Looks good - by any chance did you get Ithaca / Ithaca? I got an Ithaca frame with a RR slide, terrific condition but would be cool to find a matching slide.My round 3 servive grade 1911 is lovely and rust free. Bought a couple Wilson mags for it and it has chewed through 500ish rounds already.View attachment 797834
Some people have a thing for guns that 'saw action' at some point and possibly killed krautz n japz.Your f***ing kidding me right?
Over a grand for a rusty 1911? I don't care that it's a "government" 1911......all those pistols were beat to shit......i know cuz i was issued one that was a beater.
Yeah and there is no way of knowing where that pistol has been or what it's "seen". Vast majority of em sat in an arms room and got tossed around in boxes being transported to the range for Qual once a year.Some people have a thing for guns that 'saw action' at some point and possibly killed krautz n japz.
Nope but our 1911's are exact opposites!Looks good - by any chance did you get Ithaca / Ithaca? I got an Ithaca frame with a RR slide, terrific condition but would be cool to find a matching slide.
Yes but the army is gay now, so shouldn't they want to sell to MA now?The stipulation not to sell to MA residents came from the Army. At least that is what Mark Johnson told us when asked a few years ago.
yes, i have a Rock Island that cost less than $500 and is "gi spec"Those are mass prices. You can get a great serviceable knockoff for that, or less…..rock Island, etc. they’re no fancy refined 1911, but they’re no joke either.
there is a way if you file a FOIA with the dept. of the ArmyYeah and there is no way of knowing where that pistol has been or what it's "seen". Vast majority of em sat in an arms room and got tossed around in boxes being transported to the range for Qual once a year.
You could. But there is no way to track that info back that far.....not that they even would if they could.there is a way if you file a FOIA with the dept. of the Army
“and all of them are mix masters” yes exactly. That’s why they are collectible. Mixing them up was the whole thing the armory did through the different wars. I wouldn’t expect or necessarily desire a firearm with all matching. That misses the whole history of it all.
can't someone with a c&r license purchase one?
Directly from the CMP? Don't think so. From someplace like Gunbroker? Yes. That's how my boss got an original Colt SAA and Pocket Hammerless. Drove him to the post office to pick them up.
yes, i have a Rock Island that cost less than $500 and is "gi spec"
i also have a 1918 1911 that i paid too much for, but i like it... and i want to pay too much for a WWII era 1911....
and yes, if Maura hadn't sold us out and the CMP would sell in MA, i'd be on the list for a rack grade with the line number still painted on the grips.
i want one that says US Army on it.... for reasons....
@Mesatchornug the rando shooting public is better served by a $600 turkatron than one of these guns anyways. CMP knows that, they just assume take the profit from nostalgic boomers and invest it in other programs.
ETA: it does make me wonder if CMP will ever end up with M9 Berettas........ that's a better argument for $300 guns for the masses.
i have a 1918 frame with an earlier slide, likely 1917, but it was refinished at some point so "model of 1911 us army" was buffed off the slide, "government property" on the frame and the serial number were re-applied, by hand at some point...View attachment 861126
They shoot good!
yes, i have a Rock Island that cost less than $500 and is "gi spec"
i also have a 1918 1911 that i paid too much for, but i like it... and i want to pay too much for a WWII era 1911....
and yes, if Maura hadn't sold us out and the CMP would sell in MA, i'd be on the list for a rack grade with the line number still painted on the grips.
i want one that says US Army on it.... for reasons....
i just picked up a WWII 1911a1 on GB, i was the only bidder.... *shrug* good for me.Just before everyone got their panties in a bunch over the CMP ones, I somehow picked up a 1918 or so one (I forget - it sits in the safe) on GB for stupid low $. Less than what CMP is charging. I just threw in a bid and ended up with it. LOL. Stupid luck. Definitely re-park'd outside of the .mil sometime in the past. But it's no worse for wear than the CMP ones.
i just picked up a WWII 1911a1 on GB, i was the only bidder.... *shrug* good for me.