Springfield Armory 1911-A! Mil spec Model....

[kencop93]

I have a friend who needs to sell his SA 1911-A1 the number on the box is PB9108... At the most he shot 100 rds.. It was notbought in Mass he doesnt remember when he got it, but says it was awhile ago. He might have bought it in Alaska. Any suggestions on the price. Im not to up on the SA guns.. I have a general idea, but want to make sure it goes for a fair price for him. I just got it from him and havent been able to find out much about it online


Ken

 

[CRSIII]

Does it have the ILS?

If not and I had 900.00 laying around...

 

[snwbrdr435]

Look it up on gunbroker

 

[kencop93]

I dont beleive it has the ILS?. He said when he bought it the dealer told him it didnt, how would I check it?....I looked on gunbroker, but the only problem with GB is that the prices dont reflect Mass sales.. Which we all know are quite different depending on the gun..

 

[CRSIII]

 

[kencop93]

nope it doesnt have it

 

[terraformer]

I actually don't mind stuff like that. It is really handy to have a Glock with the locking system. I just lock it if I have to. No unloading, etc. I am not speaking towards the benefits of the ILS as I don't know how it works, but Glock's is really not intrusive. If it is disabled it is completely inert and can not physically impede operation. It's impossible to do so because there is no positive connection to the firing mechanism unless it has been activated. When I first bought it I was cursing it but it can be really handy. The ILS may be different though. The S&W revolver version is and always intrudes on the operation of the gun, regardless of it's state of operation.

 

[drgrant]

The other thing is even if it did have ILS, a trip to brownells, and a hammer will probably fix that problem in about 5 minutes.

-Mike

 

[BigMike]

To contribute nothing to the conversation yet still clutter up/bump the thread, I would say the gun is worth any pile of cash a newly minted LTC holder in MA is willing to pay for it.

 

[kencop93]

he wants to get 500 hundred...... seems like a great price to me......

 

[BearArms]

Damn, wish I had an extra $500 lying around.

 

[Rick1987]

Damn, wish I had an extra $500 lying around.

Me too.

 

[chinalfr]

he wants to get 500 hundred...... seems like a great price to me......

are you keeping? if not, I'll call dib on the 1911.

 

[kencop93]

Thanks for all the responses, but since he decided that he wanted 500, I decided I couldnt let that deal go by

 

[william_munny]

Thanks for all the responses, but since he decided that he wanted 500, I decided I couldnt let that deal go by

Smart man.

 

[CRSIII]

Dude, you stole that gun!

 

[vellnueve]

he wants to get 500 hundred...... seems like a great price to me......

500 hundred = $50000. Can't say I'd pay that.

 

[terraformer]

Dude, you stole that gun!

Not really. The free state prices are about $500 for new. So that's reasonable for lightly used here.

 

[Moderator]

Dude, you stole that gun!

Not exactly, I paid $525 for mine from a gun shop and it was practically NIB (very few rounds were fired). I understand it's not an easy gun to get in PRM, but it's not an expensive gun or one of Springfield's finest.

 

[Moderator]

Not really. The free state prices are about $500 for new. So that's reasonable for lightly used here.

Who has them of $500 new?

 

[terraformer]

Who has them of $500 new?

Free state online. So add a xfer fee to that. I saw one for $470 when I checked but the average is $500 ish.

 

[Moderator]

Free state online. So add a xfer fee to that. I saw one for $470 when I checked but the average is $500 ish.

I'm thinking I need to buy another.

 

[Moderator]

FWIW, the lock is easy to bypass, Just replace the mainspring housing.

ETA;

Here's mine

Before


After

 

[kencop93]

It doesnt have the ILS.. It was bought quite awhile go, he doesnt remember when, but he gave me some ammo and the price tag on it is really cheap

 

[SSW]

Enjoy your new firearm!!! If you don't like it......feel free to PM me I'll give you $500 for it!!

 

[kencop93]

LOL... Thanks.... I think I will keep it.. Its so hard pricing some guns in mass.. There shouldnt be a distinction between Free States and Mass..Unfortunately for us there is.. Im usually pretty good at judging the prices but I wasnt too sure about this one and put the feelers out.. Someone can tell you that a gun is worth x amount of dollars, but if no one is willing to pay that amount, the guns no worth that..