See this is why we are up against
No matter the price of the 1911s they will have buyers with deeper pockets with gotstohavits so bad. Watch the bidders list on cmps auctions you see a lot of the same buyers.
Right now you can buy a SG HRA or SA for $730 yet here is a dinged up new wood SA SG with some rust in the bore
http://cmpauction.thecmp.org/detail.asp?id=4267&n=M1-Garand-Service-SA-5860826
No matter the price of the 1911s they will have buyers with deeper pockets with gotstohavits so bad. Watch the bidders list on cmps auctions you see a lot of the same buyers.
Right now you can buy a SG HRA or SA for $730 yet here is a dinged up new wood SA SG with some rust in the bore
http://cmpauction.thecmp.org/detail.asp?id=4267&n=M1-Garand-Service-SA-5860826