CMP 1911 new info

[DukeConnor]

There is some movement on the 1911 front.

http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=228307

[Parrisk]

Got sick of waiting and watching the prices.. fell into a deal on a Sig TACOPS 45 cal.. and while I am not a fan of a 45 with a rail.. man this baby shoots nice

[smoke-wagon]

The $850 rusty pitted and in need of service condition Is pretty funny

[Noah_Zark]

My Random Number Generator has determined the number of CMP 1911 pistols that I will be buying:

0.

Noah

[DukeConnor]

There will be no shortage of buyers for these pistols. Estimate from a connected friend thinks there will be 100,000 applicants for 8,000 pistols.

[thebearpack]

There will be no shortage of buyers for these pistols. Estimate from a connected friend thinks there will be 100,000 applicants for 8,000 pistols.

Yeah, CMP doesn't need to be too worried about getting stuck with them. Nor do the guys who get one and instantly see their investment worth 25% more with no shortage of willing buyers.

[Noah_Zark]

Yeah, CMP doesn't need to be too worried about getting stuck with them. Nor do the guys who get one and instantly see their investment worth 25% more with no shortage of willing buyers.

Pack, you and Duke are both correct. There are way more people with more $$$ than brains than the CMP has 1911s. Why would I say that when their "investment" is likely to earn a return? Because the value is mostly all historic and perceived and not intrinsic. I worked on hundreds of M1911a1 pistols as a Marine 2111 and the majority of them were clapped out, loose as a goose, with slide to frame fits like a broomstick in a bathtub. Function they did after repair, but accuracy, well, not at all guaranteed.

I'm not denigrating anyone interested in buying one. I applaud the CMP in desiging all the hoops to jump through so that "regulars" can't buy a dozen a year. But for me the value isn't there. I'd rather get another Dan Wesson 1911 and ammo for it.

Noah

[ar15jules]

My Random Number Generator has determined the number of CMP 1911 pistols that I will be buying:

0.

Noah

Mine said the same thing. LOL

[JAKIII]

The $850 rusty pitted and in need of service condition Is pretty funny

Back in the day, Noah probably worked on a few to get them UP to that condition.