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When All Else Fails.
I'll take a stab at $765.00 for rattletraps.
I already jumped through the hoops.
It's called a Curio and Relic license.
It arrived after the FBI, ATF, and God knows who else conducted a thorough background check.
CMP can keep their 1911s.
I'll take a stab at $765.00 for rattletraps.
Colt 1911 Army models are going for $2k - $3k on gunbroker (Buy It Now) and that appears to be Mark Johnson's retail reference.
I would be surprised if field grade mixmasters are under $1200. Yes, it might be cheaper to find a new one in a gun shop, but they won't have the gov't markings.
Yeah, I was thinking the rust buckets will sell for $1000 with the best examples going for as much as $3000. Earlier serial number models could go for as much as $5000.
This is all speculation on my part, but these will be one of a kind firearms with a history like no other.
I may be over stating the values, but the interest is going to be crazy. I think the CMP will price these so it tries to take away the flipper who will want to make a quick buck in the secondary market.
As the Sharks say in Shark Tank... I'm Out.
A few things:
—CMP has been saying for a couple of years that they could never ship to C&R holders because the Army had cold feet about the whole deal. A lot of CYA on the Army side, and I guess I can’t blame them since they don’t stand to benefit from this. Still sucks though.
I'm kind of looking forward to seeing what will be offered. If I feel that its a good deal then I'm gonna jump in there and hopefully grab a decent pistol. If not, meh didn't loose anything.
The reason these must be shipped to a FFL is due to each state having different laws and to keep them from being sued if someone gets a gun that should not have one and shoot's someone with it. I do not mind having it shipped to a FFL if I have a change of being in the running. I think that they will range from 650.00-950.00 for the lower grade's. I have several original GI 45's that I have bought over the years and would not mind having a rebuilt one from the CMP. 750.00 for a beater 1911 is worth that to me all day long.
Great advice. Unfortunately for me, my love for milsurp and historically significant firearms came too late to really take advantage of the sales aspect of the CMP's mission. Part of what I love about old firearms is going into a shop and finding one that "speaks" to me (metaphorically of course!). I have plenty of guns I have bought online, but I would really like to pick out an M1 garand and/or WWI/II 1911 in person. It's silly, but I want American milsurps that have a good bit of character and ideally an interesting history, even if they aren't in perfect shape. Shootable condition would be nice. It's unfortunate I don't have the options a lot of you older and wiser folk did.If you’ve got a C&R and you want an M1911, why not just buy one now? There are plenty of them out there and it sounds like CMP won’t be much cheaper.
While the frames are WWII or earlier, the military contracted out parts until the 1980s. There is no telling what parts CMP will use to make these pistols functional. Some of us still use NOS parts to build new pistols.
If you do your homework you can buy an all correct R-R or Ithaca for around $2000. If you just want a mixmaster those can be had for $1000-1200.
Researching the history of these guns, learning about how they were made, and having one shipped to your door now is a lot more fun than complaining about the CMP (though I’ve done my fair share of complaining).