airbornetrooper
Active Member
So I applied like everyone else and waited anxiously for any news. On 20181107 I received the following email from the CMP titled "cmp 1911 order acknowledgement"
It stated:
"This email is to notify you that your order has been received and you have been assigned a number through the random number generating process. You will find your number listed below. We will contact you as your order progresses. Please do not contact us at this time.
Your generated number: 1585
Thanks,
CMP 1911 Program"
After that I waited for several more weeks. From everything I can tell the generated numbers started at 1000 because I have not seen one lower than that. On December 6th I received a phone call late in the afternoon (around 1730) and was told the only option was Service Grade and the cost was $1,050. The next day my credit card was charged, but apparently the CMP does not ship over the weekends because some jackwagon called up UPS and tried to visit one of their holding facilities on a Saturday to pick up the pistol and avoid the FFL process.
Anyways, on Monday December 10th the pistol shipped. The next day my FFL had it and I picked it up. So here is the process broken down:
Sep 4: Order cutoff
Nov 7: First contact (via email) number assigned
Dec 6: Phone contact for order placement
Dec 7: Credit card charged
Dec 10: Order shipped
Dec 11: Order arrives at FFL
The pistol ended up being a very nice Remington Rand with a matching slide and frame. I knew right when I opened the box that it was correct as it had a corresponding tag that said: "F. RR SL. RR". The pistol itself is in terrific condition, and looks to never have had a major overhaul. The only things that I could find that were not original about it was that the barrel (a correct High Standard) had been parkerized and was not the original blue. The mainspring housing was also incorrect for a late production Remington Rand. The pistol does however have the original Parkerized finish, made evident by the ghosting marks around the serial number and ordnance acceptance stamp.
Best of luck with your orders.
Matt
It stated:
"This email is to notify you that your order has been received and you have been assigned a number through the random number generating process. You will find your number listed below. We will contact you as your order progresses. Please do not contact us at this time.
Your generated number: 1585
Thanks,
CMP 1911 Program"
After that I waited for several more weeks. From everything I can tell the generated numbers started at 1000 because I have not seen one lower than that. On December 6th I received a phone call late in the afternoon (around 1730) and was told the only option was Service Grade and the cost was $1,050. The next day my credit card was charged, but apparently the CMP does not ship over the weekends because some jackwagon called up UPS and tried to visit one of their holding facilities on a Saturday to pick up the pistol and avoid the FFL process.
Anyways, on Monday December 10th the pistol shipped. The next day my FFL had it and I picked it up. So here is the process broken down:
Sep 4: Order cutoff
Nov 7: First contact (via email) number assigned
Dec 6: Phone contact for order placement
Dec 7: Credit card charged
Dec 10: Order shipped
Dec 11: Order arrives at FFL
The pistol ended up being a very nice Remington Rand with a matching slide and frame. I knew right when I opened the box that it was correct as it had a corresponding tag that said: "F. RR SL. RR". The pistol itself is in terrific condition, and looks to never have had a major overhaul. The only things that I could find that were not original about it was that the barrel (a correct High Standard) had been parkerized and was not the original blue. The mainspring housing was also incorrect for a late production Remington Rand. The pistol does however have the original Parkerized finish, made evident by the ghosting marks around the serial number and ordnance acceptance stamp.
Best of luck with your orders.
Matt
