CMP 1911 pricing is announced

[ladder13]

they'll start @ $1,000 and go up from there.

An Update on CMP 1911 Prices and Grades from CMP Chief Operating Officer Mark Johnson - AllOutdoor.com

 

[BigBill]

New USGI clones are way more affordable. I'll pass. I could buy one new colt.
The new auto ordnance ww2 army cost me $389 at the time it's the best clone out there. Now I think there around $600. That's brand new with no wear or high mileage. No rattle frame sound.

It's your call and your $$ I have to get the most bang fr my hard earned dollar or my 120lb wife will beat me, lol

 

[DWalt]

At $1000, I'll pass - and I imagine most everyone else will also, unless they are Singers or unfired NIBs.

 

[JaPes]

Well cross one of my wish-list guns off. It would be nice to have a 1911 from the CMP, but the $1K starting price is a turn off.

 

[ladder13]

Good to hear so many dropping out, it should make it easier for me to get one....or two. Thanks.

 

[BigBill]

At $1,000 these will be the worst ones being offered. Anything cheaper will probably be fixems?

This is why I went for the new AO army ww2 clone. I have the SA USGI MIL SPEC too I'm under a $1,000 for both. And enough money for a few happy meals.

 

[arjay]

Sounds comparable to what they are selling for on gunbroker.

 

[ladder13]

Putting a VW motor into a Pininfarina body doesn't make the car a Ferrari.

Here's my clone, nothing but a clone.

 

[Drm50]

This is BS, combat vets ought to get one for $1. These pistols
are WW2 production. I don't know how much they cost govt,
but a new 1911 Colt was $100 at gunshops in 1969. Maybe they
should let Post Office handle sales, they could manage to go in
the hole on the deal.

 

[jack the toad]

I presently own a war-time production (1942) Colt that I gave $150 for "several" years ago. Now I wouldn't sell mine for that due to condition, etc. but unless there's something special about the CMP's at $1000 plus, they're priced out of my range.

 

[Collo Rosso]

$1000 to start? No thanks. Most likely it will be another couple of years (if at all) before they come up for sale and I'm sure the price will have climbed above that $1000 mark by that time. At that point I think I'd rather have a Dan Wesson.

 

[sigp220.45]

Count me in. That is $1 more than the MSRP for a new Smith "Classic" Model 29, complete with lock, MIM parts, and funky grips. Sounds like a bargain to me for a pistol that served this country for 70 years or so. I haven't seen a USGI 1911 for less than that for a while. Plus, the money goes to a good cause.

 

[kbm6893]

I've bought 3 Garands from the cmp and count myself as a supporter, but they are getting out of hand. Prices go up every year. Their original purpose, to promote marksmanship, is kind of hard to do when they keep pricing people out of the game. M1 Carbines are being auctioned for over a grand. 50 year old surplus ammo in rusty cans keeps going up. I don't care about their traveling air rifle range. They're never gonna come to my area.

A grand for a 70 year old 1911 is absurd. I'd never give that for a worn out 45. At least my Garands fire a high powered rifle round and are reasonably priced. I don't want to hear about operational costs. They're getting guns for free and selling them for a grand. I could maybe see $700. But a grand? Screw that.

 

[murphydog]

The CMP is obligated by law (statute?) to sell at market prices. That being said, they will have no problems selling them - not as quickly as if they were $500, but they will sell. Watch out for the sky-high auction prices on the nicer ones.

 

[ladder13]

Enjoying all the negativity should make buying all the easier.

I was worried for a bit.

 

[Watchdog]

I'm amazed at some of the comments about this. The negativity.

I really wonder what some forum members think a nice vintage WWII 1911A1 sells for in the real world today, instead of the world of your imaginations? If you can find one for less than $1K, I'd advise you to jump on it ASAP.

And please don't bring up what you paid for one "a few years ago" or "here a while back" or any time back in the 20th Century. That's meaningless now. It isn't 1969 any more (thank the Lord). Or even 1980 or 1990. It's 2016, the 21st Century. The days of picking up a WWII .45 for a couple of hundred bucks are long gone, along with $0.25 gasoline and $0.30 for a loaf of bread. I paid $75 for a S&W 28-2 back in '74...think I could buy one NIB for that now? Tell me where, I'll start packing my bag.

Tell you right now, I sure wouldn't mind finding an original 1911A1 in good condition for $1K...or even a really nice marked arsenal rework with the proper stamps.

If I had the money, I'd buy 'em at a grand each all day long.

Cheers, y'all.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Yea, 1K for something that has a colt frame, Remington slide and who knows barrel.
Just like I carried in the 1960's......
Rather spend $200-$300 less and get a Colt Government NIB.
"But Grandpa, you carried one of them old ones."
"Yea, and they were beat to hell back then!"

 

[Grayfox]

A bit more than I expected, but I'll likely still buy one.

Yep, you can buy a G.I. type clone or a brand new 1911 from any number of makers for a whole lot less. Feel free to do so.

I guess the concept of history is lost on some folks.

 

[STCM(SW)]

"I guess the concept of history is lost on some folks."

There is no date of when the 1911 was made, how many times it's been rebuilt or where is was stored or used....

No history with them at all.

Now, a Luger at least has a date made and sometimes can trace where it was used or rebuilt.
Not so with any 1911.........

 

[ladder13]

I'm looking into my crystal ball and can't seem to see these mix and match everyone else does. Help a poor boy out here, post some pics.