Poll: What's Your Verdict on the CMP 1911s?

[familyfarm]

I gotta admit that I am confused whether to enter the CMP lottery for the 1911's so I thought I would try a poll to gather the "widsom of the crowd" here.

So which of the following best summarizes your plans? ACTUAL POLL APPEARS In THREAD BELOW - OPERATOR ERROR IN POSTING

1. I will enter the lottery and see the value in these historic 1911's
2. I was interested, but the prices are too high overall
3. I was interested but the re-parked mixmaster condition makes them uncollectible
4. I was never interested and would prefer to buy 200 lbs of bacon rather than spent $1000 on one of these rattle-cans.

Remember: the poll is non-scientific - no wagering please

[DVSmith]

2 - No value in my mind. Not collectable and not likely to be as good as a comparably priced new gun.

[familyfarm]

Poll: What's Your Verdict on the CMP 1911s?

I gotta admit that I am undecided whether to enter the CMP lottery for the 1911's so I thought I would try a poll to gather the "widsom of the crowd" here.


Remember: the poll is non-scientific - no wagering please

[hunterb]

4 - $1000 for these is just silly IMO.
That is the price of a brand new Springfield Loaded 1911. That is just comedy.

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I'll buy one.

[HUTCH 7.62]

No poll?

[quadmx301]

I’d grab one- but I don’t have the money. Still voted for buy. A shooter for $1050 isn’t awful. Not collectible, but not awful.

[huntingsocal]

I'm sending in a packet to try my luck

I suggest nobody else does though. They are going to be nothing but junk and not collectible at all

[19K]

I gotta admit that I am confused whether to enter the CMP lottery for the 1911's so I thought I would try a poll to gather the "widsom of the crowd" here.

So which of the following best summarizes your plans?

1. I will enter the lottery and see the value in these historic 1911's
2. I was interested, but the prices are too high overall
3. I was interested but the re-parked mixmaster condition makes them uncollectible
4. I was never interested and would prefer to buy 200 lbs of bacon rather than spent $1000 on one of these rattle-cans.

Remember: the poll is non-scientific - no wagering please

If I had known about this about 4 months previously, I would have saved up enough cash to enter the lottery.

These are going to be extremely collectible, just like the M1 garands are, and 1903s, and 03-a3s, and M1 Carbines are.

The CMP sells them for hundreds less for the same condition on the private market.

[19K]

4 - $1000 for these is just silly IMO.
That is the price of a brand new Springfield Loaded 1911. That is just comedy.

can you find a USGI 1911 for under 1000?

[Kevfin]

I actually want one. But, I have a few guns I'd like to get before I start the process. I'm not a big 1911 fan, but I think these are very cool.

I have heard that sometimes you can get a piece of crap.The CMP 1911's aren't built to the modern standards and some are barely usable. I heard that from a pretty knowledgeable guy, but I dodn't take that as gospel and it wouldn't stop me from buying one.

[AR22]

You can find them under a 1000.00 but you have to search outside the normal channels of commerce and be patient.

That said, depending on the condition and what you get. You may very well be wiser to spend 500.00 more for something you can actually view and handle.


The crapshoot part of it through the CMP, is what would worry me more than the pricing points. 1000.00 may be good, may be bad. Depends on what comes in the mail.

[Lucky Scott]

I was initially interested, but the price is just too high and I have no interest in them as a collectable.
I would like to shoot one, but I can get good 1911's for that price.
I think I will just get out of the way and let someone else that really wants one go thru the process.

[highpower]

4 - $1000 for these is just silly IMO.
That is the price of a brand new Springfield Loaded 1911. That is just comedy.

Dumb comment.

A Springfield 1911 is not, and never will be, in the same class as a real US GI 1911. They are going to sell like ice cream in hades and when they finally run out, the price will start to rise. A commercial Springfield will never be anything more than a utilitarian shooter and quickly worth less than what you paid for it.

[CharlesV]

I was interested until what I think are unreasonable terms, conditions, mixed-up grading and prices. In the way they have described the whole affair, youd really need to physically handle the 1911 before buying and that wont happen. I do understand diehards dont care and I wish everyone good luck.