It was reported last year that the CMP would get 100,000 1911's and be allowed to sell them off at the rate of 10,000 a year. There was a lot of speculation over price, but once the initial hubbub settled down we took the pricing scheme used for Garands and realized all the premium 1911's would be auctioned. Meaning over $1000 each. And those downgraded would likely also be higher priced than speculated, $750 up rather than the $450 some of us hoped.
Well, we could do just about as well buying off Gunbroker. If you wanted something on a frugal budget, it wasn't going to happen, at least not soon.
It's been a year later and some of us moved on. Life is short and waiting on the Government to get itself in order can take longer than we'd like. You can't just start throwing people out of helicopters.
What did you buy in the meantime?
Well, we could do just about as well buying off Gunbroker. If you wanted something on a frugal budget, it wasn't going to happen, at least not soon.
It's been a year later and some of us moved on. Life is short and waiting on the Government to get itself in order can take longer than we'd like. You can't just start throwing people out of helicopters.
What did you buy in the meantime?