CMPs site has crashed due to traffic after the 1911 announcement. So here are screen shots of the pricing and order details.
CMPs site has crashed due to traffic after the 1911 announcement. So here are screen shots of the pricing and order details.
Back in 2015 there was an attempt to surplus the Army’s stock of 1911s to CMP the short version is it never happened due to Obama Administration pressure.
Fast forward to 2017 and CMP just posted a surprise update on this.
It is not a done deal…. BUT.
In my humble opinion it has a good chance this time. However, what’s left of the Democratic Party could attempt to filibuster the NDAA again.
Last time around the CMP had a plan in place to sell the 1911s, Prices would likely still be around $1000.00 as CMP stated in 2015. I’d speculate that would be for service grade, with field and rack grades being less and collector and correct being more. More or less inline with market prices for USGI 1911s.
Well, it looks like the impossible happened. The 2016 NDAA has been signed including a provision allowing CMP to sell surplus 1911s.
According to CMP it could be up to two years until they are available. Plenty of time to start saving. The NRA states in their press release that the 45 Autos will need to be sent to an FFL as opposed to home delivery like Garands. I’ve read some things around limits per year and some other regulations, but let’s wait for CMP to work out the details.
Don’t expect these to be discount pistols the CMP’s mission is to promote marskmanship, not to provide subsidized pistols. The sales of these 45s will help support their mission, hopefully for many years to come.
NRA press release: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20151125/appropriations-act-passes-with-important-pro-second-amendment-provisions
Maybe it will turn out service grade jeeps are not so far fetched after all.
10/22/15 update: The NDAA was vetoed as a whole, not specificity because of CMP.
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Well, I have some crow to eat. Despite my predictions that the NDAA amendment to allow CMP to sell 1911s was probably dead, it passed the senate Thursday.
CMP’s Facebook post with the announcement: https://www.facebook.com/TheCMP.org/posts/1199740316719786
Don’t start sending CMP orders for service grade Colts just yet. What this does is change CMP’s charter so they are not limited to 30 and 22 cal firearms only. It could still be years, best case, until CMP sells 1911s.
This has to be signed by Obama and he has recently threatened to veto the bill over other issues in the NDAA so it’s still anyone’s ball game. But this is very good news.
Big thanks to CMP for their efforts to get it this far.