Trump to Allow Gun Collectors to Purchase Military Surplus M1911 Pistols

ConservativeTribune ^ | 27 Nov 2017 | V SAXENA

[shove_it]

Only 100,000 pistols? Does anyone here know more about this? Fake news?

[IYAS9YAS]

It’s real. I am getting emails on the subject from the CMP

[shove_it]

ping

[Celerity]

Allow us.

Great. We paid for them the first time around, now we have to pay for the sloppy seconds too ?

There was a thread here already on this. Where I believe a few people threw daggers at me for my unwillingness to pay gunstore prices for these 1911s. Also my halcyon memories of what the CMP used to be.

The CMP is still, and is supposed to be, Congress’ way to do their part in the second amendment. But I guess that whole plan is vapor now too.

[BillyCuccio]

This is awesome if it’s true. I’m going to ask my local gun stores about this. In the 90s Bill Clinton ordered I believe half a million M-1 rifles destroyed that had never been taken out of their boxes . They were all WW2 surplus. I thought that was a disgusting thing to do to rifles that could have easily been sold or given to tax payers who don’t get anything. Those rifles were part of our history. They should have given one to every Boy Scout in America or gun clubs or sold .

[shove_it]

I searched FR for this and got nada. Sorry if this is old news, it’s new to me.

[Pontiac]

It’s been more than ten years since I was a member but when I was not that many people showed for the CMP shoots. And if what I hear is true they will be asking market prices for the guns.

If it was me; I would not be paying market price for a used gun sight unseen.

If this is all true I would think anyone who wants one should stand a good chance of getting one.

And by the way, the really desirable collectable 1911s will be auctioned and not sold through the CMP.

[Tailback]

A lot of them were given away to other countries. A lot of them became unserviceable over the decades, and Bill Clinton IIRC ordered a lot of them turned into scrap. I was the company armorer for my finance unit in Germany 1988-1990. Our 1911’s were old but still in good condition because they were so lightly used. I had an entire foot locker filled with new in the wrap magazines all dated 1953.

I’m going to try and put in the paperwork to get on the list. I’m not a huge fan of the 1911A1, but recognize it’s historical significance and the genius of John Moses Browning. It will look nice next to my M1917 rifle, and M1 Garand.

[Lurker]

I’m waiting for the Korean surplus Garands to be brought back.

L

[MV=PY]

"By allowing the military to sell these firearms to the public, Trump will therefore kill two stones with one bird: He’ll save the Pentagon money while also putting a smile on the faces of many gun collectors."

LOL!

[real saxophonist]

Here's something I posted a little while ago.

[real saxophonist]

Me too. Got one from Greece, and some dumbass carved his name in the stock. But the actual working parts were spotless.

[Hot Tabasco]

By allowing the military to sell these firearms to the public, Trump will therefore kill two stones with one bird: He’ll save the Pentagon money while also putting a smile on the faces of many gun collectors.

"Trump signs legislation putting family owned storage facility out of business..."

[laplata]

Great news. Thanks for posting.

[usurper]

It’s real. I am getting emails on the subject from the CMP

Please keep us posted with up with updates, I want mine.

[shove_it]

Thanks for that link.

Cheers, Otter

[Lurker]

Nice. Sounds like French rifles.

Never been fired.

Only dropped once.

L

[bk1000]

Don’t think I’ll be buying a pistol from the government.

[shove_it]

That made me chuckle too ;o)

[longtermmemmory]

Where does regular citizen buy this?

or will they just be bought in bulk and sold at inflated prices?