This may have been discussed but has anyone bought firearms through this program?
You’re very welcome ... considering that clean, complete (as-issued) 1911A1s can fetch upwards of $3K, $1050 seems somewhat reasonable. However, that said, lottery CMP A1s can be a crap shoot - i.e., they may possess civilian components ... and I’ve seen some service grade A1s with slides that bear nothing but a S/N rollmark & others, such as the Colt below, that I believe to be worth the asking price:Wow, more expensive than what I expected. Goes with the times I suppose. Thanks for the link. Since I have two civilian 1911s, I'm good. I bought my Garrand back in the 80's, not from CMP, for about $300 IIRC and got my M1 carbine for a song as well.
I’m with you, sir ... now talking out of the other side of my mouth, a CMP 1911A1 would be a compromise of sorts & as a favorite college prof once quipped, “Compromise is where neither side gets what it really wants”. At once, it’s both a pricey shooter & a reasonably priced (mildly) collectible.I will concur that for the collector, the price is right. Just not for the shooter looking to get a bargain priced 1911. YMMV. I'd love to have the original, just can't justify the price at the moment, having two functional civilian 1911s on hand.