Americans will soon have the rare opportunity to get their hands on a historic military gun.
Only American citizens can purchase
one of these World War II combat pistols, the M1911, from the U.S. Army
stockpile. And only one can be purchased a year by a qualified buyer.
President Trump is expected to soon sign off on a bill greenlighting the Army to make available for sale a limited number of these M1911s to American civilians.
For several decades, these surplus U.S. military handgun stockpiles have been hidden away in storage out of the public eye.
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Price and condition are key. Those military pistols are often close to junk. It will be nearly impossible to purchase one with historical significance. One can purchase a new Colt Competition 45 for $850 or so. It's analogous to purchasing a car from a junk yard or buying one new.
ReplyDeleteI imagine many just want a historical one.
DeleteRead the CMP rules for buying one. I gave this up at three (3) NICS background checks, one gun per person, and prepaid government raffle tickets to get a chance at the ten thousand that will be sold at 3X market value per year. The feds don't want us to have them and are making them as difficult and expensive to buy as machineguns. Really + 3000 dollars and as much as a year wait to get one.--Ray
ReplyDelete+ 3000 dollars and as much as a year wait to get one
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The CMP is where I read that. They changed the rules to make the 1911's being released as difficult and costly to buy as possible. Really! go to the CMP sight and read the rules change to get ONE 1911A1. They are demanding a minimum of THREE background checks. Minimum, and require a LOTTORY to get in line for one at all. There will be NO CMP store sales of handguns. With store front FFL dealer transfers ONLY. With a "requested" DEALER run "voluntary" forth background check. A maximum "one per" will be the new CMP rule. The head of the CMP has stated "We don't want people thinking that these guns are shooters, or buying them for resale. We want them considered expensive heirlooms that are too valuable to use" The feds are treating them exactly as if they are "class 3" firearms. IMO they wanted to put them on form "4" and couldn't get away with it ---Ray
DeleteUnbelievable. Thanks.
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