Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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13. Most of them have been; "Rode hard and put up wet"

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 02:00 PM

Nov 2015

The original military .45 had a relatively loose slide to frame fit, to allow for it being dropped in the mud, wiped off and keep shooting. That was part of Browning's original design.

Over time that got even looser from those tens of thousands of rounds fired. I'm guessing some, if not most, of these are gonna be in rough shape, like some of the Garands were. But every scratch and gouge is history.

Some Special Ops units had requisitioned some of the old .45s in the '90's and totally rebuilt them on the original frame, all new slides, new springs, sights, rails etc., but I'm pretty sure none of those are going to Anniston or CMP North.

I'll get in line as soon as the rules show up. For the history value. Maybe I'll get lucky and get a Singer Sewing Machine Company 1911?

Kind of like the Rockola Juke Box Company M-1 Carbines. They had a lot of "odd"companies making the 1911 over the two wars it was carried in.

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A Thanksgiving miracle. Obama signs new gun legislation. [View all] Kang Colby Nov 2015 OP

Fantastic. GGJohn Nov 2015 #1

Right on. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #2

That's good news. DashOneBravo Nov 2015 #3

Nothing on the CMP web site yet. DonP Nov 2015 #4

Would love to get one of these. I don't belong to a gun club but understand you can join some Waldorf Nov 2015 #7

I haven't gone that route, but probably will. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #11

It's going to take awhile. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #15

Cool, I will have to check it out Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #5

I've been waitin' for the typical poutrage on this issue from the usual subjects .. virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #6

!! pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #14

Hey look! It's the wmd from that one guy's signature! linuxman Nov 2015 #8

They have historical interest, but ... Straw Man Nov 2015 #9

Most of them have been; "Rode hard and put up wet" DonP Nov 2015 #13

I have a Randall .45 stainless littlewolf Nov 2015 #10

I would love one the these in my collection. NT canosoviejo Nov 2015 #12

My 80+ year old father bought an M1 Garand through this program. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #16

They were Lurks Often Dec 2015 #18

If they follow the pattern, the way they did with the Garands and Carbines ... DonP Dec 2015 #19

It is likely CMP will follow the same process for the 1911's Lurks Often Dec 2015 #20

yes they do test fire them as a final function test. oneshooter Dec 2015 #21

It isn't that he really wanted to. oneshooter Dec 2015 #17