Civilian Marksmanship Program M1911 Pistol Sales

The Civilian Marksmanship Program, a privatized entity that was formerly the Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, is selling surplus M1911 and M1911A1 handguns from the U.S. Army in order to support its mission of teaching and promoting marksmanship.
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[@laakona8381]

I got an M1911 last year. When CMP called to say my number in line was next. I gave them a credit card and they said they would ship via UPS that day. They called back to say my card was declined as Capitol One will not do firearms sales. The Capitol One card was a CABELA'S card. So, you can but guns at Bass Pro or Cabela's but nowhere else. I cut up the card. The gun arrived at the gun store the next day. It is beautiful!

[@j.j.springer1099]

If your not cutting up a communist socialist democrat with the card good luck in seeing them die and buying a firearm with it! Of course there is a movie were the cut their throat with a credit card! Wonder if it was a capitol one card????

[@richrich4980]

Man you are lucky what was it and what condition was it in

[@SLAYERxX420]

@@richrich4980 RIP

[@captainbear6188]

I got lucky with the First M1911 Lottery. I really appreciate the CMP and its mission, We need more organizations like them.

[@TheNutriarat]

Are there any left?

[@johnwaddell4107]

There are plenty left. I am in round 3 and hoping for call soon. They get 10000 a year, got a lot years left. Fill out your paperwork!

[@jonathanl2748]

I didn’t get lucky on the M1 Carbine lottery. I sent in an application for 1911 round 2, so I’m crossing my fingers. I love the CMP mission and am thankful for them.

[@SanitysVoid]

Where can I partake?

[@terrykrall]

I received a 1911a1 last week. Happy with the pistol and proud to know it helps support this program.

[@adjacentchannel]

I don't understand why people are complaining about the CMP process, it's easy. Join an affiliated CMP club, fill out paperwork, print your credentials, have notarized and mail it. Simple. A person could complete that in an hour, they give you months of time to do it.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Yeah and pay $1200!!!! I could get a Ruger SR1911 AND an Iver Johnson Arms or RIA for that!!!! Or get a really nice semi custom 1911 in 10mm!!! CRAZY

[@johnnorman7708]

One hundred thousand 1911 .45s. That's breathtaking. Eight thousand pistols released...well it's a start. And it sure beats the horror stories I used to hear of perfect, in some cases new never issued guns being chopped for scrap at Anniston. The general public deserves a crack at these relics, not a scrap dealer at 40 bucks a ton.

[@sixoffive]

My dad told me, that before the war he once stood guard on waiting truck load(s). One of his regrets...

[@noahsimmons4107]

Hoping i can own one of those pieces of history

[@HermCore]

Me & my dad just got our service grades, 1 Rand & 1 Colt. Both excellent! So excited!

[@YowzaBowzaWowza]

I never knew about this program growing up in the 70’s. Wish I had!

[@mikesmith-wk7vy]

before losing it in a boating accident i got selected for the lottery , a neat Remington rand in service grade with a 60's restoration job done to it

[@michael7324]

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of all your weapons in the boating accident. Bet of luck to you.

[@mhamma6560]

We could probably use a boating safety program too. Most of my family have also been involved in boating accidents resulting in the loss of all firearms.

[@robertanderson4913]

dive equip. baby !

[@thetruthisoutthereyt]

This was the first handgun I ever fired. A MN Army National Guard 1911. I have a very nice Springfield Armory replica in stainless. It is a favorite of mine to shoot. Good luck to all that get in on this purchase.

[@ericdiekmann2308]

When, what unit?

[@dennisjay3277]

My random generated number, on the first go around was 18,3++. I thought there was no way I would ever get one. 2 years and three months later, I was holding an 1945 Springfield in my hand. Yes it was $1050 but it was a good buy. Out of the box it shot a fifty cent piece, three mag group. It was cheaper than any of my milsurp rifles. It is a great piece of history.

[@mikesmith-wk7vy]

thats cool i lost mine in a boating accident but i paid $1050 for mine to, its a Remington Ran 1944-45 with a 60's restoration and a SW barrel , not as cool as yours but i still liked it

[@Nontacticalboy]

You waited 2 years?

[@johnwaddell4107]

@@mikesmith-wk7vy you need to find some divers in your area or magnet fish!

[@steveb6103]

I was trained to shoot by the CMP back in the 70s . In the 80s I was able to pickup 4 M1s . My go to deer rifle for 40 years. In the lottery for one of these.

[@G56AG]

I remember back in the early 70's I went to the Tulsa gun show with a friend and he got a surplus 1911A1, well worn but it functioned perfectly, the price? $49 cash money, don't think I can find any of those these days. Bought some surplus ammo as well, took it out later that day and it worked fine!

[@JoeyP322]

100,000 1911’s in Anniston !!! Damn !! Hopefully the CMP will be able to eventually sell all of them. It would be a sin if they destroy any of them... I received mine in the first batch, an Ithaca from 1943.

[@terrykrall]

Are there actually 100,000 in the second round? I heard there were 9,000 or so? I have a random number now.

[@antoniocruz5596]

They have already destroyed a lot of M16A1’s that were in condition ranging from never issued to well used. It’s a real waste and such a shame. Search Anniston Army Depot captain crunch.

[@jamesdarnell8568]

@@antoniocruz5596 They are never going to offer fully automatic weapons through the CMP. You'll have to be content with the private sector AR rifles.

[@NCrdwlf]

You might have gotten my Ithaca :) I carried one from 87-89 while with 66MP in Germany . Most of the guys in my company had colts, a few had ithacas .

[@Robert--cm2nf]

Keep up the good work , greetings from the Netherlands .....

[@pagamenews]

Interesting handguns, but let me add this word of caution. If you are buying one as a historical piece, that's great. But if you intend to shoot these guns, just know that many model 1911 pistols manufactured during World War Two were manufactured in such a rush that manufacturing steps were skipped in order to get them to the front lines. WW2 guns were generally not heat treated, so the slides and frames have steel that is a bit on the soft side. Those handguns I mention were intended to have a life span of about five thousand (5,000) rounds; which was more than adequate for a sidearms that was intended to be carried by an officer during the war. But...for modern shooters....some folks will shoot 5,000 rounds in a single year for target practice. (And remember....you are buying a reworked, used handgun that might have already fired 2,000 or more rounds before you got it.

[@jlj8718]

That will be great for the public to have access to buy, it will be great to have a website we’re going to be online

[@SVT40AK47]

Just purchased an untouched 1944 Colt 1911 that was purchased through the NRA program that sold it for 17$. I was able to acquire the box just as it was on the day it shipped the paper work. However it was significantly more costly than the 17$ that was paid in 1961.

[@MrAuldphart]

Man o man, I am from Australia and we visited our friends in Munford Al, (just up the road from Anniston/Oxford. Little did I know that all these beautiful handguns were so close to me when I was over there. I only wish that we had the same laws in Australia so that I could own one of these of these precious gems.

[@Derbyboy13]

I remember when they said they were going to do it.. I talked to a guy about getting one cause they were getting a few of them and that's all more I ever heard about it.. I'm not an A1 fan I like the original 1911's but as I said I'm not picking I collect alot for military firearms

[@bayman50cal]

They get these pistols cheap and charge a premium price for them.

[@cagrangersealninja3720]

Still to much

[@99dsm1]

And sell them for a third of the price of a gun show or gunbroker

[@TheMosinCrate]

"Way overpriced." - A comment I see posted already.. let me save you some time. 1. They are "way overpriced" because many(not you) are willing to pay 1k.. Why should they charge less? 2. They are "way overpriced" because they are using the money to fund their program.. not get you a deal. 3. They are "way overpriced" because if they priced them cheap, you'd buy one and flip it.. Which is not their goal. This program was not designed to give bargain basement glock owners an alternative at a lower cost. It was designed to fund the CMP program. Rather than looking at this selfishly saying "WHERES MUH DISCOUNT I DUN ALREADY PAID TAXES FUR THEES!" you should be excited these are going to be in citizen hands rather than being melted down for scrap which is(I can assure you as a dealer who deals exclusively in imported military firearms) what happens to 90% of whats out there these days.

[@1sames]

How many of us would love to have a case of them? I'll be happy to get one gun, but I dream of having a case or two come home with me. ;)

[@bertroost1675]

The prices of USGI 1911's makes me ill.

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

@@bertroost1675 Exactly. They're cool, but so is paying my mortgage on time!

[@Colonel_Obvious]

@@bertroost1675 You haven’t priced any USGI M1911 I take it. The CMP prices are pretty decent.

[@mariolimabuso8269]

I own a 1911.. Browning’s masterpiece !

[@jjsifo1]

Keep it ! dont ever sell it !

[@jjsifo1]

If I would have known back in 1988 ,when 1911's were affordable( owned 9 of them) but then again that is the story with many of us.

[@FormerMPSGT]

Too many requirements, I was an Army MP in the 1980’s and would love to have one!

[@elifoust7664]

Great history

[@bigdaddysshop8180]

Why too many requirements? It's stuff you should already have!!.

[@williamyoung5001]

I learned how shoot and hunt at 7 years old. I’ve taught my adult children how to shoot and they’re both own multiple pistols and rifles 🇺🇸!!

[@M--ri2ef]

With the sig m17 being the new standard side arm. I wonder if the m9 will be available to the cmp at some time in the future.

[@thetoneknob4493]

a guy got a jsb inspector mark pistol witch is the rarest of all the 1911s rarer than north American arms or singer! he hit the jackpot!

[@sand1991]

My RGN was 29437. I got called and paid on 2/28. Was told there was a 90 day wait because of the NICS system was putting a hold on many of the checks.

[@leefithian3704]

A Singer 45 would be awesome

[@mimip154]

Thanks CMP! Love M1911A1

[@dbc1dc]

That is a great idea for a great cause. I will be ordering my packet come June.

[@total_noob_tankernoob4225]

LOL at about 9:13 They most of them had the finger on the trigger . Good old days, nowadays you would do 100 pushups for that .

[@strayblackcatsmeow]

Seems more of a collectors club than a marksmanship training program now. Appleseed actually is directed at the general public.

[@Anderson_808]

Many collectors are even having hard time with the CMP nowadays due to so many members buying for the sole purpose of reselling for a profit. Cmp has crackdown on them and banned some peoples memberships but it still goes on.

[@cornholius]

Yeah I've heard of guys buying 8 rifles a year so they can pick the best ones and at least double the price on the rest. Greed.

[@lavida57]

I'm in the lottery and really hope I get the opportunity to own a piece of America history 🙏. I just found this viedo again. I was one of the last in the second lottery. Had a couple hiccups, I moved and had to resubmit some paperwork then NICS had me in review? But it finally came in and I own a piece of America history that is my most Is cherished firearm in my collection. My was a Colt top and bottom and has been well used. I could not be happier and will take care of her until Mt time is gone. Then it will be someone else treasure.

[@rickhunter6513]

I got the second round of the first batch they released. It’s pretty great and well worth the wait. It is definitely a piece of history👍🏼

[@mattypants1975]

I love the 1911, I have 21 of them but none as cool and historical as a true military issue one.

[@ronjohnson5248]

What kind of psychopath owns 21 1911s? Wtf.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

horder lol 😂

[@jpoberry355]

@@ronjohnson5248 Jealous?

[@johnwaddell4107]

@@ronjohnson5248 I would be one of those psychopaths if I could could to 21 and had the money.

[@HermCore]

Imagine being one of the guys who gets to cherry pick through these b4 they get sold!

[@starlife7750]

Great post! Thank you very much! ❤

[@jjs3287]

Wow, original 1911s, time to move to the States!

[@leefithian3704]

Theadore was the man !

[@royshobe6642]

Thanks for making this video

[@mikechampion1614]

I prefer a bigger front and post sight.and a over sized ambi safety.on my current 1911s but I would love to have one of these classic peices of history.

[@luckybait]

You have a few days left to enter the third round lottery by the end of October!!!

[@turk5832]

CMP isn't dumping these 1911 A1s on the market, driving down prices. There's a process when buying their firearms.

[@ericwagner581]

I'd like to get one that is stamped US Navy

[@brentparks3669]

I’m right there with you! Be nice if it has an anchor stamped in it too.

[@danielverduzco2396]

How much do you think a Colt 1911 with a Army and Navy stamp is worth?

[@danielverduzco2396]

What is the time stamp for navy colt

[@nicholasstilley2370]

@@danielverduzco2396 I think they only made them really early on the one in particular that I saw was number 28xx

[@Rob-xj3xh]

Love how Mr. Glasses blinks like crazy when shooting on other videos. He sure does not have the basics down.

[@oldwarsnew5722]

I have seen the 1911s at army Depot in Anniston.They are sitting there all beautiful in cosmoline.Some of them date back to ww1

[@TheA2ace]

8,000 1911's.... my heart..

[@shinnidan]

Id get another 1911....for that...lol

[@randyhumphreys5986]

By the time I seen this on my ipod to be able to get entered it was about a month to late. So everyone who was able to enter and able to buy one have fun with it and enjoy.

[@johnwaddell4107]

Put in your paperwork and place the gun you will probably get one. They are serving roughly numbers in 36,000 range now. That’s means they had 40000 pistols. There are another 60000. To come.

[@lomax117]

Take notice: the qualifications for purchase is restricted to CMP club affiliate members. NOT the public as advertised. Also, when I contacted the CMP, they wanted $800.00 to $900.00 for a pistol marred, scratched, and unknown if functual. They are out of they're everloving minds.

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Yeah....I said the same thing when machineguns began skyrocketing -- now it's nothing to see them go $50K or more.

[@Colonel_Obvious]

Your notice is uninformed. Any member of the public is free to join an affiliate. So yes, if a member of the public demonstrates their involvement in marksmanship activities (the core mission of the CMP) then they’re eligible to purchase. All of their firearms are checked prior to sale, you know if it is functional or not. And their prices are at or under market prices for a USGI M1911. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[@lzcontrol]

How much does a GI 1911 go for now on the open market?

[@kampuskop]

I wish it was a little easier process in joining the CMP.

[@fabiobonucci5780]

The 1911 paradise !!

[@Black_Patriot-Veteran-1970]

I got a mint 1945 bRemington Rand 1911A1 from them. Shoots awesome

[@YouTubeflakeland]

I asked about theses 4 years ago at a local gun shop and laughed at me, who's laughing now 🥶😵

[@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276]

That’s because gun people are snobbish jerks mostly.

[@clarencewsmith707]

yea this Texan who served would like to get his hands on one of these 1911 pistols

[@patrickmines8099]

What year was this video made?

[@timlaxtonsr3729]

When I was I remember seeing those adds for army jeeps in a create for $99 I couldn't get one,now being older wish they still had and sold them if buy 2-4 creates lol,,love to have an C.J 5 jeep but people sells them at gold prices now a days

[@texassportsman5880]

If you don't want a frankengun or parts bin gun then I suggest you look at the pistols that are selected for auction . There you will find that each pistol up for auction has several photos so you know exactly what you're buying. They'll be more expensive but it'll be worth the effort. With the service, field or rack grade you get what you get. In my opinion every pistol that has a matching slide and frame should either be sent to auction or sold as service grade. The frankenguns should be sold as field or rack grade. And another thing the current service, field and rack grades might have replacement parts EXCEPT the frame. The only thing original on my CMP was the frame everything else is not original. Its very misleading when they say that the pistols may have 'SOME' commercial replacement parts.

[@thewolfhunter]

Do we have to go to the bank and take out a second mortgage in order to get one of these C&R 1911's

[@antoniojones1436]

I want one of them 1911

[@johncitizen3927]

89%, are very well used. Check over very well...

[@dongillis1500]

I got an M1 today, very nice, will get another one or two for relatives , got 10,000 rounds for these babies, got a lottery number for the 1911, stocking up for riots in my neighborhood, I look forward to free target practice and no range fees. Have a nice day, and remember to police your brass.

[@Oliver1992-Gemini]

is that all newly made imitated in the 1911 model but still colt???

[@MrGOTAMA420]

they had a similar program at my elemetry

[@johncitizen3927]

I'll stay with my, series 80, colt...so, nice weapon....

[@julianmercier]

There are 110 million people that want them, and FAR fewer pistols. The CMP figures they can make people jump through hoops and wait as long as possible. I do not need one that badly.

[@quentinstore1464]

Simpler to just go buy a new one....cheaper also

[@michaelkaiser1864]

agreed. its a slap in the face being as TAX DOLLARS paid for these!

[@Ogrematic]

Provenance.

[@tonyrome655]

Yes, but some people really enjoy the history that is attached.

[@jeremiahbarlow1924]

Yes these are priced between $800 - $1100 for a used 1911. For history, or bragging that may be fine. I purchased a new Kimber 1911 for about $1000 and it is classy, clean and new. I just thing that they could drop $200 off the price range for these old things and it would be reasonable. Ya, I'm just going to go buy another new one down at my local store and save the brain damage. I don't need a piece of history that may not have been anything exciting.

[@bertroost1675]

USGI 1911 prices are really ridiculous. It's stupid!

[@familygunsandrides....8024]

Where can I purchase one?

[@jayyoung5423]

Wish my $1000.00 purchase had matching serials, what a disappointment..thanks cmp.

[@NOLAGent1]

They will mostly be mix masters as the army wasn't working to match parts as these things are so used now. I got to field strip one of these CMP pistols a guy I know got in the lottery and while the parts don't match it is in much better shape than the loose and rattling ones we were still using in the 90's in my National Guard unit.

[@tnsquire3195]

Really? You didn’t understand that these are refurbished and reconditioned through the armory? You think the military kept these in service for 40/50/60 years without repairing And reconditioning them? Go look up matching numbers on one of these on Gunbroker. - $3k. Quit bitching.

[@Colonel_Obvious]

You thought $1k would get you a 1911 that wasn’t a depot rebuild? Your disappointment was not due to the CMP. You had incredibly unrealistic expectations.

[@elifoust7664]

If you can not capture one ,Auto ORDNANCE makes a great accurate replica.

[@PierreClavie]

Too much hassle for an old antiquated 1911 firearm.

[@rickhunter6513]

Need to earn it. If you can’t, don’t be bitter 😂

[@tankdogg7233]

Has the price of the pistols been determined yet?

[@FishKepr]

$850-$1,050 depending on grade. I managed to get a ‘service grade’ from the first batch.

[@1notgilty]

@@FishKepr Lucky You. Happy shooting!

[@michaelkaiser1864]

@@FishKepr you got screwed lol.

[@darrellbounds9919]

I would love to buy a rifle or a 1911 but I’m not waiting a year or 2to get it

[@maplecote]

very cool

[@RommelToribio-uu9ki]

How"...

[@garymcclellan3275]

My father had a Switch and Signal.

[@johnnorman7708]

Your name is familiar. I knew a Gary McClellan. Vietnam vet. Staff Sgt. Union Switch and Signal was a railroad equipment manufacturer.

[@andrewyouells7889]

I shot competition back in 80snever got my m1 like they said and had to reload all my ammo never gotten any ammo as told we would

[@joelynch4059]

I had the call last week gave them my card no problems

[@danielverduzco2396]

How much for one?

[@nursesteve12]

what are they going to cost?

[@annamckinney6622]

Service grade $1,050....Field grade $950.....Rack grade $850. Service grade....minor pitting and rust, grips complete no cracks, may contain commercial parts. Field grade...minor pitting and rust, wear on exterior surfaces and friction surfaces, grips complete no cracks, may contain commercial parts. Rack grade...rust pitting and wear on exterior and friction surfaces, grips cracked or incomplete, is functional but will require work to return to usable condition.

[@elifoust7664]

Hope Korea returns the stockpile of 1911 and M1 carbines.someday

[@josephholmes8518]

I would love one

[@johnheigis83]

I was 2111. Anything I can do, to help?

[@SB-mw1bg]

Disappointed to see the price increase. American history has become expensive.

[@timhofstetter5654]

I would very much appreciate the opportunity to buy one ot two of those pistols.

[@oriepierce7034]

I’ll buy at least one

[@firearmsstudent]

Aaand... they're gone.

[@WolframtheBlessed3499]

Now is Teddy Roosevelt could have done away with that horrible drawl.

[@notyou6950]

How much?

[@TheMosinCrate]

I never get comments like these. I get them on my videos all the time and wonder why people are so lazy that they won't just use google? It'd literally take you two seconds to answer this question doing a google search vs posting this and waiting days.. Guess I'm just too impatient!

[@rickyrick9328]

about tree fiddy

[@rapidrrobert4333]

I would like to purchase a 1911 PLEASE.

[@tonyperkis1282]

I love this program but I hate the ppl that buy guns from this and flip them.

[@davidmiller6981]

Over priced that we already paid for in taxes should have lottery for war service veterans to get one

[@TheSuburban15]

Is this batch of 1911s going to be priced at about a grand each too? These pistols that were already purchased once by taxpayers many decades ago.

[@evancrosley2857]

Price 'em too low and people scoop 'em up to resell.

[@ctromanus]

Hear you, but the money goes to support the CMP mission. I'm ok with that

[@TheMosinCrate]

You should watch the video in full. They explain they are selling them to fund their program. If people are willing to pay 1k, why should they charge less? They also do not want people buying these to flip them, so they have to be at a price that's below market but not too much so.

[@jeremiahbarlow1924]

Yes these are priced between $800 - $1100 for a used 1911. For history, or bragging that may be fine. I purchased a new Kimber 1911 for about $1000 and it is class, clean and new. I just thing that they could drop $200 off the price range for these old things and it would be reasonable. Ya, I'm just going to go buy another new one down at my local store and save the brain damage. I don't need a piece of history that may not have been anything exciting.

[@fortusvictus8297]

@@ctromanus Which is what exactly? I have not seen the CMP actually host ANYTHING outside their own little private matches at Anniston and booths at Camp Perry. There is alot of media about 'they do this and that' but I have not actually seen it.

[@hhvictor2462]

I want one!!!

[@B.V.Luminous]

Why wasn't THIS taught in school?

[@762gunr]

Only 1911 I have any interest in owning. You can have all those nasty kimbers, Rugers etc.

[@TimothyHudson-z7u]

To complicated, takes to long and is way to expensive...

[@marckcarbonelloifveteran410]

You have more chances of being struck by a lightning than to be able to buy one of those guns.

[@NOLAGent1]

I know a guy that got hit twice to buy one! The first time he got the call to buy one he wanted more details and they said no way and passed him over then several months later he got another call and understood he had to pull the trigger with no chit chat the second time. He got a nice mix master.

[@tnsquire3195]

What are you talking about? Plenty of people are getting these.

[@rickhunter6513]

I missed out on the first lottery but got the call about a year later and got my Remington Rand. Very happy

[@Colonel_Obvious]

I put in a packet in the first round, got a call in the second round. Never been hit by lightning.

[@marckcarbonelloifveteran410]

@@NOLAGent1 Yeah if you are willing to pay $1500-2000 for one of them. In today’s surplus market people are asking $750 for a Yugo Mauser. What decent price would you expect for any of these guns? I already have a 1911 45 so I care less.

[@natethegreatog]

I wonder if you are going to charge $3k for one? Hope not, many of us 1911 owners would like a chance to own history.

[@my2cents945]

I can't understand why anyone would pay CMP prices for a used gun when a brand new 1911 sells for much less. 1,100 bucks is theft for a service grade firearm. Hell a brand new Kimber sells for less and includes two mags.

[@Eric_Allen]

I think it's the novelty of the historic collectible.

[@rickhunter6513]

Was a Kimber used in ww2, Korea, Vietnam? You have absolutely zero concept about the history of these firearms. They stopped producing these 1911’s in 1945. Its American history. Go buy a Kimber, no one gives a shit

[@supermoon1430]

Jesus Christ you people keep commenting about new 1911s you are seriously ignorant people

[@amadablam8229]

Friends don’t let friends buy kimber.

[@johnwaddell4107]

HISTORY!