CMP 1911 Finally Arrives!

[@ericklarson8530]

I was really excited to finally receive this gun. After more than a two year wait I had just about forgot I was even on the list! So even though the wind was blowing 20mph+ I had to take it out and shoot it.

[@backfromthedead553]

How many rounds does the magazine hold?

[@CC-te5zf]

Got mine today. Super pleased!

[@robedmund9948]

Those aren't flaws. Those are historic character!! Congrats!!

[@ericklarson8530]

You're right! Thank you for the comment.

[@billsturm7178]

im entered in the third round - and if im lucky enough to get one im gonna take the first test shots with the tag on - just because i think its cool - and then probley leave the tag on too

[@jonathanl2748]

I just put my CMP packet into the FedEx mail today for a round 2 purchase. Sure hope I do as well as you did. Thanks for the video.

[@ericklarson8530]

You're welcome! I hope you get yours quicker than I did.

[@davidschaadt5929]

I have some originally grips with the orange painted numbers .

[@larryfromwisconsin9970]

I put a lot of rounds through a 1911 while in Army Special Forces. We fought the change over to the Beretta. We adjusted the 1911 trigger based on the scenario and we counted rounds fired, changing magazines prior to running out ammunition. We were not advocates of the "spray and pray" mentality and changing magazines when the slide locks back. A high capacity magazine is not helpful when you are concerned about not harming friendlies and making every shot count.

[@ericklarson8530]

Thank you for your service Larry! I was active duty Coast Guard at the time and no one I remember was happy about changing to 9mm. I originally qualified with the 45 and it is still my favorite. In fact I still have the Colt Combat Commander I purchased used the day after I finished boot camp. Semper Paratus!

[@sajidakh]

Lol tell me you're full of shit without telling me you're full of shit...did you go Delta or did they send you to the super secret 6th group?

[@davidschaadt5929]

That looks really nice !! Some I've seen are really mismatched finishes and parts .I would be thrilled with that one!!!

[@ericklarson8530]

I am, Thank you.

[@billjenkins687]

I got the call from CMP today. I never thought it would come. I just sent the updated FFL (me) and called in the payment. Nice lady there says it ships next week. Rack grade fit the budget.

[@ericklarson8530]

Congrats!! Hope its a nice one.

[@andrewk6062]

you'd make a hell of a police hostage negotiator ! "let's go ahead and waste the hostage" LOL, priceless

[@williamkoppos7039]

Congrats that is a beauty.

[@ericklarson8530]

Thank You!

[@dynapez]

awesome pistol and piece of history. worth the wait. congrats and enjoy

[@ericklarson8530]

Thank you!

[@texassportsman5880]

I searched for nearly 5 years for a S&W 586 4" in a condition that was appealing to me. It was worth the wait. I am waiting for my number to come up for the CMP 1911. Hopefully I'll make the cut.

[@ericklarson8530]

You have more patience than I do for sure! I'm hoping your number comes up soon and you get really nice one. Thanks for watching!

[@FireFlowerFarmstead]

Awesome gun. You got a really nice service grade. Better than a lot of the reparked mixed guns I have seen. I got mine back in November and opted for a rack grade and it was absolutely amazing! I did a video on mine as well. I think we were definitely two of the lucky ones as some of them haven't been too impressive compared to others.

[@ericklarson8530]

Just watched your video. You got an aewsome gun as well. I didn't see any material difference between your rack grade and my service grade. I do feel lucky to have received what seems to be an all original and not a mixture of different parts. Although they are all pieces of history worthy of preservation.

[@FireFlowerFarmstead]

@@ericklarson8530 I think ours would be great examples of each grade. Yours had way more finish left on it than mine and that's what I expected to see between service and rack. Happy shooting! I am excited to see what people receive during the second round of ordering in 2021 and only wish I could order another.

[@deaddiver2383]

On the original mags the last inch near the top isn't blued

[@ericklarson8530]

The mag that came with the gun was definitely not original. It appears to be brand new. I will check my other mags for a change in the blueing near the top. Thanks for the info!

[@STEVEOMEMES]

Nice one an the grips look original..hang on to thoughs !!!

[@ericklarson8530]

Thank you. I have a rule when it comes to firearms: Only buy, never sell. This one is a keeper for sure!

[@chrisbond7324]

That cases the cheapest $5 piece of plastic and find $100 Guys crazy

[@gunsforevery1]

Clean looking pistol! You load it like a right hander but then fire it left handed, gotta work on those fundamentals!

[@JD_Spencer]

What type of mainspring housing? Correct for a 40?

[@ericklarson8530]

I believe it is all correct. If you watch the video from the 6:56 mark you will see me field strip the gun. I did not remove the mainspring housing but you can get a good look at it. If it does not look correct please let me know.

[@JD_Spencer]

Yea that's why I was asking about the mainspring housing. Can't tell what type it is...ribbed or checkered

[@johnknouse8846]

Heard they were gonna be available again. Not sure if it’s worth the $1,000 price tag though.

[@ericklarson8530]

I feel my purchase was worth the price. I do not intend for this to be an every day carry. I treat it as a piece of history. Each person of course will need to decide that for themselves. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@texassportsman5880]

if you're a firearms aficionado and you like history of the 1911 or history about the wars we fought then you would likely one of the few who would want a piece of history. As I mentioned in a previous comment a lot goes into processing the packets sent in by 10s of thousands of prospective buyers and they sort, grade, disassemble, inspect, clean/replace parts, some are refinished, reassembled, tested and cataloged. Then you're likely to have a 1911, depending on manufacture date, may have been used in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and any other conflict up to when it was replaced by the Beretta in the 1980s. When WWII ended nearly all gov't contracts were cancelled. The DoD did not buy any replacements between 1945 and the 1980s when the contract went to Beretta. I'm sure Colt and other contractors provided spare parts to keep that inventory operational. So will get a 1911 that may have slide and frame from a single manufacturer or mixed parts. The military didn't care if the slide was from USS and the frame from Remington Rand so long as the parts fit and the 1911 worked as designed. That's why interchangeable parts. Some Service grades are in very good shape while some rack grades not so much. You are shooting craps when you order any firearm from CMP because its the luck of the draw. In the videos I've seen one guy got a rack grade and his was rougher that he thought it would be. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3vcoWNtZbhnrKs He seems to be OK with it because it was a WW I manufacture.

[@comodice905]

Bloke how long did you wait. What you get. What condition is it in. Is the slide 🛝 👀 🤔 superchill

[@tberkoff]

2.5 year wait? Can you explain the process and why it took so long?

[@ericklarson8530]

I am not sure I understand why it took so long. There was a 30 day window to turn in your completed application. I believe they received vastly more applications than they expected. Next, a lottey number was assigned for each correctly completed application. From there I think it was just luck of the draw. I think the government released the guns in batches and then the CMP had to catalog, inspect and grade each one. As I mentioned in the video I completely forgot I had even submitted an application. One day I answered a call from Alabama and a week later I had this gun.

[@tberkoff]

@@ericklarson8530 thanks. I think the cmp realized in 2020 that they had more pistols and made them available to the initial batch of people who were not selected.

[@texassportsman5880]

While one part of the CMP processes the packets: validate, background check, sort by order and by desired grade, another part is cataloging, grading, disassembling, cleaning, replacing parts as necessary, refinishing some 1911s, reassembly and finally testing, inspection, packaging and finally shipping. They have a limited number of very experienced staff that works only on the firearms. Then you have to account for vacation time, sick time people who leave and new people that need to be hired, cleared and trained to do what they do.

[@thetoneknob4493]

ive got #808xxx and mine is a 1942 production,wb inspector stamp..im thinking yours is a 1943?

[@ericklarson8530]

Yes, I think you are right. Someone else who had seen this video sent me a link to a Colt serial number identification site. My serial number is 817xxx. The site says that serial number comes back to a 1943 1911A1 and a 1962 Derective Special. I should have done my own research first instead of taking the word of someone I thought knew what they were talking about. That serial number site is: www.colt.com/serial-lookup. Thanks for the comment!

[@thetoneknob4493]

@@ericklarson8530 its all good! weren't very far off. coolgunsight.com has some excellent reference stuff alot of info on 1911 production during war time.

[@mortegi]

Hi Erik....looking in from UK. as you know all hand guns are banned in UK for private ownership. Back in 1997 I was in gun club and owned a stainless Springfield 1911A1 this back then cost me £700 British Pounds..brand new . When all handguns were banned in UK every handgun had to be surrended to the Police and compensation give. We were only given £150 for each weapon surrended.....it was not taken into consideration of how much the weopon cost when bought even if you had the proof of purchase.It was a case of hand in your gun or be prosecuted and maybe a hefty fine and jail time. So if you owned a gold plated Desert Eagle for example you still only got £150....Hows that for being screwed over by the government? My dream at the time in 1997 was to own a United states property 1911A1....but these were very very very hard to find in UK....all most impossible.....my question to you is ....how much would a 1911A1 cost like yours?...To be caught now in UK with an illegal handguy is 5 years jail time no questions..At the time of the bann law abiding gun owners in UK lost thousands of pounds......yet the criminals with illegal guns STILL roam the steets of british streets.....most guns now are smuggled into UK from Eastern Europe by drug gangs etc.

[@ericklarson8530]

Thanks for the comment. I hope the US does not take the same path as the UK regarding confiscation. I am sure many here would strongly resist that. Your story is another example that our freedoms are fragile and must be protected.

[@ImProbablyThatGuy]

Any idea why the CMP took so long?

[@ericklarson8530]

I think they received far more applications than expected and certainly received more applications than they had guns. There was a 30 day window to submit an application and then you were assigned a lottery number. As the government released batches of guns they were assigned based on your lottery number. I never have been lucky at the lotto! 😆

[@dylanface8234]

Awesome video! If you don't mind me asking, how much did a service grade 1911 cost from the CMP?

[@ericklarson8530]

The Service Grade cost was $1,050. They also had "Field Grade" for $950. Those guns had more mismatched parts and scratches etc. Finally the had "Rack Grade" for $850. That would be the lowest quality they offered. Not sure if those ones were safe to fire.

[@dylanface8234]

@@ericklarson8530 Service grade is definitely the best way to go. I have a Service Grade Garand that should be arriving within a week. If they ever allow people to apply for 1911’s again, I’ll definitely apply. Thanks for the response!

[@elifoust7664]

Enjoy history,11 is armorer rack number,arms room required TROOP to submit CARD identifying 1911a1 issued.Armorer went to number VERIFIED serial ,issued weapon.

[@ericklarson8530]

Thank you for that bit of information!

[@comodice905]

Bloke how much u want 4 it

[@thomasherbert5790]

Please take that tag off of it

[@TSimo113]

Looks like you need a little left windage Lol

[@ericklarson8530]

Well, at least I was consistent. All my shots went right. Lol. Thanks for watching!

[@mbenjamin292]

You shot 7 rounds.

[@ericklarson8530]

I sure did. If you replay the video slow motion you will see something wierd with the 7th shot. An orange flame bursts from the barrel unlike any of the shots before it. Not sure what exactly happen ed but I suspect it was an ammo issue and not a gun issue. Thanks for watching!