So, are these gonna be collectors, or shooters ?????
What's wrong with BOTH! A few hundred rounds per year probably won't impact the wear & tear these have accrued over their lifetimes.
So, are these gonna be collectors, or shooters ?????
I don't shoot my USGI 1911s a lot, but I do try to get them and the IBM M1 Carbine out on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. I imagine that whomever carried them in the war would approve.
I think JAL summed up how I feel about surplus 1911A1's most are junk. If you feel the need to pay $1000.00 plus go for it. They are mix masters at best. Some with no markings on the slides at all brass bushings in the slide for the firing pins rust so deep It not going to buff out.
They will be offered just like the Garands/Carbines were. Graded from Correct and Collector to Field/Rack grade and priced accordingly.