Last Photo of Rock Island G.I. Before Cutting On It

Posting one last picture of the Rock Island FS GI 9mm before I start to cut on it.  I haven't changed much since I posted the review, with the exception of the stainless EGW National Match barrel bushing, which you can kinda see in the photo here. 

I don't really need to change the trigger, but I want the black trigger for a stainless frame pistol, to be completed later, maybe 2019.  I'm going to need to change the pre-travel adjustment for the new hammer and sear anyway.

It will be getting a new grip safety also, but I'm not going to show that just yet.  The G.I. grip safety isn't so bad, after you "melt" it a little bit, but the web of my hand gets hooked on the frame tangs sometimes, which keeps me from getting a consistent grip.

I now have a milling machine in the basement, so will be doing most of the work myself.  I think I may hand off the slide to a local gunsmith for staking the front sight.  I don't want a dovetailed front sight for this particular pistol.  I want to use the Bo-Mar front sight and I don't particularly want to buy or make a staking tool just for this one job.  I also want the job done well the first time, since I can't just order another Bo-Mar front sight from Brownell's, Midway, or from the manufacturer.

CMP Have Lost Their Damn Minds!

Okay, so the CMP has been telling us that they'll be selling off 1911 pistols for years now, right?  Well, the Chief Operating Officer of the CMP has announced the terms of the sales.

The price per pistol is to be somewhere around $1000.  Buyers must apply with all the usual qualifications for CMP sales, plus must supply proof of passing a NICS background check, and a copy of the FFL of the licensed dealer that will be transferring the pistol.  "The CMP customer will be required to complete a form 4473 in person and successfully complete another NICS check by the recipient FFL holder before the pistol can be transferred."  Mail order sales of one pistol per year, ONLY.  No sales at CMP stores.  C&R FFL holders are not eligible, for some reason.

I'm not sure where they get off charging $1000 for rattly old pistols that our parents, grandparents, or maybe great grandparents already paid for.  I'm not just disappointed, I'm angry.

Depending on the time period, and manufacturer, the government price for a 1911 pistol would range from about $15 to $492.  You can read a little about that here.