The Abode of McThag

I remember when the CMP announced the prices for the M1911's all the sturm und drang over the sales. I was among the early doubters, in...

Wading into the CMP 1911 pond again... The lifetime limit has been increased from one to four. While I defend the idea of buying one for the...

CMP has opened up 1911 sales! Lifetime limit is increased to two. Prices are in the link, repeated below: Service Grade $1300 . Pistol may e...

$1,300 for the, nicest, M1911A1 from CMP seems steep when compared to Tisas or Rock Island Armory. It even makes a brand new Colt seem quite...

The CMP just announced that it's resuming 1911 sales. The round four people will be taken care of in the order of their randomly generat...

CMP has suspended sales of M1911A1's and this appears to be why: If you recently got a smoking deal on a USGI M1911A1...  You might wann...

Have you missed out on the four previous rounds of M1911 sales from CMP? Are you pleased with the gun you'd gotten in one of the first t...

The CMP has announced that the fourth round of M1911 sales is now open. What's new is people who want a second one can submit a packet ...

Last chance?  Maybe. CMP announced that Round 3 is ending. If you want a genuine M1911A1 you have to have your packet postmarked August 25, ...

The CMP has announced a third period of submission of packets to get yourself a genuine NSN 1005-00-726-5655 Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic:...

  After three years of the CMP diligently shipping guns and hundreds of owners posting pictures of the various grades... How can someone sti...

The following Information was found in the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry for a M1911A1, Pistol Caliber .45,...

  The following Information was found in the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Arms/Light Weapons Registry for a M1911A1, Pistol Caliber .4...

Dear Mr. McThag : This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated July 1 6 , 2022.  The request is fo...