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The prices of guns have gone up quite a bit over the last couple of years, so $800-1000 is not uncommon for a new 1911. Many are well above that, but also have "custom" features right from the factory, such as extra checkering, competition triggers, and enlarged ejection ports.
$900 is the price for a basic 1911, and the last time I checked, I saw a Springfield 1911 in the .45 ACP, stainless steel, with a competition trigger, if I remember correctly the price was around $1500.
Used 1911s, with a blue finish, with competition triggers are around $1,000. I'm certainly glad I bought the Colt 1911 with the custom features in 1999, I'll have to check the receipt again, which I still have, I think I paid around $500 for it.
$900 is the price for a basic 1911, and the last time I checked, I saw a Springfield 1911 in the .45 ACP, stainless steel, with a competition trigger, if I remember correctly the price was around $1500.
Used 1911s, with a blue finish, with competition triggers are around $1,000. I'm certainly glad I bought the Colt 1911 with the custom features in 1999, I'll have to check the receipt again, which I still have, I think I paid around $500 for it.
I got my Stainless Para Ordinance P14-45 Limited around the same time for about $800, and it was one of the few "custom from the factory" guns available at that time (AFAIK). I could be wrong, but I think the Colt was about the only other one doing that stuff at the time. Now it seems like everyone has something along those lines, but the prices are certainly much higher than they were then, by at least 50 percent, and probably a bit more.
As far as Obama being the "gun salesman of the decade," I'm sure that's not what he would have wanted. It's just that since he became the frontrunner on the Democrat ticket in 2008, sales of guns and ammo went through the roof. Things are just now starting to settle down to the point that stores are keeping things in stock for a few days (at least in my area).
I got my Stainless Para Ordinance P14-45 Limited around the same time for about $800, and it was one of the few "custom from the factory" guns available at that time (AFAIK). I could be wrong, but I think the Colt was about the only other one doing that stuff at the time. Now it seems like everyone has something along those lines, but the prices are certainly much higher than they were then, by at least 50 percent, and probably a bit more.
As far as Obama being the "gun salesman of the decade," I'm sure that's not what he would have wanted. It's just that since he became the frontrunner on the Democrat ticket in 2008, sales of guns and ammo went through the roof. Things are just now starting to settle down to the point that stores are keeping things in stock for a few days (at least in my area).
I know where you're coming from JD, immediately after Obama got elected, guns, ammo, and just about everything associated with guns, sold out and for a period of time I was not able to find any reloading components, especially primers and gun powder.
We all knew where Obama stood on the Second Amendment, and what really irked me one time was hearing him tell a small crowd of people in a town somewhere, where he stopped during the 2008 campaign, that he was not going to take their guns away, he only wanted to put some "common sense" gun laws in place. They already have their "common sense" gun laws in place and they're not stopping criminals from getting their weapons and committing their criminal acts. They're criminals and they're called criminals because THEY BREAK THE LAW and "common sense" gun laws will not affect them, they'll only affect law-abiding citizens like us. His idea of "common sense" gun laws are probably the same ones he helped pass, or tried to pass when he was in the Illinois senate. His ultimate goal is to ban all handguns and semi-automatic weapons, and if it were up to him, he'd ban all firearms.
it is 40% off the S&W retail price, so it's not the greatest deal, but they do come out at least $100 cheaper depending on the model. They have some pretty sweet looking 1911s too.
and speaking of guns and ammo.. I actually saw some .380 ammo on the shelf at a local Academy yesterday. The guy behind the counter was wondering why it was still there after a few hours. Neither of us could remember the last time that happened. Hopefully that means it's finally coming back to normal.
^I made a stop into Bass Pro in Springfield, MO over the Summer on my way home. My FIL wanted me to grab some Winchester 22mag ammo while I was in there (the ones in the black box, he says). So I said, "Sure thing!" on the phone. Ummmmmm yeeeahhhhh.......lots of empty shelves where ammo used to be.
the one here in San Antonio normally has a pretty good ammo selection. It's a little overpriced, but not crazy expensive like some of the small gun stores. I definitely would not buy a firearm from them, though. The prices I saw there for my same guns were at least $100 more than I paid for them. It is a nice store to look at a ton of models, though. Their selection is pretty robust, except they don't carry fun rifles.
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