The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced it will begin accepting orders to purchase CMP 1911 Type Pistols through September 30, 2022.
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CMP Announces Round 3 for 1911 Purchases: Taking Orders Now!
Published: September 8, 2022 { 5 comments }
CMP Announces ‘1911 Round 2’ Orders Start in January 2021
Published: December 8, 2020 { 55 comments }The Civilian Marksmanship Program, or CMP, has announced a second batch of U.S. military surplus M1911 pistols for sale in 2021.
The CMP’s Advanced Maintenance Class for the M1 Garand
Published: March 3, 2019 { 7 comments }For those of you who might be unaware, there is a program that sells surplus military rifles to civilians. This is the Civilian Marksmanship Program or CMP. They sell WWII era firearms primarily, most of which are M1 rifles at this point, though there are others as well.
CMP: Only 8,000 1911s Will Be Up for Sale This Fiscal Year, Pricing Categories Set
Published: May 9, 2018 { 74 comments }The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) gave us a brief update this week on the status of those highly-coveted surplus 1911s. Looks like there won’t be as many available for purchase this year as we may have hoped. “While the National Defense Authorization Act granted transfer of a maximum of 10,000 1911s per year to the [...]
CMP Authorized to Sell First Batch of 8,000 1911s After a Delay
Published: January 31, 2018 { 71 comments }CMP members and affiliates will have to wait just a little longer before they will be able to purchase these historically and militarily significant pistols.
CMP Further Clarifies the Plan for Selling 1911s
Published: December 12, 2017 { 131 comments }This just in, a clarified version of the CMP’s plan to surplus 1911s.
Marine Shoots Perfect Score at National Trophy Rifle Team Match Competition
Published: August 5, 2016 { 4 comments }“It’s like winning the lotto, even though the lotto is luck and this takes a bit of skill,” he told the Civilian Marksmanship Program, which hosted the competition. “But it’s the same feeling. I can’t believe it.”