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I've been shopping for a 1911 and it seems like 1911's are getting harder and harder to find. Is it me, or are they getting scarce?



 
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Not so in my part of the world. The 5 shops within 20 minutes of me all have 1911's in stock from multiple manufacturer's.



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My local shop actually had a decent selection the other day. I ended up buying a Springfield 9mm 4.25 Ronin. They had, 9, 45 and 10mm of several manufacturers.
 
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1911s "scarce"? The 2 don't belong in the same sentence.


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It's you. Smile Oh wait, I see you are in California; do they still even sell guns there? Cool


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It's you. Smile Oh wait, I see you are in California; do they still even sell guns there? Cool



For real, though - I was thinking that the CA “approved list” excluded some 1911 models / makers that might otherwise be more common in other parts of the country.



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When I was shopping for a 1911/2011 replacement for my G34 at the beginning of the month I found plenty of 1911's.

The smallest of the three shops said they were in high demand and harder to get.



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It's you. Smile Oh wait, I see you are in California; do they still even sell guns there? Cool



For real, though - I was thinking that the CA “approved list” excluded some 1911 models / makers that might otherwise be more common in other parts of the country.


The roster is likely the biggest part of the problem. We can still get a lot of Springfield, Sig, and Kimber 1911’s. However the ones on the CA roster are all models that date back several years. Can’t wait to retire and leave.



 
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I poured Corn Flakes into my bowl for breakfast this morning and a 1911 fell out, so...


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They are not at all scarce if you live in a free state. LGSes around me have everything from Phillipines & Turkish-made 1911s for $400 and change to $3K+ boutique brands.
 
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Not really I have a bunch of them. Big Grin


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Posts: 700 | Location: Illinois | Registered: December 03, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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It's raining 1911s here, all different makes and price points.
 
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Seems that 1911's are about as rare as sand in the desert.
 
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It may depend on the price range for 1911's. Lot's of the high end stuff isn't as available as it once was.. Could be lots of reasons.. Perhaps the stock market!
 
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The big gun shop here has one entire display case devoted to nothing but 1911s made by various makers. Seems like everybody makes 'em these days. Roll Eyes


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Not scarce in my safes Big Grin


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