CMP Carbines

[DaveHH]

I received the Email from CMP and thought " These guys are going to go nuts." and they did. I have all I need or want, two originals and a great shooter. I'd say that I'm saving my money for the 45s, but to pay $1K for a non- heat treated rattletrap like I had in Vietnam is not a good ROI.
I saw a video featuring Jerry Miculek. He said that the WW2 made pistols had only one heat treated part, the slide stop and were expected to last for 3-4K rounds before breaking. Now his late father in law and late B.I.L. the Clarks were pretty good 45 guys. I wonder if that is entirely true? I know that by 1945 Colt was heat treating slides. My F.Bob Chow gun was built on a 1945 made Colt, it was shot probably 50-75K or more when shot on the Army pistol team and it is so tight that you need tools to take it apart. So far from being worn out.