Start with JMB's design. GI Spec spring steel extractors, machined internals, all made to blue print specs, with exception for hammer spurs to fit beavertails.. Frame to original blue print specs, with exceptions for a beavertail to prevent hammer bite/grip safety bite, and forged stainless or carbon steel as material.
- Beavertail grip safety for higher grip, and reasons stated above, plus no speed / memory bump.
- Commander Style Hammer for above reasons.
- Narrow Extended thumb safety, not ambi; standard GI is also fine though.
- Plain Front Strap - That lets the customer decide on leaving plain, checkering, serrations, stippling, what LPI for the first two, etc.
- Fixed Sights - plain Novaks, Heinies, other low profile, I'm not real picky if its a quality sight set. I'd not complain if night sights in same styles were standard though.
- GI Style plug and short rod for easy disassembly, this is a fighting pistol.
- Slotted convex grip screws so I can turn them with a case head to disassemble the pistol since it is its own toolbox.
- GI Spec magazines to the letter. Search 1911Tuner's post "Magazine Observations" in Gunsmithing and you'll see why I'm sold. I'd prefer three magazines with the pistol.
- 4 & 1/4" true commander length prefered, 5" Gov't length would be my second choice.
- Keeping with the fighting pistol theme, brushed or blasted stainless, parked carbon, or melonite qpq type on stainless or carbon for durable finishes.
I think that's all.
