I'm thinking about customizing a 1911, and currently own a S&W 1911. Do you think this would serve as a good base gun to use? The type of work I'd want done are more basic things like night-sites, a magwell, reliability work, checkering, etc.
This is not work I would do myself - it would most likely be sent to Springfield Armory's Custom Shop. I have spoken to them and they have no problems working on the S&W's external extractor, but something just continues to sit in the back of my head that maybe this isn't the gun to customize. Do note that for the 1,200 rounds or so fired it's ran great for me.
My other option would be to go with a Springfield Mil-Spec, and have that built up and keep the S&W as is.
So, what would you do?
This is not work I would do myself - it would most likely be sent to Springfield Armory's Custom Shop. I have spoken to them and they have no problems working on the S&W's external extractor, but something just continues to sit in the back of my head that maybe this isn't the gun to customize. Do note that for the 1,200 rounds or so fired it's ran great for me.
My other option would be to go with a Springfield Mil-Spec, and have that built up and keep the S&W as is.
So, what would you do?