Eightball
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Basic question--are series 70 1911's REALLY worth it? Just got into a heated debate with one of my fellow schoolmates about it. He says that with a Series 70, you'd have to file parts to fit individual frames, that the only good ones are the WWII Colts (I thought some of the "rolled-off-the-factory-floor-last-week," WWI repro ones were good? Correct me if I'm wrong), and questioned the validity of really wanting to order one. I was under the impression that, on a good series 70, you could just order a part from Brownells or whatnot, have it fit (generally speaking), less to go wrong, and (once you do some footwork and get some stuff done to it) would be a better all-around 1911. He also argues that by the time you take a Series 70, and maybe put some night sights and an ambi safety, maybe get a trigger job, and if I felt like it some front-strap texturing, maybe eventually get a new hammer/beavertail safety, that I "could just buy an off-the-shelf Ed Brown for about the same price". While I tried to explain to him that "getting done eventually" type work is less costly in the immediate sense, and I don't just "have" the money to plunk down on a custom jobbie, this failed to get through to him.
So now I'm wondering--is it really worth it to get a Series 70, if I want a "made in america, done like it should be" type 1911? I really don't think I'd ever have the $1000+ to get one of those "custom" deals, which is why I'm mulling this over.
EDIT: And yes, I would lump some of the brand-new Series 70 Colts in there, not the middling "crap" batches they were putting out for a few years.
Thoughts?
So now I'm wondering--is it really worth it to get a Series 70, if I want a "made in america, done like it should be" type 1911? I really don't think I'd ever have the $1000+ to get one of those "custom" deals, which is why I'm mulling this over.
EDIT: And yes, I would lump some of the brand-new Series 70 Colts in there, not the middling "crap" batches they were putting out for a few years.
Thoughts?