My dad gifted me a Colt M1991A1 he bought over 20 years ago to customize. My only other 1911 is a Remington R1 Limited in .40 S&W and is a pretty loaded pistol and needs nothing to excel in it's role as a range toy.
But, this 1911 is supposed to be a barbecue gun and needs some more work.
So far, it looks like he had the slide smoothed and polished with some gold inlay done. The frame also has some light polishing done. He had custom grips made out of hippo ivory with the USMC logo added. Rear sight is a Bo-Mar.
Barrel is also bare and does not look like the standard M1991A1 offering. The hammer looks like it was polished or upgraded.
He claims it has never been fired, but when I cleaned it, there was quite a bit of powder residue removed. It came with one genuine Colt 7-round magazine and two cheap copies.
So, I'd like to upgrade the trigger, hammer, and get some more good magazines.
I'm pretty sure that upgrading parts on a 1911 is not like on a Glock and you have to pay a gunsmith to install and hand-fit pretty much everything.
Any idea on suggestions for decent custom parts and a rough estimate what a gunsmith should charge to install them?
Here is the pistol in current form.
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