I've had my share of handguns. Some were bought on a whim, while others were well thought out purchases. My first 1911 is a good example of this.
I still have this gun after all this time, and have put alot of time into building it just the way I wanted. She taught me alot about gunsmithing, and served as my guinea pig/learning tool for as long as I have been old enough to own a pistol.
Right now my # 70 now wears:
KART slide & Barrel
Wilson full length guide rod & 22lb. recoil spring
Chip McCormick tacticle trigger
Wilson Sear & Hammer
Wilson Hammer Spring
Bo-Mar adjustable rear sight
Pachmyr wrap around combat grips
Chip McCormick mainspring housing
Stainless Allen grip screws
Wilson Combat Compensator
Wilson Mag-well
Wilson extended mag release
Wislon tactical safety
Wilson Beavertail safety
Wilson heavt duty extractor
and gets fed excusively with Chip McCormick Magazines.
I have hammer peened the frame & slide to fit, ground down the frame to fit the hi-rise beaver tail safety, polished the feed ramp and well as doing my own trigger job. This 1911 has been a wonderful gun to work on, and even a better gun to shoot. Johm Brownings design has been copied alot, but in my opinion, seldomly duplicated. My best friend just got me a Ruger 22/45 which will be my latest project gun, but everything I'll end up doing to that gun will be directly effect by what I've learned on my 'ole # 70.