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8/1/2010 11:24:03 AM EDT
I have an RIA 1911A1 that I want to ccw. I'm putting in a ambi safety, bobtail grip safety, and new hammer on it.

I need better sights and want to know if a gunsmith can take the slide and mill/cut out the A1 sights out so I can put novak sights on.

Can this be done or fill I have to suck up the cost and get a stripped Caspian/sti slide?
8/1/2010 11:36:43 AM EDT
[#1]
Anyone who's a decent machinist can mill dovetails and you don't need a new slide. But....

send the slide to Novak. They'll get it right.
8/1/2010 1:03:33 PM EDT
[#2]
How about you trade it for a RIA Tactical?  Sounds like everything you want...
8/6/2010 7:40:30 AM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:
How about you trade it for a RIA Tactical?  Sounds like everything you want...


I would, but I need to find one first.
8/6/2010 3:36:08 PM EDT
[#4]
www.centerfiresystems.com
8/6/2010 8:04:59 PM EDT
[#5]
Gander Mtn did my Novak cuts for $200.  I probably got taken on that deal, but they're the only place in town that'll do it.

ETA: They did a fine job, but they really pissed me off by not giving me an invoice with an estimated price when they took the slide.  The previous gunsmith had quoted me $100.  The new one wouldn't give me a quote before he started the work.  Had to pay the $200 to get my slide back.