I am looking to build up a stock Government model Colt 1991a1, series 80. I won't be doing the fitting work myself; I am going to leave that up to the gunsmith I picked to put it all together. But I do want to buy the parts myself (his prices were sort of loopy!)
So I have a few questions:
1) Barrels.
My barrel has seen better days. It is certainly usable, but I figure that as long as I getting work done, might as well do it all. So where should I look for barrels? I am looking more for long life (I'll be shooting mostly just factory 230gr FMJ) and reliability. I am not really looking for some super match-grade accuracy, but I'll take it. (Hey, I may become a good shot someday!)
2) Trigger, beavertail, saftey, hammer, etc.
I'll probably just order up a mess of Wilson parts here, but I was thinking about getting the Cylinder and Slide 'USMC Profile' hammer and a Videki 'solid' trigger (no holes). Any thoughts about that? Also, what sort of beavertail do you guys prefer? USGI-style? Full-sized with 'memory groove'?
3) Caspian Recon Rail.
To let me use my existing lights, I was going to have one of these rails put on. Any thoughts? Would I still be able to use 'normal' 1911 holsters, or do they add too much size?