I purchased a black cerakote model "XSE" style Colt Rail Gun several years back. I had grandiose ideas of turning this pistol into a full house custom, but every damn time I get ready to pull the trigger, other life expenses come up or I talk myself out of it and buy another 1911. I've tried to get this done 4 times in the past 5 years, and ended up with a SA MC OP, a DW Specialist, a new furnace, and a rebuilt back deck.
I'm going to make the commitment this time and slowly gather parts until spring, then everything is going to Evolution. If I piece meal the parts, I think I'll have a better chance of getting this guy completed.
This particular gun is more accurate than I am, the barrel locks up solid as a rock, and I can live with the less than perfect slide to frame fit. It is a Colt after all. However, the remainder leaves quite a bit to be desired cosmetically. The stock ambi safety has shot loose and feels mushy, the grip safety is fit like sh*t, front strap needs checkering, it needs tritium, I want a magwell, I want a solid trigger, maybe a dehorn, maybe a Clark rib, maybe replace some MIM, and then Ionbond DLC all over everything.
I'm thinking WC Bullet Proof Ambi Safety and Beavertail Safety, Solid Long Trigger, and maybe a hammer, sear, and disconnector. Also want a set of Heinie Straight 8 sights like the set on my Specialist. I was going to order a WC one piece magwell, but my only options are 20 or 30lpi, and I want the FSC at 25lpi. I usually wouldn't care, but being that I have waited this long, I want everything matchy matchy. Now I'm thinking I should just save some additional coin and have Evolution fit a Stan Chen Gen II while the gun is there.
My goal is to carry/shoot the piss out of it, establish some honest wear, and give this to my oldest son on his 21st birthday (he's 4). So I want it to be something special. Heirloom Customs did a "Blackened Rail Gun" awhile back that I'm drooling over for inspiration, but that had to have been a 5-7k build. I'm gonna try to mod this out for $1,000-$1,500, not including the parts I'm going to start picking up.
Any advice as to the direction I'm headed? Any 1911 aficionados have a better idea for the parts list?