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I've heard claims that the Army actually taught this method of seating the slide stop. It's not in the manual, but then again lots of things were done that weren't in the manual, like shoe polish on your M1 stock. Tom

You want unique? Shoot a stock gun. Seems like everyone customizes the heck out of theirs. Mind you, I customized mine too... put an arched mainspring housing on it and Packmayr grips. :-) Most of the toys are utterly unnecessary. People do it for fun, I think. Tom

I have two 1911: 1918 Colt Model of 1911 (and yes, I shoot it) Remington R1S with some mods to make it look like a M1911A1 I used to carry the Colt until I got the Remington. Tom

3 blued GI Checkmate from the 80s with modern followers for my Model of 1911. 3 stainless Checkmate with GI feed lips for my Remington R1S. Plus the 1918 Colt magazine and the two craptastic mags that came with the R1S, but these I don't use. Tom

The first .45 I ever fired was a SIG. I love my 1911 now but it's a good piece. You won't hate it at all. Tom

Less forgiving? Only because they're made so damn tight today. If you built it a little looser like it originally was, you can get it plenty dirty. Tom

Yup. Tom

I disbelieve. If it was original specification, it NEEDED nothing. But people are convinced they need all the toys. So do tell what you did to it? Tom

Perhaps you might look into a small-radius firing pin stop. Tom

Wow. Um, no. Millions of soldiers used them. All you have to do is keep it cleaned and lubricated. Learning to take it completely apart is simple with military manuals. You'll need to change a spring now and again. Cheap and easy. Yeah it has a few more parts than some other guns. Takes a...

Fixed sights? I grant you that the sights are not adjustable for elevation but they are adjustable for windage and have been, all the way back to 1911. As for all of the other "improvements" mentioned, the magwells, the longer grip safety, an extended thumb safety... HAH! I grant you the grip...

Try one of these: http://www.cylinder-slide.com/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=CS2309B Tom

The only trouble I had with my Remington R1S went away when I tossed the original magazines and springs. As mentioned above, too many manufacturers think they know better than what the blue prints say. Tom

Your Taurus is probably slightly out of spec. Tom

I carry and shoot full-size 1911s. If it's set up properly, you can hold a 1911 just enough to not drop it... and shoot it... and it doesn't fly out of your hand. Very easy. By "properly set up" I mean a decent Colt. They don't mess around with making a good pistol "better". I have to say that...

I really wanted to like my CZ-52 but I just couldn't find the proper grip on it, so I sold it. You might want to try to handle one first. Tom

Other than the Remington being Series 80, I find this statement to be remarkable. What, exactly, is not "mil spec" about it? Mine sure looks "mil spec". Tom

Gallery of Guns is showing $729 blued or $789 stainless. It has a fitted match barrel even in the lowest-price models which are decidedly GI in profile. Not sure what you mean by trigger. You pull it, and the hammer drops. :-) I bought it because Colts go well over a thousand, here. Tom

The Remington R1 is a good gun. Love mine. Tom

All good advice here. I carry a full-size 1911 just fine. Tom