jpatterson
Member
Hi all, this topic may have been beat to death, but I couldn't find anything relevant to my actual question on the search feature, so I guess I'll throw it out anyway.
Some of you may have read my previous thread about falling in love with a 1911 and selling/trading my XD for it, and now I am putting that plan in motion. But I am looking for an entry level 1911 (and by that I mean lower end) but one that can take upgrades as I discover what I actually want.
I got an offer to trade my XD.45 for a High Standard 1911 and I am kinda skeptical about it. Not the trade or the trader whatsoever, but I have read bad reviews on High Standards. I have considered this trade for about a week, but I am unfamiliar with the 1911 tuning/upgrading system. Are parts generally universal drop-ins or are they specific to make/model/size of the pistol itself?
I guess what I am trying to say is that if I trade for the High Standard, can I replace things as I go with aftermarket parts from any manufacturer or do I have to find ones that fit the High Standard individually? This is going to be a lonnnng work in progress, but I hope to one day have a 1911 that is customized to my exact specifications coming from say, a High Standard.
Is this possible?
Some of you may have read my previous thread about falling in love with a 1911 and selling/trading my XD for it, and now I am putting that plan in motion. But I am looking for an entry level 1911 (and by that I mean lower end) but one that can take upgrades as I discover what I actually want.
I got an offer to trade my XD.45 for a High Standard 1911 and I am kinda skeptical about it. Not the trade or the trader whatsoever, but I have read bad reviews on High Standards. I have considered this trade for about a week, but I am unfamiliar with the 1911 tuning/upgrading system. Are parts generally universal drop-ins or are they specific to make/model/size of the pistol itself?
I guess what I am trying to say is that if I trade for the High Standard, can I replace things as I go with aftermarket parts from any manufacturer or do I have to find ones that fit the High Standard individually? This is going to be a lonnnng work in progress, but I hope to one day have a 1911 that is customized to my exact specifications coming from say, a High Standard.
Is this possible?