Two separate and vastly different replies

by FOG, Sunday, June 16, 2013, 16:40 (4182 days ago) @ RidinLou

1) New slide or sights?

There are plenty of good 1911s around that already have good sights, so I think it depends on how much you like and want to keep that particular pistol.

I also think a 'new' slide is a bigger risk than new sights (not to mention 'bigger' cost).

If I wanted to 'target-shoot' the gun, I'd probably get new sights.

For any other purpose, I'd probably just paint the front sight white and leave it alone.

2) "UNFIRED" Fed Ord 1911

I think the note on the box regarding the trigger pull reduction effectively offsets the "unfired" status of this one, but that's just my opinion.

Whenever I hear the term applied to such a pedestrian piece or 'ordnance', I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not at a Gun Show: EVERY gun at every show is ALWAYS 'unfired'.

That being so, I'd probably shoot the Fed Ord 1911, if only to break the 'suspense'.

HTH

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