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Old January 19, 2009, 09:56 PM   #3
Andrewh
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depends on how cheap, and what you want done.

A GI isn't going to have a beavertail.
So right off the bat, with drop in only parts and having a smith put it in, it will run around 110 bucks.(just priced this out myself). Wilson beavertail and commander hammer.

Some people are not happy with the gap left by drop in parts.
So now you are into fitting a part which brings you up another 50 to 100 depending on your smith.

This cut into the frame, so now you have to get it refinished.

Say a cheap blue job, up another 100. But a good finish is probably closer to 200.

Now you are into the gun for call it 300 not counting the price of the gun.
That didn't count any internals, or tuning.
If you got the gun for 400 and under, then you are only into it for 700, you would be spending another 200 to 300 for a custom kimber. I'd say you were ahead.

Ofcourse all the prices drop if you do the work yourself.
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