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Originally Posted by p99guy
But G.I. 1911's were everyday utilitarian guns that were not babied by uncle sam....
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True, but as 44AMP can probably attest, when the M1911A1 was the standard-issue sidearm the Army had racks of spare slides for replacing the ones the nose broke off of. We no longer have that luxury. Sure, you might be able to buy a "correct" slide to replace a R-R slide -- and you'll probably pay more than the repaired gun is worth. Or you can buy a new slide from Caspian, make it look pretty much original ... and you still won't have a gun that's worth as much as the cheapest new Philippine 1911 clones.
Whether or not to shoot one of the original old war horses is a personal decision. If I should ever be fortunate enough to acquire a decent one, I would not shoot it.