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An inexpensive 1911 would be my choice for a starting project. Fitting beavertails, checkering, sights, finishing (polishing, bluing, parkerizing)...there are just a big bunch of things that can be done to improve a cheapie and learn from at the same time. Parkerizing can be done on a camp stove with a stainless container and doesn't require lots of equipment...just one small example. None of this stuff is beyond anyone that wants to learn and will put out some effort. Take a 1911 and the sky is the limit as far as how far you want to go with it.
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