rebuild original or custom?

[optikalilution]

i bought the 1911 i talked about in the earlier post for $400.
it is a colt frame with serial number 336XXX and it is in great condition, it has a remington rand slide (3rd gen) in bad condition on top.

should i try to find a matching slide for the colt, or should i send it to clarks custom guns and have the entire thing gone through, accuracy job done, reliablity job done and hard chromed.

just looking for some outside opinion from a knowledgable source such as this forum.

BTW. i have been searching this forum for hours and found GREAT info and a new favorite site to frequent.

[bgiven]

Sounds like a shooter to me..... but ultimately the owner is the only one that has to be happy with your decision.

[patentmike]

If you are going to hard chrome it, sounds like you are going the non-orignal route. Nothing wrong with that.

[Mark Hitchcock]

i bought the 1911 i talked about in the earlier post for $400.
it is a colt frame with serial number 336XXX and it is in great condition, it has a remington rand slide (3rd gen) in bad condition on top.

should i try to find a matching slide for the colt, or should i send it to clarks custom guns and have the entire thing gone through, accuracy job done, reliablity job done and hard chromed.

just looking for some outside opinion from a knowledgable source such as this forum.

BTW. i have been searching this forum for hours and found GREAT info and a new favorite site to frequent.

I have a couple Colt slides that are correct for your serial number. Email me, mark.hitchcock@cnh.com if interested. Thanks