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Yea that is another question. (1 USD = ZAR 14.61) But hey we live once and I want to enjoy my retirement. What I will do is shoot her for 200 rounds and take it from there. She is brand new and still at the gun dealer. (Most probably I have to wait about 6 months to get my license - South Africa you know)(I am budgeting in the meanwhile)
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200 rounds is barely enough to get acquainted. Although I disparage the concept, many people and some handgun manufacturers say that a pistol isn't "broken in" for at least 500 rounds. Some people (not me) go through 200 rounds in a single range session. In addition to being a 1911 aficionado, I'm also a Jeeper (which, in the U.S. as opposed to my late wife's native country, means that I drive an actual Jeep [brand] vehicle, not just any 4x4) and, in the Jeep world, we have a saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." In the "Gunsmithing and Troubleshooting" discussion area of this forum, there are numerous discussions along the line of, "I changed ___ and ___ and ___ on my Megablaster 347X and now it jams on the first shot of every magazine. What can I do?"
Usually, someone will ask if it did that before installing the [alleged] "upgrades." If the answer is (and it usually is) "No," then the response is ...
"Put it back the way the factory made it, and shoot it."
We often remind people that no part for a 1911 is a true "drop in" part. Every single part is subject to manufacturing tolerances. Beyond that, many makers of aftermarket "upgrade" parts intentionally make their parts oversized (out of specification) with the intention that the parts will be fitted to each gun by a qualified gunsmith. Even the Wilson Combat "drop in" grip safety (which is on your list) may or may not drop into your pistol. That part comes with an instruction sheet that shows you where and how to file it for fit. It's not rocket science, but if you goof and take one or two more passes with the file than what's necessary -- you ruin the part and make the gun unsafe. Now multiply that by the number of parts you want to replace, and consider the effect on the gun of changing all those parts, each of which has to play nicely with all the others. Of course it can be done, but is it worth the time and effort?
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