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Originally posted by jimmy123x:

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Originally posted by bionic218:
You know what a RIA GI is worth at the trade-in counter? 'Bout $300. You know what a RIA with $1000 worth of upgrades is worth at the trade-in counter? 'Bout $300.

These are my exact thoughts. You really can't go wrong with a Colt. Also pay a little more and get the model (of any 1911) that has the sights, grip safety, trigger etc. already on it. Because to do it later takes a lot of wait time and more expense.

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Originally posted by Edmond:

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:

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Originally posted by bionic218:
You know what a RIA GI is worth at the trade-in counter? 'Bout $300. You know what a RIA with $1000 worth of upgrades is worth at the trade-in counter? 'Bout $300.

These are my exact thoughts. You really can't go wrong with a Colt. Also pay a little more and get the model (of any 1911) that has the sights, grip safety, trigger etc. already on it. Because to do it later takes a lot of wait time and more expense.

Agreed on both posts, especially Jimmy's.

I went cheap the first time with a SA mil spec. Cost me about $100 to get the slide cut for sights, cost of sights before I said to hell with it.

It's just like a car. You don't buy a stock Corvette to modify it when there are people out there selling their modded cars for pennies on the dollar. Same applies to guns. After that first mil spec, I only get what's ready to carry out of the box. Not sending my pistols in and losing them for weeks/months and spending hundreds for it to be worth what I paid for it.