From that to this

Uh,...............

Nice job!

You did well!

Looks very nicely done. Real Avid puts out some nice tools, too.

You were handsomely rewarded by your efforts.

ok, after looking at it for quite a while i see why you did that. gutsy! it does look right, but i bet your blood pressure was up!

apipeguy said:

Looks very nicely done. Real Avid puts out some nice tools, too.

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Thanks, for a hobbyist their tool are great.

best.45 said:

ok, after looking at it for quite a while i see why you did that. gutsy! it does look right, but i bet your blood pressure was up!

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The only real tough part was shaping the new grip-safety to the tangs, luckily the grip safety was fat above and below the GS so I used duck-tape on the tangs and under slow speed with the Dremel and fresh sanding drums hack away enough grip safety material to get close and finished the rest/ and blended with 150 grip sandpaper. I also bobbed the duck bill as far as I could and then shaped and blended it all by handed and finished it with successive finer pads of Scothbrite.

Outstanding work.
I have passed on a couple NH beause I am mixed on the black parts on the stainless/HC frame.

really nice job!

The upgrades look good.

I've always liked the traditional two-tone finish on a 1911 but have never been too keen on the black parts on a stainless/silver frame. Although the gun before was nice, I think it looks so much better after your efforts. Nicely done!

Nice job for a hobbyist. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice job. Looks fantastic!

Well done! Don't know that I'd have the 'guts' to touch my WCs!