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Is this a good deal? (Springfield A-1 Loaded 1911 $799 with modifications)


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I'm looking to get my first 1911, (everything else I own is 9mm polymer), and my favorite LGS has a great condition used Springfield Armory A-1 Loaded (http://springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=4) with the following modifications:

 

1. Wilson Combat guide rod.

 

2. Hogue rubber grips (unsure of exact model but they are very grippy and fit my hand really well--slightly indented where the fingers go).

 

3. Trigger job. The owner handed it to me and told me to dry fire it, and I was surprised by the hair trigger--barely any pressure required to fire. I don't know who did the trigger job.

 

LGS wants $799. The gun seems to be in great shape, and it seems like a good deal, but I'd like a second (and third, fourth etc.) opinion, seeing as I have no experience purchasing/appraising a 1911.

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Thanks for the advice! Is your $800 out the door factoring in the modifications made? I know the guide rod and grips probably amount to no more than about $50 or so, but am unsure what the trigger job is worth. It's definitely an interesting trigger--barely any pull required, a true hair trigger. (Which probably means it'll be mostly a range gun or perhaps for competition if I ever get into that.)

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I'd try and get it lower, the trigger job is nice.

Personally the first thing I would do is ditch the FLGR and go back to a GI guide and plug.

Second is ditch the grips.

 

So I'd be thing of what additional it would cost me to put it right.

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I'd try and get it lower, the trigger job is nice.
Personally the first thing I would do is ditch the FLGR and go back to a GI guide and plug.
Second is ditch the grips.

So I'd be thing of what additional it would cost me to put it right.


It does have a Wilson Combat guide rod and nice rubberized hogue grips.
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