Anyone have experiance with a performance upgrade from Wilson on an existing (other manufactured) 1911?

 

I have a Sig 1911 which is a good gun - not a great gun..Not as accurate as my kimber, occaisonal (but too many) failures to feed/out of battery...(paid ~ 1,000$ for it new last summer - new).

 

For $1500 wilson will put one of there barrels and hand fit it to slide; replace the crappy night sites it has now; tighten up slide to frame fit; bullet proof thumb and bever grip safties; new barrel bushing; skeliton hammer, trigger job, BP mag release; FULL length guide rod; firing pin; reliabilty package...Basically replace all the inards and have the sig outer shell.

 

Sounds like a good deal - but never did anything like this and would appreciate opinions from anyone with some experience.

 

Money is secondary, wondering if I may expect a noticable improvement in accuracy and reliability?

 

Thanks,

(ps - I am a V-good shot and shoot alot - don't want to be asked if I am a safe queen or something (been asked before :-)).

Are you really that attached to the Sig? Sell it and put the money towards a new gun. You can be looking at the semi-customs. Les Baers run from $1900 and up. Ed Browns can start in the low $2000's. Even a S&W Performance Series can be had for $1800 bucks or so.

Are you really that attached to the Sig? Sell it and put the money towards a new gun. You can be looking at the semi-customs. Les Baers run from $1900 and up. Ed Browns can start in the low $2000's. Even a S&W Performance Series can be had for $1800 bucks or so.

 

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Exactly. You would now have $2500 in the gun and you could buy a Ed brown for that money or even a les Baer.

If you are going to get it worked on, I'd just find a decent smith who will convert it to a series 70 setup, do a trigger job and polish anything that needs it and fit a new bushing well. It might need a new barrel for a proper barrel fitting, but it might not.

 

 

send it back to sing have them tonight from 100 bucks save the money and put it towards ammo

You will never get your money back out of it...it will still be a Sig. If you want the Wilson upgrade, sell the Sig and buy a Wilson Combat.