I cleaned and lubed the pistol, then immediately took it to the range to begin saving money. I had one failure to extract in the first 100 rounds. At first, the accuracy was pretty dismal. Then, as I was detailing the pistol, I felt the rear sight move under my thumb. I took it off, center punched the bottom of the slide's dovetail a couple of times, and reinstalled it with red LocTite. The accuracy immediately improved. Fortunately, CDNN had Colt 9mm magazines for $24, so I ordered a couple. The pistol only came with one.
After looking at the gorgeous Colt bluing on the Series 70 pistol, I decided it would be a shame to cut the frame for a beavertail grip safety. I decided to keep the little Mil-Spec spur. With the Commander hammer the pistol is not biting me, and I like the old school look of it. I do ride my thumb on top of the thumb safety, so I installed a single sided Ed Brown thumb safety to match my other 1911s. I had some sambar stag grips in the parts box which I accepted in trade a year or so ago. I had been waiting for a pistol worthy of these grips, so I installed them with o-rings under the screws to prevent the screws from losening..
I had originally planned to replace the trigger with a black CMC unit, and install a flat Ed Brown mainspring housing. The more I look at this pistol though, the more I like it just the way it is. I will follow my own advice and just shoot it for 6 months before I do anything else. I tuned the extractor, and cleaned it's tunnel with a .22LR Tornado brush. I used the old ball peen trick to tighten up the bushing in the slide. I polished up the innards of the pistol and stoned the hammer hooks to .020. I took the pistol back to the range and was extremely pleased with the results.
