Since I mentioned my CD 1911EFS....
So, several months back, I traded for this Charles Daly 1911EFS. I quickly, for giggles, threw on the Boondock Saints grips, as well as the bushing comp. Only mods done were polishing up the hoop, sear, disconnector, and hoop track, for a smoother pull. Also, as you can see in the pics, I had slimmed up the slide lock, as it was too wide to fit into any of my holsters.
Well, I since added a front Trijicon night sight, and in doing so, had to do a little trimming. So the finish wasn't so nice, around the sight. As it's an inexpensive pistol to start with, and a friend does nickel-teflon, as well as moly-teflon, coatings, I thought the CD would be a great candidate for refinishing. So, into the sandblaster it went. And a few hours later.....
It came out with nickel-teflon small parts, the mag release, slide lock, safeties, beaver tail and mainspring housing. The lower frame is black moly-teflon, while the slide is nickel-teflon on the inside, coyote tan moly-teflon on the outside. A set of VZ grips now adorn the pistol, and while stainless screws came with the grips, they were of the wrong pitch to fit the bushings.
I had to polish the rails a bit afterwards, and prior to the new coatings, I had polished the feed ramp/barrel throat. So, what do ya think? Future mods that are planned are a new fire control group, and magwell. Maybe, lol.
Anyway, thought I'd share. I haven't shot it yet, since refinishing. But for a cheap 1911, it's fit is excellent, and now it has a finish to match, IMHO.