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Originally Posted by Slono

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A1) The frame actually does close to nothing for performance. Its what you put inside the gun that matters... just like a car. Leather seats and frosted windows won't give your car more horsepower. Having a stock frame with fully upgraded internals is absolutely fine and would still yield great results.

Sorry, I should have elaborated. I meant internals that could be upgraded without having the need of a reinforced frame. But you say that a stock frame can handle pretty highly upgraded internals?

A2) If you think about how the weight of the gun is distributed in stock form, to counteract that weight, think about where you want more weight to be and upgrade all the parts in that area. In this case, you'll want to upgrade to at least a metal barrel, slide, and bushing set to give the tip of the barrel more weight. Steel parts give the most weight.

Yeah, I'm hoping to obtain the outer barrel, inner barrel, and bushing set from ILLusion. As for the slide, I've read that, over time, a metal slide will wear out the stock frame where they rub. Any truth to that?

A3) No. It counts as a 1911. 5.1 usually refers to a double stacker (hi-capa). Likewise, so does a 4.3. The MEU was derived from the 1911 single stacker.

Ah, so the 1911 and Hi-capas are mutually exclusive. But Hi-capas are 2011s.

A4) In stock form, these guns already have great gas "mileage". The slide is light, so not a lot of gas is required to cycle it. Absolutely nothing is needed to be replaced right off the bat with Tokyo Marui 1911/hi-capa guns. That's the beauty of them.

The more expensive starting price is totally worth it then . Before I found this thread, I almost settled for a KJW KP-05 :smack:.

A5) Check THIS thread out. Long story short, glow in the dark or florescent adhesive dots are the best choice for these Novak sights. ILLusion sells them... I told him about them

Great! Nitesites seem like the perfect solution. ILLusion, you have any in stock?

Hope this helps.

Tremendously! You've answered what hours of research only hinted at. Thanks a lot, bro.

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

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Only thing that is a "must" is the nozzle. Stock one will crack on propane. I'd recommand SD ones to replace it.

Right, this is the kind of problem I'm trying to avoid with these questions. If ILLusion has an MEU compatible one, I will definitely add it to the list. Thanks, RacingManiac!