Awhile back, I wanted to complete my H&K set by getting a KSC USP .45 as my sidearm. Absolutely fantastic gun, but I got it mostly stock, and never ended up getting any extra mags or metal slide, and now it's all overpriced or System-7 stuff, which led me to the flimsy pretense of finishing my PMC set with a sidearm. Long story short, I love
ILLusion's TLE/RL II but the pricetag's a little steep, and I don't really need to shoot a gnat's wings at 40 paces anyway, and I'd love to tweak the look to make it personal. I love the two-tone, and I'm pretty sure Hi-Capa's the way to go rather than MEU/1911, but I also know very little about these gasguns.
I guess the first question is: WE or Marui. I know WE are all metal, but I'll be replacing a lot of the parts anyway (grip, frame, slide, barrel, hardware like slidestop, beavertail, etc...), and I know Marui has quality but again; I'll be replacing a lot of the furniture and innards. The next question is that Shooter's Design has a really great looking
ported slide, but I can't find any ported barrels. I guess I'd have to send a barrel in to a machine shop to line up the ports, but if someone could shed some light that'd be great.
So basically, I've got the idea, and some of the parts I want lined up, but I'd like some advice on how to proceed. Thanks in advance.