Editing M1911 pistol (section)

===Custom models===
Since its inception, the M1911 has lent itself to easy customization. Replacement sights, grips, and other aftermarket accessories are the most commonly offered parts, more so since the 1950s and the rise of competitive pistol shooting. 

Price ranges from a low end of around $400 for basic models imported from Turkey ([[TİSAŞ]] and [[GİRSAN]]) and the Philippines             ([[Armscor (Philippines)|Armscor]], Metro Arms, and SAM Inc.) to more than $4,000 for the best competition or tactical versions ([[Dan Wesson Firearms|Dan Wesson]], [[Les Baer]], [[Nighthawk Custom]], [[Springfield Armory, Inc.|Springfield Custom Shop]], and [[Wilson Combat]]).<ref>{{cite book |last=Sweeney |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Sweeney (gunsmith) |title=1911: The First 100 Years |publisher=Krause Publications |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4402-1115-7 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1911 Customization|url=https://www.wilsoncombat.com/1911-customization/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Wilson Combat|language=en-US}}</ref>

These modifications can range from changing the external finish, checkering the frame, to hand fitting custom hammers, triggers, and sears. Some modifications include installing compensators and the addition of accessories such as [[tactical light]]s and even scopes.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite book |author-last1=Thompson|author-first1=Leroy|author-first2=Rene|author-last2=Smeets |title=Great Combat Handguns: A Guide to Using, Collecting and Training With Handguns |publisher=Arms & Armour Publication |date=October 1, 1993 |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/greatcombathandg0000thom/page/256 256] |isbn=978-1-85409-168-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/greatcombathandg0000thom/page/256}}</ref> 

A common modification of John Browning's design is to use a full-length guide rod that runs the full length of the recoil spring. 

This adds weight to the front of the pistol, but does not increase accuracy, and does make the pistol slightly more difficult to disassemble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_165_27/ai_105698456/|title=Full length guide rods – myth or magic?|work=American Handgunner|edition=September–October 2003|author=Charles E. Petty|access-date=2011-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017004433/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_165_27/ai_105698456/|archive-date=2015-10-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2002, custom guns could cost over and are built from scratch or on existing base models.<ref name="Rauch">{{cite book |last=Rauch |first=Walt |title=Practically Speaking: An Illustrated Guide; the Game, Guns and Gear of the International Defensive Pistol Association |publisher=Rauch & Company, Ltd. |year=2002 |page=80 |isbn=978-0-9663260-1-7}}</ref>