I should have mentioned..if doing extensive mods, like having expensive sights installed to an inexpensive pistol.. (really to any firearm)
plan on keeping it a long time, as you'll rarely get the money invested in a gun, returned, if you decide to sell it.
I Bought a RIA GI style 1911, chambered in 9mm, because to use a Colt 1911 chambered in 45acp, (which I already owned) & converting it to a 9mm,
would have cost more than I paid for the brand new RIA 1911 in 9mm. This was years ago, when the GI model was the only one offered by RIA....
the fancier models weren't produced by them, or anyone, @ the time. The RIA 9mm was reliable, but I started putting $ into it..different grips, wanted better sights, had it Cerakoted (didn't like the parkerized fact. finish) trigger job, new springs..soon I had invested about what I'd paid for the entire pistol..
Really liked having a 1911 in 9mm, but stopped putting $ in the RIA & bought a (used) Springfield Loaded Target on gunbroker..
It had a SS finish (what I really wanted) & a bunch of features I like, & I didn't have to pay more for them. I'd tried finding a new Loaded Target, none were FS @ the time. Funny thing is, I bought the S/A for about the same $ I'd spent , buying & adding parts to the RIA..