Originally Posted by OKFC05

I am not a gunsmith. There are two ways to make a gun cheaper: 1. use softer metal which is cheaper to buy and easier on the tools and 2, do less fitting.
My worry about working on cheap parts is that no amount of fitting will make soft parts last. Nor fix a crooked frame.
A friend of mine worked and worked on a Taurus and kept buying aftermarket parts until he finally gave in and let my gunsmith take a look at it. Verdict: put all the original parts back in and sell it cheap. The frame was crooked. Caveat emptor.