Originally Posted by dandyrandy

ati commander 1 by Dandy Randy, on Flickr
Just received the new ATI Commander and it looks well machined and put together. This is going to be my "UPGRADE A CHEAP 1911 COMMANDER" project. However I already see some problems. The grip bushings are not machined well and look like an odd size. There not the slim ones and there not the normal size ones and they seem like a size somewhere between that??? The good thing is I might be able to use slim grips on this gun right out of the box however I HATE slim grips! I am changing out the bushings to standard Wilson Combat size. Also I went ahead and put in a Wilson Combat spring kit. After all that I will see how the gun shoots. Besides the grip bushing everything else looks good. I like the sights there easy to see unlike the old GI tiny thin blade like style these are fatter. I heard this gun shoots low so we shall see how it does. I dont think Im going to make a marksman pistol out of this gun but hopefully it will be better than it was at the end of this journey.