George, your buddy got a great deal on that 1911. Hell, "bottom of the barrel" 1911s will run you $300.00. Your buddy is going to enjoy that pistol.
Speaking of enjoyment, Correia is going to find that S&W .45 is a creampuff to shoot. Excellent deal for him.
As usual, pretty much anything I was interested in firearms wise was either overpriced or out of my range. I ended up with 400 rounds of .308, and a Volquartsen target hammer for my 10/22. I bought it for my target gun, but the trigger pull improved so much, I think I will go back and get one for the "rack grade" 10/22. I highly suggest this modification to anyone that has a 10/22. I don't have a trigger scale, but I swear the pull has gone down from 8-12 lbs to 3 or so. No fitting, no fussing, and took me about 15 minutes to complete the job.
Zane