Does anyone in the Indy area stock Springfield TRP's?
nice guns, but Overpriced for what it is.
For that one particular? Or all TRP's in General?
TRPs in general. At the 1300 price point, they should have better internals. The OEM factory MIM stuff is functional enough, but doesn't belong in 1300+ gun. STI or Dan Wesson would be a better value.
And I think having TACTICAL engraved on the dustcover is super cheesy.
1911's are complicated.
If you are serious about buying one, why buy one directly off the production line? In your price range they are still not going to have the best fire controls and certainly won't have hand fitted components overall or at all.
The TRP model you are looking at will need a replacement rear sight if you are serious about carry for defense. Those snag free rears look cool but are useless for one hand clearing/loading, etc. Might as well go with the good stuff (Trijicon HD) rather than paying for "combat tritium" you'll replace anyway?
If I were you I'd be talking to AllenM. You and he could be shopping for a decent gun/frame to build on or build all together. Heck, he might even have one laying around?
I'd go 5" stainless for starters.