It was about the same price range as a Colt. The Performance Center at S&W takes a production 1911 and customizes it. It's frame is Scandium Aluminum which makes it a bit lighter for carrying. I switched out the G10 grips for Curly Koa because the G10 grips were chaffing my side while carrying.Nothing wrong with liking what you like when it comes to guns. That is a nice one; maybe too fancy for me and probably too expensive for my pocketbook but nice nonetheless. I like those grips, nice wood usually makes a firearm look much better than other materials, at least for me. One of my girlfriends once told me something similar about nice wood but that was decades ago.
I am wondering how the slots in the slide might affect the operation of the pistol; does less weight affect the recoil & how reliably well the slide works and does such a modification require a custom recoil spring, etc.. I do not modify firearms very much at all nor do I usually purchase custom made guns; so, I have no clue as to how a design modification like that would affect the pistol's function. Please enlighten my curious side.