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i've installed both the pgc and the guarder 1911 kits and would recommend the guarder. the pgc finish is BEAUTIFUL but the guarder one is more... velvety, if you've ever seen one of their new gen metal bodies you know what i mean. the trades are crispy on both, but the clincher is that unlike the guarder 226 kit (which is also beautiful) it's a breeze to install, the only part i had issues with was the screw in the frame over the trigger guard which was solved with a shorter screw. the pgc kit took a lot of fiddling to make work perfectly, but when it did it had very impressive gas efficiency.
thus the rundown:
aesthetics: guarder(barely)>pgc but this is personal, i love the "velvety" finish and any wear on it (though it is quite resiliant) looks fantastic and to me, this is more 1911-ey than a flawless wonderfully flat grey.
install: guarder>pgc. the guarder kit, though slightly destructive to the original parts required only minimal filing whereas the pgc kit took a few hours and a lot of problem solving to install.
performance: guarder=pgc. though pgc has better gas efficiency (a few shots past a full mag vs. barely a full mag), i assume that those who care about performance usually field their guns and thus would appreciate a sidearm that ages nicely.
price: guarder>pgc. the two people for whom i installed the kits paid very different amounts for them, the pgc kit cost around 300 and the guarder 160.
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