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If you are mechanically inclined at all, I'd say go for the gold!

There are lots of youtube videos on dis-assembly and reassembly. Watch several of them before you tackle it and then decide how far you want to go. They are actually very easy to take apart and with a bit of patience, go back together without much trouble. If you have a full size 1911 available, I would suggest starting on it. The larger parts are easier for my fat fingers.

I learned to completely strip a 1911a1 in the service with someone yelling in my ear that I was going to slow and the same process to reassemble it. Now, 40 years later, I can't start to take a 1911 apart without hearing Senior Chief Peeler's voice in my head.

When you master the process, you'll better understand exactly what makes it go bang and will have a new sense of pride.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.