I recently got an MC Operator, and I plan on eventually suppressing it.

Almost every picture I see of a suppressed 1911 is a threaded 6'' barrel, and it looks sort of tacky.

What would be the best way to mount a suppressor so that the suppressor is as close as possible to the end of the slide?

I thought about buying a 6'', cutting it to 5 3/4" and then threading it.

Is there a better way?