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I think one point a lot of people have not mentioned is the ease of customizing the 1911. You can get a good quality pistol fairly cheaply (I love my Taurus 1911). You can get a basic military style model, like the Springfield, or you can get a fairly fancy expensive one like the Wilson versions. But no matter which one you choose, you can modify it to your hearts content. This lets you make it "my" pistol and there is no other just like it in the world. Do you want it just for shooting in one hand, partially ambidextrous, or fully ambidextrous? Do you want it accurrized and tightened, or as loosely made as the military ones (not a slam, by the way)? What kind of sights do you want on it? Do you want to shoot it for combat or for competition?

How much do you want to spend and when can be driving factors. I can by a $400 basic pistol now, and spread the cost of modifying it over several years, ending up with the same pistol that would have cost me $2500 now, but I got to shoot it along the way. This also let me see exactly what each modification did for accuracy and reliability and if I liked it or not.

I bought mine the way I liked it and have not modified it yet. I might play with the sights later on but I have not yet done so. I like the 1911 for the way it fits my hand and the way it naturally points for me.