When I was a teenager, I had the opportunity to shoot a lot of 1911's and swore I'd never own one because they seemed to be the least accurate pistols in my hands. Well over two decades later, I'm a 1911 nut. However, I'm not nuts over every 1911 as some manufacturers seemingly just want to produce one and jump on the bandwagon. Insist on a match grade barrel, and then decide what features you want. For example you might want night sights, ambi safety, a beveled mag well, and checkering on both the front strap and back strap. It's up to you but somebody makes a good 1911 with the features you want and then options for customization are endless. I don't know what your budget is but I personally believe Kimber offers the most value in a 1911 with custom features. There are better ones but the differences are so subtle that you almost have to have a really good one to appreciate a great one. I don't want to sound like a gun snob but many of us arrive at this point after acquiring a bunch of guns and spending way more money that what that one piece of "nirvana" would cost if we would have just sprung for it initially. But hey, every journey begins with the first step. Good luck on yours.
