I'm gonna say this, and then abandon this thread entirely before it degenerates into the dreaded 1911 vs Glock debate...

Now I'm by no means knowledgeable on every gun subject under the sun, and don't pretend to be. This is my experience only, before all the 1911 guys get butt-hurt and start complaining that the Army isn't using 1911's anymore "cuz they're dumb youngins". But I have owned well over 100 firearms (mainly handguns) over the years, and shot many more times that. The 1911 is the only factory gun that I'm personally aware of, in which gunsmiths specialize in making it reliable. "The Custom Reliability Package". Taurus tried to get it right by polishing the feed ramp and relieving the ejection port as a standard operation, but even the two Taurus PT1911's that I fired would often choke on stock ball ammo. (And no, I don't limpwrist my guns... it was a clean gun, with factory ammo, and years of shooting technique behind it.) Everybody's own Kimber/Baer/Springfield is of course, the magical rainbow-flavored exception to the rule which has never jammed, and feeds "flying ashtrays" like shit through a goose. But me? I'll take something that can hold more than 8 rounds, is boringly reliable straight out of the box, and doesn't need me to feed it a strict diet of expensive ammo, baby oil, and not hurt it's feelings.