I almost drove myself nutty trying to decide on a 1911. I read reviews, researched gun sites, and bugged forums with the same questions, "which is better, most reliable, etc?". Finally I gave up and walked into a local gun store and bought a Plain Jane RIA 1911M1. Funnest gun I own (so far). I've shot it, reloaded for it, taken it apart down to single components, modified it (trigger and sights), and really enjoy it both at the range and on the workbench...