I have very mixed feelings about 1911's.

On the one hand I really want one, because they are a part of my American heritage. They are badass and definitely an amazing firearm to have in your collection.

On the other hand they have poor magazine capacity and supposedly can be a little more difficult to maintain. As well as their reliability is not as on par with some of my other pistols.

I think in the end I will wind up owning one someday. However it will probably be in a limited edition collectors case that will sit there, look pretty, and get used maybe once every couple of years for shits and giggles.