One last note on 1911 stuff I want to add: don't be discouraged from checking out 1911s in 9mm. I got a screaming good deal on a Springfield Emissary in 9 so I thought I'd check it out. Out of the box I was able to get 5 rounds into an A-zone at 10 meters in under 3 seconds with a draw. I'm an alright shooter so I bet someone really good could cut a full second off that.
For a long time every standard-issue 1911 I'd fired always netted poor results. I could keep things in the A-zone (or hit whatever I wanted to hit) but on paper it always looked more like a shotgun spread than a pistol group. However, I still loved the handling & function of the 1911; which I couldn't say for Glock, Sig, S&W, etc.
So I chalked it up to the 1911's oft-alleged general inaccuracy, and for a long time thought the only way to get real paper-punching performance from a 1911 required race-gun levels of work & money. Then I got my hands on a Chinese 9mm Tokarev-clone, shot surprisingly well considering TT's aren't known for accuracy either, so it got the cogs turning; in that maybe the problem isn't the platform, since I generally shot better with any 9mm (except Berettas & Rugers) even though I largely disliked how they felt & looked.
Not long after I had the opportunity to test-drive two new Kimber government-sized 1911s, nearly identical aside from caliber & sights; the .45 had "better" sights & trigger. And it was a startling night/day difference; while I struggled with the .45 just to stay on steel, it was boringly simple with the 9mm. But wasn't all fun, as both Kimbers suffered from multiple failures to feed and sometimes didn't go into battery, per magazine fired. It was bad enough that I passed on both, and also set the tone for every Kimber I've tried since.
But back then unmodified full-size 9mm 1911s were pretty sparse on the market except for expensive/boutique brands like Kimber & Colt, and finding them used meant they'd usually already had a plethora of upgrades/fixes that I didn't want to deal with deleting or tracking down.
But it seems like wasn't until relatively recently (past 10yrs or so) that the heresy of government 1911s in 9mm became a regular thing with budget manufacturers, so now I'm kind of spoiled for choices if I ever do decide to pick up one up.
The experience also led me to try various Glock-brand Glocks, FN, HK, Ruger, etc in .45ACP..... and found I shoot poorly with just about anything chambered in God's own caliber; so it really was just me, no matter what it's delivered with. And interestingly, I can still shoot comparatively harsh 9mm compact 1911s better than heavier full-sized pussycat .45s.
