JMHO,But unless you go to a full blown deal like a ED BROWN ,LES BAER,or WILSON pistol the Kimber's are really hard to beat.I have a colt 1911 model that I bought about 30 years ago One of my bud's gave it the full treatment.Stainless bbl, beveled well,ambi saftey,put the smith sights on it ( That was the going thing back then) i mean all the bells and whistles.Good shooting gun.But I bought a Kimber custom target, and an Eclipse.The colt will not touch either out of the box.My money is on the Kimber You can get the customs for around $650 or $700 the Eclipse is about a grand or a little better.