maybe the taurus 1911 would perform great, but I am dissapointed in what they cost. I consider taurus to be high quality at an inexpensive price, since im usually on a tight budget I do look at taurus' alot because they are quality gun at a competitive price which their 1911 at 470 bucks is deffinately not a very competitive price in comparison to what you can get from springfield for same money or less or the fact that I got much better gun for just a little over 100 bucks more.