Thats just it. You may or may not get a much better gun buy choosing another brand. You would only be sure if you can test them head to head in all catagories. I am not saying that your wrong but the Taurus 1911 is still a relative unknown. From my expierence I would buy the SA. But I can't say for sure that it would be a better gun. I love my new Taurus Ultralite 44 Mag. Everytime I take it out I like it better.