I've got a couple of Para-Ordnance P14's, and I lke them a lot. My stainlessP14-45 Limited cost about $750. Very nice piece. It was slightly finicky with reloads that I used in my other P14, but I shortened the OAL on the round from 1.25" to 1.246" and haven't had any troubles since. My son and I have put 1000's of rounds through both of them in IPSC competitions and I think they've performed quite well. Pretty decent pistols for a reasonable price. I've added extended base plates to the magazines, so they hold 17-18 rounds of .45 acp. Quite a handful of firepower. They hold more rounds of .45 than many of the hi-cap 9mm's...

The Limited has lots of nice bells and whistles that don't come on plain jane 1911's. Checkering on front strap of the grip, beavertail safety, adjustable sights. Grooves on front of slide. Beveled ejector port. If you were to take a base model pistol and having a gunsmith upgrade it to the same level, you'd end up easily spending $1200.

http://www.paraord.com/product/product.html?id=27


Butch: You left a few off your list... Smith & Wesson is now making a 1911, as is SIG. I think Dan Wesson Arms may be making one as well. And, if someone is interested in spending some bigger bucks, there's always STI, Strayer-Voigt, and probably a few others...