Briman, why do so many 1911 shooters practice stoppage clearance drills, cause they have to! The Glock may not be Miss America, but Miss Universe, I suppose would be a more fitting title! The 1911 is more of a hotrod, and has to be kept tuned to perfection in order to work reliably. In other words it's a toy that is used in those shooting games,not carried for serious work. I know some ,not many departments allow the carry of 1911's, not because of the single action design, but because they are so unreliable if not pampered, and also because of their finicky appitite for ammo. I do also know that if you can afford to spend $1500-$3500 for a custom shop gun it will serve well, but why not just outfit your whole family with a glock each and have much better guns and more of them! It's kinda like cars, back in 1968 I bought a chevy and by 100000 mi. it was ready for the junk yard, in 1988 I bought a chevy thuck, it has 235000 miles and is still going strong! The 1911 was king in it's day but that was many years ago, the 1911 is the recurve bow, glock is the compound ! Are you pissed yet