Well I finally broke down and bought a 1911! I have been wanting one for years and my "want list" finally got down to the 1911. It is a Duo-tone Taurus PT-1911. Today was the first chance that I had time to take it to the range for a short session. I had one box of ammo and could not find any more in this area, so it was just a brief testing shoot! I know that 50 rounds is not much of a test, but the PT-1911 shot great! I was not shooting for accuracy, just for feel and function! The gun feels and shoots great! The accuracy at 25 yards was very good too, even though that was not what I was there for. I am sure that I will get the PT-1911 to shoot very good groups the next time out!
I know that some folks are down on the Taurus', but I think that it is on par with 1911's costing much more! Can't wait to get some more ammo and get back to the range!