There are a lot of high end competition pistols out there. I don' t know much about them except that they are high priced. As far as a 1911 pistol goes you will have to pay a high price for of these also. You can buy one cheap but it will not preform the way you need it at the competition level. You will have to do a lot of work done to it or buy one that has had all of the work done to it to make it ready for the competition level. I have seen a lot of articles on how to do all of the work yourself if you can do the sort of thing. I have a Colt Government Model and it shoots ok right out of the box. Will it shoot better if I have $1000.00 put into it? Who knows. Just my 2 cents worth. Paul