There's alot of great 1911 clones out there, but I really like the Kimber for the money. Enough that I bought three of them. Pro Elite, Ultra CDP, and Eclipse II. The Pro Elite is my primary carry gun. The Ultra CDP is carried very little because I'm not as accurate with it. The gun is great, but it's very short sight plane gives me some problems off-hand. The Eclipse has yet to be fired. It's just too darn pretty. May keep that virgin and give it to my grandson some day, in 20 years or so. I really like their "custom shop" models, as you can see. The meltdown treatment is the best thing I've seen since chocolate milk.