A timeless testament to the genius of John Moses Browning.
Had he lived longer, I feel the 1911 would have been improved even more...although I can't imagine a better design than what we have.
I love 'em so much I have (censored) of them, in all kinds of iterations.
But my favorite by far is my Colt Defender Officer Model, particularly as it has been tweaked by a personal friend who is one hell of a 1911 gun smith.
It has seen well over 5000 rounds through it, with ONE failure, caused by my laziness in not thoroughly cleaning it one time.
The Glock is, essentially, a heavily modified Browning design. It is a sort of modernized Browning Hi-Power with an updated fire control system.
My daily reliable was also tweaked by a 1911 armorer savant and a good friend.
When he first broke it down to look closely at it before working on it, he called back me to his office with a startled “I want to show you something”.
When I got there he had two pistols broke down..mine and his 1911A1, laying side by side. He went through each part, comparing the two under magnification. He said he was amazed at the quality of my factory model, as it was obvious that it was made from colt’s original tooling, showing me, piece by piece.
Ended up with trigger at 3.5#, very minor polishing and suggested only to upgrade to wolf recoil and firing pin springs. It is a wonderful piece of work, which cost me less than $400 new.
He’s also the man who found the new in box models for sale. What a find! Not a scratch or flaw on that one!