As for the brand, I do own a Taurus (PT1911 .45) and it has been a pleasure - it's well-made, tight tolerances but not a tight spring, and fully as accurate as my Kimber .45.
I parked my Kahr PM9 in favor of my Glock 26 over capacity issues. My G26 holds 10+1. Us po folk in California are restricted to 10 round mags. 16 rounds equals a lot of comfort.