[MikeSteelBe]

I had a 9mm Browning high-power in the army. I can shoot a 1911 faster and better than the 9. Also 45 hits like a truck

I had many name brand 1911, and none were feed reliable. They have to be throated to feed HP well. All modern designs have the feed ramp integral to the barrel and a coil spring extractor.

This is why I choose the HP over the 1911, it corrects these design flaws.

[Bulwyf]

My kimber and sig have had zero issues with thousands through them. I have heard of that, but mostly on knockoffs.

[Who is John Galt?]

The 1911 is obsolete. All modern designs have the feed ramp on the barrel so as not to jam with HP. Modern designs have a coil spring instead of leaf spring extractor which is far more durable.
This is why I choose the Hi-power over the 1911, because it corrects these design flaws...

All modern designs have the feed ramp integral to the barrel and a coil spring extractor.
This is why I choose the HP over the 1911, it corrects these design flaws.

When you're right, you're right: compared to the "modern" 1920's & 1930's (when the Hi-Power was designed and released), the previous 20 years were positively 'stone age'.

/sarc

FWIW, if anyone feels a need for a "feed ramp on the barrel", or an external extractor, I believe there are 1911 variants that include those features...

;>)