I wanted to give a 1911 a try, picked up a new sr1911 cmd. Loved the looks, the history, the way it felt in hand ...but...it was not reliable. Could not get through a box of ammo without ftf,fte. Bought some Wilsonz mags and same problem. Sure could have sent it to ruger to have it worked on but I bought it for hd/ccw and I would never trust it. Sold it for a m&p45c and Havnt looked back. The m&p has been 100% reliable out of the box. Very accurate, softer shooting than my 1911, carries great. Ironically to get the 1911 I sold off a fs m&p 45...what goes around comes around