As you can see, there are many good copies of the 1911A1 US Army.
o Norinco
o 1927 Colt Argentine Model
o 1927 Argentine Model built on Colt machinery
o Early cheap Kimbers (black parkerized type)
For the original Commercial 45 Automatic pistol, you must buy a Colt, it is the assignee of John M. Browning's patents going back to 1897. The US built clones are rip-offs, no more ethical than the Norinco, IMHO.
The Gold Cup National Match by Colt is far beyond the capability of any but the most accurate shooter to exploit, and it runs less than $1000 new. About $6-700 used in excellent condition, it is a true bargain. Colts are cheaper now than when you paid $195 new in the 1970s using constant dollars!
Forget high-end Kimbers and Springfields and other wannabe POSs. If you want to spend $1000+, wait and save an extra $400 and buy a Baer, Clark, Wilson, Bilby, Heinie, or other recognized pistol. You never save money by buying a cheap gun. This means the wannabes with their "loaded" pistols!
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Be mentally deliberate but muscularly fast. Aim for just above the belt buckle Wyatt Earp
45 ACP: Give 'em a new navel! BigG
"It is error alone that needs government support; truth can stand by itself." Tom Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1785
We don't have a chaplain here, but I don't view that as any major problem... You can rest assured
that you will not go in that bag until I've said a few appropriate words over you
R. Lee Ermy as Sgt Major Haffner, from The Siege of Firebase Gloria