A little more background on the question: I'm planning to buy a handgun for m'lady, then take her to reborn Gunsite in a few months. Obviously I want her to have the best possible gun for her capabilities, and doing so includes finding Cooper's top recommendations.
The CZ75 seems to get Cooper's blessing on everything but caliber. 1911 is great - if your hands are big enough for it.
Yes, I do know that "it's not the arrow, it's the indian". A .22 plus skill will do better than a .45 without skill...but skill and a .45 is better still. I want to start her with a good tool. Gunsite or LFI or GunSmoke, here we come.
Failing a decent solution soon, she'll get a Glock 19: she likes my 17 and 26, cheaper ammo, easy to use, etc. If only the G36 would show up soon...
Connected with this is a desire to find the one most recommended gun, something that, when I'm asked "what should I get", I can safely recommend as an excellent starting point.