Maybe my time in the Marine Corps in the fifties had a great influence, but I never considered anything but a 1911A1 when I got back into shooting last year.
I spent 8 years as a Virginia State Trooper and came to love the Model 10 S&W. Not alot of power, but reliable to a fault. Coming right out of the Corps and joining the Department, I was impressed by the Model 10. It didn't rattle and it was more accurate than anything the Corps ever handed me.
An old Marine buddy got me interested in shooting last year. I bought a Kimber Classic Custom, and it was so good I bought another. I can't relate to some of the horror stories told on this board, nor can any of my many friends who also own Kimbers. I have said on other boards that I thought that maybe we Virginians were getting a better grade of Kimber because of our clean living...
BTW, I bought a new Springfield HiCap 45ACP, but I'll have to wait until Springfield does some custom work before I report on it.
The point is, the 1911A1 is an excellent design and you should have little trepidation about it's reliability. Although Brian makes his living as a smith, he can probably give you a few free tips on tricks to do to your 1911A1 when it arrives.
Have fun shooting this masterpiece!