Polymer 1911's seem to have two issues: First, does it work and work right? The polymer AR lowers are still fighting that and are a good example of how you cant' just copy the looks of forged aluminum and get appropriate strength.
Second, a lot of poly 1911's go too far with race gun triggers, safeties, etc. They're ramped for hollow points but in that regard, Browning never intended to handle that ammo at all. HP's are a continued challenge and spending more money for an upscale model made to shoot them still results in hundreds of owner posts with the thread responders saying "Just send it back for warranty work."
We complain about poly not making the market long term but put up with a serious reliability issue over ammo. Hmmm?
As for size and weight I chose a SIG P938.
Is the 1911 archaic and outdated? No, not so much, certain designs in the lifespan of products become the hallmark of that type. In the beginning of optics if you wanted binoculars you got two tubes with lenses attached together. They were called field glasses. When porro prism design came out it set the standard. From there we improved the lenses significantly, but the porro design is still a major player on the market. To a roof prism user it's an archaic set of glass - but I just got a set of Leupold Yosemite 6x30's and they are clearly superior to the B&L 10x40 roof prisms I bought years ago, and much better than the Bushnell 8x30's - using the Steiner type injected chassis to hold the lenses they are half the weight, too.
Limited capacity? For concealed carry, a double stack magazine is actually quite a few rounds more than needed for the typical 3-3-3 situation that is most likely. And as said, you can reload, and you should be training to do that proficiently so that it's not taking up cranial calculus at a time you should be moving to cover.
Safety and trigger pull? I sold my Glock and LCP. A short reset trigger might become exactly what you are forced to use as you age. Nothing wrong with it at all. Does it force you to use some other form of safety other than a long hard trigger, sure. And usually one that allows you not to worry so much about snagging a "Safe" action trigger is a floppy holster that - ahem - Glock has repeatedly cautioned us about from Day One. At least with some form of thumb safety you decide to take it off when your level of proficiency under stress may have allowed you go be gripping the gun with the index in the trigger guard too soon. Ask the NY Police and others about that. It's a training issue, Browning recognized it and considered that, along with the Army Board. After all, they saw this as being used on horseback riding thru heavy cover. Stuff happens.
As for daily carry I used to have a Beretta 92 before it was approved as the M9, which I took to the field in a horizontal shoulder holster. It didn't bother me. That was then, it definitely was printing but nobody cared in that environment. And since I am carrying concealed I still use one and prefer it as belt holsters tightly wrapped over my bad hip don't set well. When your maturing physique resorts to the inverted funnel the belt doesn't hold your pants up anymore. It's simply an archaic anachronism, even vanity. You need suspenders. So goes the gun - better on my back, even with a damaged vertebra, than on the hip accelerating a negative situation. And jamming in a smaller pocket gun doesn't make it better, the physics are still the same. Lets not forget the 1911 was frequently carried in a Government Issue leather shoulder holster for a lot of MOS descriptions. Not belt holster.
So if you still have a waistline and can strap on that saddle girt, go for it and carry as you wish. If double stack double action is your preference because your fingers are nimble and lack the debilitating affects of carpal tunnel or damage from your own adventures, fine. It just doesn't make that system the better choice in every situation. There are other options - even polymer or aluminum - which are there when the time comes to consider them.
Like anything, you have to weigh in what issues you might be facing to say what is or isn't a better choice - for you. There is no One Gun To Rule Them All, it changes over time and your application. I was right up there with polymer and DA's at one time - now, I'm better served with an archaic gun that doesn't meet combat battle standards anymore. If I had to exchange gunfire just to get to work, I'd be carrying the AR pistol . . .
