Another one sprang to mind....
I'd coerce and badger Ruger into making a SRH Alaskan with 4" barrel.
.44 or .454: eitherway with an unfluted cylinder.
ARE YOU LISTENING, RUGER?!
CZ97 BD with 4" barrel, alloy frame. Sort of a CZ Lightweight Commander.
Because the CZ 97 isn't a 1911 variant. It's a big brother of the CZ75 and is a DA/SA pistol.
http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-97-bd-4...ts-10-rd-mags/
It's a rather large handgun for the capacity (only 10rnds of .45acp), but a compact version (3.8in bbl and chopped grip) may be interesting.
Given that many like 1911s and many like the .45 and many like CZs which doesn't currently make a 1911,