I have a number of High Standards and the newer ones are exceptionally accurate. This one will group under 1" @ 50 yards. All steel and it is just pure pleasure to shoot.
1911 - Gosh it is hard to argue with 105 years of success.
Honestly, polymers have well outpaced the old work horse but when I pick one up and shoot it I get this feeling of confidence that it could solve most any problems a hand gun could solve.
I've got a couple of Sig P226s that are very good pistols and my son has a Tangfolio that's a sweet shooter. I've also had the opportunity to shoot a couple of CZs and they were very nice. BUT, at the end of the day I still prefer a 1911. Having carried and competed with 1911/2011 pistols for years it's hard for anything else to feel as natural in my hand. And then there's the 1911 trigger. For me nothing else is comparable.