First question should be "Have you ever fired a nice 1911?". If you have, that should end the questions. I avoided 1911s for a long time when I started shooting. It was big and heavy, and only held 7+1. I wasn't a big fan of the .45 ACP either.
I started out with a Sig P228 which was a DA/SA 9mm that held 13+1. I liked the simplicity of no external safeties and the simple take down of just flipping a lever down. I also preferred the light snappy feel of the 9mm recoil compared to the slower and heavier push of the .45 ACP.
Fast forward a few years as I started expanding my collection. I bought a Sig P245 and I couldn't shoot it well. I was very accurate with my P228 and P229 (.40 S&W), but the P245 and I didn't get along. I ended up trading it at a Gun show for a pre-owned Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special. That started the love with the 1911 for me.
The short, light, single action trigger is amazing. While the Thunder Ranch Special is designed to be a carry gun, it is incredibly accurate. The great trigger and longer sight radius have a lot to do with it. Everyone that I have let shoot that gun are amazed by it. That includes my wife's 60+ year old aunt. The extra weight tames the recoil . It does take some getting used to if you come from another platform like Glock, but I use different guns at my practical shooting club and have no issues forgetting the safety. The other thing is that the 1911 feels great in my hand (I have thin cocobolo grips on mine) and it points very naturally for me.
Of course Tunnel Rat's reason that
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it's chambered in a caliber that not only kills your attacker but erases his or her family from existence, Doc Brown style.
doesn't hurt either, but I have a 1911 in 9mm as well.