Paid about $750 for my Springfield Loaded 1911 after a few failures during the initial 200 rounds it has been flawless for many thousand, two issues that ended up being long cartridge cases. You don't have to spend big bucks to get a dependable 1911. The old beaters I was trained on worked fine, even after low crawling in mud it only took a half canteen of water poured through it for an event free range session. Best of all they feel good in my hand, natural point of aim not like trying to aim a plastic 2x4.