[Stitch1870]

When I bought a 1911 I purchased a Kimber Desert Warrior 2, mainly because I'm a lefty and it was the only ambi-safety 1911 the store had. While I've not had any issues with it since I got it, I wish I had just gotten a Colt instead, gave the gunsmith $50 and had him put on an ambi-safety as it would've saved me about $300 up front. RIA also makes solid 1911s for much cheaper but that's all your prerogative on which you get. Just because it says "Kimber" or some other high name rollmark doesn't mean it's all aces, I'd suggest just getting something simple and running it. Learn the weapon's system, it's ups and downs and then later on if you want a custom shop type gun get it later or just tinker here and there and mod your original one to what you want out of it. Hope this helps.