Gotta defend JMB's baby here. I shot a lot of US Army 1911. They will never have 13 round magazines, or weigh 19oz. But the 1911 functions just fine the JMB designed it. Dirt, mud, dust, lack of lube and maintenance don't hurt a real 1911 one bit. Take what is an otherwise fantastic gun, tune it to with in an inch of its life, with micron tolerances and an 18oz trigger, and you've got a $3500 pretty boy that functions when it feels like it. The 1911 was DESIGNED to work dirty. Les Baer, and Wilson Combat, not so much.I normally would agree here, but the fact is Glock will out perform any 1911 when thrown in the mud, or dirt or fired thousands of rounds without a cleaning and is lighter in weight and has more capacity. I love 1911's too and they're fine to look at but dad gummit, I can't argue with facts.