FreeMe how many rounds a year do shoot your 1911's?
I don't see how buying $700-$1200 pistols is relying on luck.
I currently only have one. My round count varies, since I'm not a professional shooter. I dunno, a couple thousand or so these days. Much more in the past. The HP eats more of my range time, and the K9 eats some as well. Once several thousand rounds have gone down range without fail, I think the point is moot.
I started my 1911 experience with a cheap RIA, expecting that it wouldn't run right out of the box and that I would learn something in the process. It didn't, and I did. After applying what I learned (which was all simple stuff) that gun ran without fail, and continues to do so. I skipped the whining part.
You can spend a lot of money on a 1911 that runs right out of the box and still make it fail with the right parts or mods. I don't think you're relying on luck with your purchase - just with what you did afterward.
