With modern manufacturing, I can't think of a single "bad" 1911 on the market. So buy with confidence, they're all good. The world is your oyster...you can get the very cheap, very WWII GI style Tisas for around $400, or you can seek out something that has features that are interesting to you. For a "loaded" 1911 relatively inexpensive I'm a fan of the Ruger. I have yet to have a Ruger come into the shop that didn't work.
