Bought one for my daughter. She was shooting a 9mm Ruger. I wanted to get her a 1911 in 9mm but she handles 45acp just fine. I bought her the 5" tactical model in 45acp, no rail. I've owned several different 1911's over the years and must say, I'm very impressed. Fit and finish is good. For the money, it already has many of the bells and whistles you would add to a bone stock model. Only minus would be the grips, they're horrible but that's no big deal, most folks replace grips anyway. We've only put about 200 rounds through it but so far, so good with only one jam with the first mag we put through it. After that, it's been flawless. For $485 new, I think it's an awesome entry level 1911.
