What is your budget, and what do you want to use it for?
Exactly this!
I've had several...I guess about a dozen. My absolute favorite was a Dan Wesson CBOB. It has all the features you could want...series 70, forged frame, no mim parts, front strap checkering, bobbed grip, amazing fit and finish, commander size (which is my favorite), and stainless (which is my favorite finish.) The price is in the mid teens, give or take, which gets you a fantastic 1911...to get something "better" will cost another thousand bucks at least. The CBOB isn't made anymore so you just don't see them that often...which is something else i like about them. The only drawback is weight. It wouldn't be my first pick for EDC...but that doesn't bother a lot of people.