I'm in a mood where I'm buying the guns I had in the military. In Germany as a tanker I was issued a 1911, and absolutely hated it (had been issued and trained on the M9 Beretta in basic). I hated disassembly, shooting and cleaning it.
I disliked 1911's in general compared to more modern designs.
But Nostalgia and timing are a powerful combo, and I ended up with a Tisas Army 1911 in 9mm (by choice--nothing wrong with 45, just more expensive to shoot).
And I fell in love with this thing on it's first range trip. Well built, smooth and laser accurate. Like it was made for me. Even the sights, which I thought would be difficult for me were fine in a lighted range.
recoil wise, it seemed pretty similar to a 45, just a different impulse. That is to say, not bad recoiling at all, a bit less jump.
It was shot against a new Beretta M9A4 (which was entirely underwhelming, especially the trigger), and I can honestly tell you i would take the Tisas out agin five times before I take the M9 out again. The M9A4 will end up costing me about $700 OTD after rebate, and the Tisas was about $345 OTD for me. Half the price, twice the shooter.
This will most likely be my only 1911, and the only thing I would change is deleting the lanyard loop. (I'm an HK guy).
Funny how things change.