I am looking to get my first "better" 1911. The first handgun I ever bought was a Rock Island 1911, and I loved that thing. It wouldn't feed hollowpoints very well, or anything that wasn't a perfect ball shaped bullet, but with plain ball it ran like a champ. Sold it for something else and kind of miss it. I'm looking for a pretty plain jane 1911 that will be pretty reliable. I was thinking about stepping up into the bigger names, but don't know where to start. I like the looks of the plain GI style if that helps. Not looking for a hotrod, just something that won't be frustrating at the range and has that oh so sweet 1911 trigger.
I saw that Colt has a 1991 model, that is a basic GI pattern, any word on how well these things stack up? How do they differ from a regular 1911A1? Any recommendations for that sub $800 range or do I need to be looking in the 1100 and under range?