[video]https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=tightropetb&p=james+mcmurtry+choctaw+bing o#id=3&vid=b0ca618e92b691d9fbc4842cde7dbe40&action =view[/video]I was in your position about 4 years ago. I did my research on ALL the sites and read nearly every forum that dealt with the 1911. I went to the gun shows and gun shops and handled every brand I could, even the ones out of my price range. I finally bought a Desert Eagle 1911G and I am now looking for another for my wife. When we're out shooting, I never get to shoot mine. The biggest selling point, for me, was the factory trigger on all the DE 1911s I tried. To me, they are better than anything else on the market in your price range. You'll even have money left to buy ammo.