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Howdy Folks

After much thought, experimentation and deliberation, the time has come for me to switch to a 1911 as a general purpose home defense/hotel defense handgun. Help me with my search, and in picking the right thing.
Requirements:
Budget ~1K +/- a bit
.45 ACP
Light rail
Fiber front, black rear sights
Must run stock out of the box
Decent trigger
Ambi safety

Background:
I have a love/hate relationship with the 1911 platform. I have had my share of 1911 turds over the years, with the worst turd ever being a Colt combat elite, what a POS that was. However I shoot a decent amount of competition, namely USPSA, and my primary platform there is 2011. At this point in life, I am busy and outside of competition and dryfire for competition I don't get out to the range much. So the 1911/2011 platform is what I run the most,and shoot the best. So I want to switch out my glock 34 night stand gun for a quality 1911 with the above requirements.

What can the hive suggest for a pistol? I am leaning towards a Springfield RO elite, but... some of the Springfield's I have had in the past were less then stellar.

Thanks

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Go with a name brand made well Colt , Springfield , Ruger, S & W , Sig,  Kimber.  Something like those but nothing from the Philippines or a  Taurus.  Just my 2$ worth.

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springfield trp operator