Over 10 years ago, my first 1911 was a Charles Daly. I was ready to buy a Colt, but the guy at the gun store recommended the CD and I was dumb enough to listen. Out of the box it jammed 3-4 times per mag. Went back for service twice and nothing changed. I put in a new extractor and recoil spring (the one that came with the gun was maybe half the strength it should have been) and that made it better, but it's still not entirely reliable. The sight cuts are unique (the rear sight fell off one time, btw), which makes finding good sights for it impossible. The grip screw holes are off far enough on one side so that standard 1911 grips won't fit. When I put in an aftermarket trigger, the grip safety no longer worked. I suspect the frame as a whole is off in virtually every dimension.
In short, it's a piece of crap that I hope to someday return to the fires of Mordor.