I went to my second IPSC match this weekend, and for the second time in a row, I saw bad things happen with VERY expensive guns. In essence, every gun that I saw choke was a 1911... including mine. Competition gets tough when your Limited 10 pistol becomes a single shot weapon due to mag sensitivity.
Anyway- I understand that the 1911's that I saw are precision machines and can be rather picky because they're tweaked and engineered right up to the edge of insanity. There were the assorted FTF's, FTE's, doublefeeds, and slide lockbacks on partially full mags. My favorite was when one shooter was told to load and make ready and the slide FELL OFF his pistol onto the ground.
All the Glocks there ran fine. I'm considering switching to one because the cost of a custon 1911 is about $1,000 more than I can spend. I know that the trigger feels different, and that there's no external safety (my one big hangup). I'm open to shooting IPSC Minor. I've been looking at 3rd gen 17's, 22's, 34's, and 35's.
Can anyone, especially people who have shot different families of guns, help me out with pros/cons and pet peeves? Are there other models I should consider?
-Hobbit