Thanks for the replies! I posted a thread looking for a couple different 1911's, reason be I shot a Kimber Tactical Custom II about 2 weeks ago and absolutely loved it, but I really don't want to fork out $950 for a new gun, and was hoping with Christmas coming and all, I could find someone trying to unload one, we'll see. The price for the Loaded is from a local shop, military discount, and they have similar discounts on darn near all Springfield's. Can get a new LW Operator for $860ish but I think the best deal is for the Loaded, so I'm REALLY leaning towards it.