Accuracy, trigger, weight, and looks
I have a few polymer guns and 1 1911 with more to come very soon.
The salesman at my lgs explained the 1911 comparing them to cars. He said polymer guns like glocks, m&p's, and xd's are like honda civics, toyota camrys, and nissan altimas, they are very reliable with parts being cheap if something breaks, they hold lots of ammo just like the named cars give great gas milage, and with the right mods they can both look very cool but...... 1911 in different brands are like corvettes, ferrari's, rolls royce's and other high end cars. Some can be found rather cheaply, they do the same job as their competitors meaning they get you from A to B (both shoot something). But with a nice 1911, depending on which one you get, you're paying for the hand worked parts, the attention to detail, the subtle custom pieces that make it that much more special.
I didn't have the disposable funds for a $3k custom like an ed Brown, or a high end wilson combat, so I settled for a mid grade 1911, I wanted something for carry more than a dedicated safe queen so I got a Dan Wesson .45 ECO.
To quote Q from 007 skyfall, in respects to a 1911. "It's more of a personal statement"
