I watch Larry. He has very good info. But, he contradicts himself there.
Or perhaps you misunderstand his point. I've not seen or read everything Mr. Vickers has said, there is quite a lot of it. Nor have I been in every single class he teaches I've never understood his instruction concerning the 1911 to include anything that would require thinking more about the gun than the fight. I'm not sure what specific comments you are interpreting to mean that or what you've seen/heard in one of his classes that you take to mean that.
but there's better choices.
Well before you can ever say better or worse you have to outline criteria. To say better without first defining the measure of better or parameters is to simply make an empty, and more or less worthless statement.
Even though I don't carry a 1911 most of the time, I find it absurd to suggest that there are not 1911s that are reliable and durable enough for concealed carry. Not all of that class is per se real high end custom stuff either. As stated there are some pretty serious shooters, guys that put 10s of thousands of rounds a year down range, and see hundred if not thousands of shooters put even more down range, who would agree other guns have few problems as a class than "1911s." However they would probably laugh at the proposition that no 1911 is up to being carried for very serious use let alone as a civilian CCW gun or that in every single case there is some gun that is per se "better."
There are actually some really good pieces and discussion out there by knowledgeable folks. Discussion that goes much above simply stating that A is better than B, or assuming that folks that pick this or that do so based on ego, status, ignorance, etc.
I wouldn't try to push everyone, or necessarily anyone to a 1911. However, I'd be careful what I said about their suitability for carry or what those who used them are basing their choices on. You are going to run up against some shooters that I promise you are VASTLY more experienced than you are, have shot many times as many rounds through their guns, have spent many more hours training than you, have been exposed to a much larger sample size of guns under adverse conditions, and likely have more experience in a gun fight than. You look silly making absolute statements calling out the equipment chosen by such shooters IMHO and I'd try to avoid doing so.
For example, how many training courses have you run your go to gun through? How many rounds have you put through it in a year? How many classes do you imagine Chris Costa (just to pick a random guy who I know at least at times uses a 1911) has used his Night Hawk in? How many rounds do you think it has seen. How many guns do you see run really hard in a year? How many do you think he sees run? Are you going to tell him his 1911 is ill advised or he shouldn't rely on it?