" goes? what's to keep me (besides the pure look) from going for a USP tactical with a 10-12 capacity with a suppressor? Help!?!""
First, welcome to THR. Second, to answer your question, how deep are your pockets?
For new to 1911 persons I recommend the Kimber Classic, if you can find a used series I...snag it. IMO this offers a lot of features for the money. Similar offering from other mfgs.
Being big on gun fit to shooter ( in any platform) I say handle and shoot as many different ones as can, say at a rental range.
What happens is many shoot a basic gun for a while, learn the nuances, shoot other guns and THEN and only THEN make any changes.
dsk has a nice series 80 for sale , great first gun. just one instance.
Couple of things, (some) people like me, would just as soon have for CCW a plain jane milspec, I do ever so slightly bob the hammer, smooth trigger to a crisp 4#, throat and polish bbl and feed ramp, use good mags and ammo--and that's it. For $500 one can get a reliable gun.
Makes more sense to me than $ 2k on a new gun because so and so said, or an article wrote it up. Then since these sources have no idea of what you want , hand size and the like...you spend more $ to get it the way you want.
More people get upset with a platform due to "moneypititis" than anything else-IMO. This is usually avoided by try before you buy.