I have this gun. In fact, it's my carry guns and I have it in my waistband every single day. I trust it and I consider it a "work gun", so wear and tear on the finish is of little concern to me.
I like the fact that it's light, thin, accurate, and reliabe. The four inch barrel suits me perfectly and the officer size frame is easy to conceal. It does not require any tools to fieled strip. Also, I appreciate the forty five caliber bullets.
It's also got all of the features that I wanted, specifically 1911 platform: extended thumb safety, four pound trigger, fit and finish. I dropped in three parts that customize it specifically to what I wanted: short aluminum trigger, curved mainspring housing, and extended slide release(not pictured). It's perfect for my carry gun now.
It does have its blemishes and it's not hand fit from the factory. The slide does have a bit of wiggle in its mate to the frame. For iron sights this isn't a big deal and some say it lends to increased reliability. I had to drift the sites about 1/64 of an inch to correct POI. The finish on the frame is rubbing off where it rubs on the holster. I talked to the smith about this and he doesn't know of any aluminum alloy frames that will hold whatever this finish is made of. I suppose it's essentially paint, so I guess any competitor will do this. In another year it's going to be really spotty with all the silver showing through.
The only safety issue I experienced is the grip safety. It disengaged in just under 1/8 inch of travel. That's way too sensitive in my opinion. When I got the new mainspring housing I ground it out to get the maximum amount of travel out of the safety. Now it's about 3/16 and I bent the spring to get some positive resistance. Not too much, but enough to require a normal grip of the gun to disengage it.
This is my first 1911, so I don't have anything to compare it to. Regardless, I'm completely comfortable carrying it around 'cocked and locked', and I love shooting it.