I have several 1911's and while I like them for range use and appreciate the history I no longer consider them a top tier defensive weapon. They are as good, if not better than ever, but I'll take the newer designs every time.
I've had both the Sig 226 which has seen military service as well as Beretta 92. I appreciate the reliability and accuracy of the Beretta I just didn't like the gun well enough to keep. If someone issued me one I'd have complete confidence in it, but if I'm spending my money I'll go elsewhere.
I did like the 226 a lot better, but at the end of the day it didn't do anything a Glock wouldn't do as well.
The M17 however is different. I bought one as soon as they were available and like it much. Enough so that I'd like to get one of the compact M18's as well. A lot of folks will disagree, and I'm OK with that, but I like the 1911 style safety. Being used to 1911's it is just natural for me. And a big part of the appeal of the M17 compared to Glock is the much lighter, smoother trigger. Not having a safety on the Glock isn't a big deal, but I'd not feel nearly as comfortable carrying the civilian Sig 320 with no safety.
They do make the M17 in both black and FDE although the FDE version is the most common.
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