I'm going to assume that, once initial demand is satisfied, end-buyer pricing will adjust to perhaps a 15% discount from list--or something on the order of $1000.00.
That's going to put it up against the numerous $1000.00-or-so 1911 clones, and a few CZ-75(types). To compete there, IMO the current product has to be tweaked a bit--for example, the vertical milling(?) on the grip should be replaced with checkering. Right now, that grip simply looks like the $500-$600 Tanfoglio products. Simillarly, those distinctive shapes on the slide release and frame safety had better feel good in operation. The hammer is aesthetically unpleasing, and "conventional." I'm assuming there is NO chance of a pinch with that frame bob, right, even with a fleshy hand, or an unusually high grip?
And so on and so on.
In sum, it is probably a winner--and if it gets into the market just in time for the next politically-driven buying surge, it ought to be successful. FWIW, I'd get it to Jeff Quinn (Gun Blast) as soon as it is feasible, i.e., as the distribution pipeline starts filling.
I'm an unabashed fan of the CZ-75 types, and it's good to see Jeff Cooper's dream machine in its latest iteration. I'm probably a buyer--but I'll also wait.
Jim H.