I have been studying the offerings recently and there are no true standouts as an all around pistol. The Sig is nice but it’s pricetag speaks volumes, and it’s not a 1911 so if you REALLY want 1911 it’s out, just like the EAA Witness pistols. Remington and Springfield offerings look good, but when compared to each other or to the Ruger then your back at a stalemate. Rock Island HAD the market pretty well cornered on double stack 10mm 1911s but I hear grumblings of more competition inthat realm too, and frankly if it’s $600 for a RIA I’m paying the extra and getting a $750 Ruger/Remington/Springfield. The choices keep coming back to very small and very specific quirks/factory parts/and aesthetics.
My money would be on a.Witness Elite or Witness Limited, but if I wanted a 1911 I would be looking at factory installed sights and grips between the Remington, Ruger, and Springfield. As a range toy I think the Range Officer wins out, as a heavy use gun, Ruger, as a hunting gun, Remington.
Personally though if money were absolutely of no concern, I would buy 6. Sig, DW Bruin, SRO, Glock MOS longslide, Ruger GP100, and a barrel for my contender. That would have the bases pretty well covered. I might consider the xdm10 over the Glock as I typically prefer a grip safety, but in a 10 I’m not so sure I like that idea as it could be a nasty pinch point.
#7 would be a Kriss Vector Carbine. I might do a pistol too and SBR it and make it full auto with a suppressor....remember, this thread is based on “money isn’t no object”
...and a hi point carbine for good measure