I can't give advice about trades, but I will note that opinions and experiences sure do differ regarding the guns in question.
I find the Glock 36 to be a real pussycat to shoot (with full power loads in the 200gr and 230gr), and to have less felt recoil than any of the more compact 1911s, including the Combat Commander, though more than the Glock 30.
I own two each G36s and G30s, as well as a half dozen 1911s, and my comparisons are based on a fair amount of shooting experience. I just don't understand how anyone can complain about recoil in any of these guns.
The G36 really excels for CCW due to its light weight and thinness. The 1911 (in any form except the ParaOrdnance "fatbody" pistols) is even a bit thinner, but nonetheless necessarily heavier in almost all cases, so there are tradeoffs, as usual.
Of course, any Glock lacks the cache' of a 1911, but then most of us who have practiced serious CCW on a daily basis for decades have reached some conclusions about what is and isn't really important, and "feeling cool" about which pistol you carry, and the very-common "gun as talisman" concept (wherein the toter has a false sense of security, either from carrying a mousegun as a primary weapon or from carrying an empty-chambered sidearm) are hopefully left far behind.
Either platform is or can be made as thoroughly reliable as it's possible for manmade machines to be, though in general the Glock is the more likely to be reliable right out of the box. Both guns are more inherently accurate and precise than most folks can fully utilize.
"You pays your money and you takes your choice".
JMNSHOs, as usual.