Just putting my 2 cents in but I started out just using a glock 22. Was that the best ... NO but it's what I had and I made it work. I have a kimber 1911 but 10 rounds just wasn't going to cut it in the tac-optic world so I saved a little money and got a Glock 34, tricked it out and was still under 800 bucks, and started to win my local matches I found out that Tupperware guns ran longer in the colder month. And in Alaska we run 3 gun matches twice a month EVERY MONTH. So in that aspect polymer guns ran great. Now after 2-3 years playing the game , I'm going all in with my first STI build. I told my self it was time for an upgrade and the 2011 is the only way to go when it comes to that. Some people run SIGS or CZs but 99% are STIs it just depends on how much you want to drop on your pistol.