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I was in the same boat as you "poly guy that wants a 1911 to carry". Bought a Kimber, took it to the range, a few times and got used to it. I then started packing it instead of my XDM and it was much more cumbersome compared to the XDM.
Chances are if you get into a gun fight on the street the cops are going to take your gun for who knows how long. If they do then the pretty 1911 is in the hands of the police to do who knows what with. Get in the same fight with the poly gun that cost half the price or less, then who cares when you get it back.
Go to youtube and watch the video 1911's suck by James Yeager. I am not saying they suck but just not a first choice in my opinion. I enjoy shooting 1911's myself but I'll stick to my XDS or G19 for carry purposes.
That's funny, I had a friend in Vegas who had the same issue with regard to to his beautiful custom $2000 1911. He said if he ever had to use it for self defense and then get rid of it in a hurry because the police "just wouldn't understand" and he had to throw it into a lake or something, he would have a really hard time making it leave his hand because he was just so attached to it. But he said he would have no problem chucking a Glock into the pond, because one Glock is as good as another. He had no emotional attachment to the Glock.