I own both, several of each.
I think both are reliable and accurate, I think most major brands for 1911 are going to be reliable, and without buying a Wilson Combat for several grand either.
The Ruger lightweight commander should be a really good choice, or Kimber makes several good quality 1911's , I've heard Springfield makes nice 1911's too , but I've never owned one or shot one, all mine have been Colt or Kimber and now on to the Ruger just because I want one.
I don't make my decisions based on magazine capacity, I carried single stack pistols for years and feel they will always serve me just fine, I haven't done any research but I would like to see the stats about self defense shootings and the number of rounds fired, my gut feeling is it is less than 6 and closer to 3.
I think both are reliable and accurate, I think most major brands for 1911 are going to be reliable, and without buying a Wilson Combat for several grand either.
The Ruger lightweight commander should be a really good choice, or Kimber makes several good quality 1911's , I've heard Springfield makes nice 1911's too , but I've never owned one or shot one, all mine have been Colt or Kimber and now on to the Ruger just because I want one.
I don't make my decisions based on magazine capacity, I carried single stack pistols for years and feel they will always serve me just fine, I haven't done any research but I would like to see the stats about self defense shootings and the number of rounds fired, my gut feeling is it is less than 6 and closer to 3.