i've a blued standard in 9 and a black coated fn in .40. they,re both awesome. removed the mag safeties in both and polished the fire control surfaces. they both break clean w/ about 5# pull. the 9 i shoot a couple x's a year but mostly just pull it out and admire the bluing, workmanship, and inspiration that went into developing such an elegant machine. the .40 i carry. own a couple of springfield 1911,s [big brothers] and after i tweaked them they've become good friends and a joy to shoot. one's a stainless gi church gun [40+ hrs polishing, my own checkered front strap, colt msh, and trigger job] the others my nightstand gun [springfield loaded blue w/ my checkered front strap, novak night sights, colt msh, trigger work]. i sleep well.