Why spend that much money on something with mixed reviews? I can barely spend $20 on something with mixed reviews. I have no personal experience with Kimbers or commander length 1911s, but spend a lot of time online researching before I buy any guns. Granted, there's a lot of BS on the internet, but if you know where to look and can ignore the occasional one sketchy review, you've got a pretty decent start. I considered a Kimber for some time but just couldn't ignore the mixed opinions about all but their earliest models. Some people have had zero issues, some have had numerous. Because of this I bought a Colt Rail Gun. I have over 2k trouble-free rounds through it which isn't a lot to some, but for me, its validation for the extra cost and I am confident that I can run it for many thousand more. I just can't spend money on "questionable" firearms. YMMV of course but if it were me, I'd only be looking at Colt, SA, or Wilson. Even more so because by most accounts, the commander models have more problems than the full size, so its even more important to get a quality gun.