I have "real" 1911s and this Colt Commander is a very cool and realistic replica. The all metal slide and frame give it a solid feel but it is still lighter than the real thing. I've fired it just over a hundred times and it works great. I used 2 cartridges. It doesn't seem to be as accurate as my old Crossman Model 1377 but then one probably wouldn't expect it to be. It's good enough for practicing on paper targets. The black finish with chrome barrel and Colt branding is very nice looking. I thought about putting some nice wood grips on it but the plastic grips are not bad at all.I've been watching this for awhile on Amazon and when the price dropped from $100 to $85 I had to bite. This is the first replica I've gotten and I am happy with it so far. The appearance is impressive. John Browning would be proud.UPDATE (7/12.2016). The gun stopped working. I racked the slide and pulled the trigger a couple times and there was a weak gas noise. I field stripped and reassembled it but nothing. After field stripping and reassembling it a few times I figured out there were BB's jammed in the chamber. I used a wooded kabob skewer down the barrel to pop them out and that fixed the problem. I was almost to the point of returning this for repairs. If your gun stops working all of a sudden make sure there's not a BB feed problem due to a stuck BB.Also, reviews typically say this gun is all metal except the grips. However, the mechanism in the slide back on the hammer end is also plastic or nylon. It looks to be the mechanism that tranfers BB from magazine to chamber. Not saying that is bad, just an FYI/correction8/8/2016 upadate. I've shot 1500 rounds through it. Several times I had BBs jam (Hornady anodized). If your gun stops working make sure you don't have BBs jammed at base of barrel. Remove magazine & field strip. Use a wooden kabob skewer to push any BBs out of the barrel and make sure all is clear. Reassemble and it works fine. This has happened 3 or 4 times. Otherwise gun is perfect, looks great and fun to shoot. Accuracy is okay. Not as good as a rifled pellet gun which would be expected. Still fun.UPDATE: 1 YR later. I've put thousands of bbs through this and it works as well today as when I first got it. I have not made any repairs or replaced any parts. I used a bluing pen to touch up wear on sharp edges and that is it.