Not that I'm biased or anything...but my suggestion is to pick up a decent .22 1911 (there are a couple available now) and a real 1911 (in any caliber you choose, but .45 is what real men shoot).
Alternatively you could get a real 1911 and a .22 conversion kit. After you put about a 1000 rounds through the .22 kit then you can graduate to using the orignal slide/barrel.
