Which weapon is more reliable???

Hi Jimmy,
I have had all the mentioned arms.
Reliablity is the same out of the box in my experiance. Very, very good. Accuracy depends on how good you are as a shooter. Commander has a shorter sight radius so for some its not so easy. Commander is easier to carry(shorter barrel)-
So my answer would be:
1) for carry - commander
2) for target or open carry (hunting) - GI 1911 or government model (same thing, ones commercial other is issue war surplus)
3) a base gun for a Good smith - 1991A1

Cheers
Ty

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Having owned both, I find it difficult to make much of a commentary with respect to inherent reliability. Logic would seem to suggest that that GM has the edge here, but I've not seen it play out this way in actual usage. Both are fully worthy of consideration.

As with several of our peers, I do tend to prefer the Combat Commander's form factor for carry purposes, but this is not to say that the GM doesn't have a few merits all its own.

For instance, one-handed charging (in the old cavalry style) is not possible with the Commanders, and the average shooter is probably going to find it easier to shoot the larger Government Model. The GM is less prone to muzzle whip, potentially more accurate, somewhat easier to tune up, and suited to a wider variety of applications; whereas the CC tends to be optimized for carry and convenience.

It really depends upon what you intend to do with your gun, but I'd feel exceedingly well-armed with either one. How's that for a non-committal response? On second thought, perhaps that tells you what you wanted to know after all.

Chuck