I held a 686 today, did not like it. i'm the ogre and my hands are large, my pinky would not fit on the handle, love the looks and the power of it though.
Looking at a 1911 i did notice they are not cheap my any means. probibly out of my range for the price i want to pay unless i fins someone wanting to sell privately.
I did hold a ruger P-90 .45 it felt very good, and fell in my price range. but i'd like to soot a .45 semi-auto before buying one would fireing a 1911 be that much different?