I have heard good reports from 1911 knowledgeable co workers and friends about the RI tactical model, I have not handled one, so I cannot comment on it- have had a colt and two Taurus 1911's the Taurus guns shoot well.
you wouldn't go wrong with a cz.
I have numerous springfield xd pistols of the original design, they are excellent guns. the "m" and "s" models are good as well...YMMV
my 4 inch service xd (9mm) has somewhere around 30k+ rounds through it with no malfunctions of any kind, no FTE, FTF, no anything...