The 1911 and ma duece will be around when we have shelved all of our lead ammunition with lasers.
I'm actually torn right now between buying a 1911 clone or a hi power clone from Girsan.
There is a reason the 1911 stays around so long, and it is because it is sexy. Consistently a beaut.
In reality I think you will see more and more weapons go to more polymer, just because of expense. And that is where real "military grade," comes from. Who can manufacture the most stuff for the military at the cheapest price. So in the future the USCMC will be running around with plastic POS.
I do like this design because it doesn't look exactly like the 1911, nor does it look exactly like the VP70.