Splurged on one of these as a birthday present to myself.
I thought about it for a long time because the factory specs give velocity as 320 FPS which I feel is a bit low for reasonable accuracy, but I found mine gives a bit higher velocity than I expected and it actually pretty accurate at 30 feet, which is about the limit for good accuracy from a BB pistol.
I got mine on the Labor Day sale at pyramid air. I also had a 10% off coupon which almost covered shipping costs. They threw in an extra magazine and some BBs and a five pack of Swiss Air CO2 cylinders. Total cost was $101 USD, about half the MSRP.
This is an amazingly detailed replica of the 1911A1 and the frame is so close to the real thing in construction that some have done minor alterations to the frame and used a subcaliber conversion kit to convert these to fire the .22 LR cartridge. Not legally of course.
Recoil on firing is very realistic, more perceived recoil than my Model 59 9mm. I suspect that's due to the recoil of the slide being slower than with the real thing so the feeling is exaggerated.
The extra magazine was the deciding factor for me since the only bad reviews I've ever read on these involved a defective magazine. With the spare as a backup I don't have to worry about the gun becoming non functional for any length of time.
The valve is actually part of the magazine so its easily accessible if it required repair or servicing.
I'm considering upgrading the power enough to drive the heavier lead BBs at a respectable velocity and making a rifled barrel liner for it from a spare Crosman 357 revolver barrel.