Springfield 1911 Stainless - bought it while I was home on R&R in '05. LOVE the trigger on it. Only other handgun I've fired with a better pull was a buddy's Ed Brown Kobra Carry.
Yeah...I know...blah blah...but it was out of my wallet and I wanted to know if I'd truly get into firearms before I bought what I really wanted, which was an XD. It turned out to be completely reliable, accurate and a great first handgun.