Millie, I wish you the best.. I bought my Springfield 1911 back in 1983 and as you can see by my avaitar, its been heavily modified mostly with Wilson components,,,,,,,,, and some bling a few years ago. Used this gun heavily back then in IPSC comps before I got sponsored, but I m betting the round count has got to be 400,000 at least by now. Ive been thru more then a few barrels and as the controls wore out, they got replaced. But the slide and frame are still original and it still shoots well. That's whats nice about the 1911. They last forever with some care and maintenance.