Their new 1911 was pretty solid.
I agree. I own one; have no complaints with it (including the relatively aggressive grip texturing - which I like). And if you think they haven't been innovative, you don't know their Versa Max shotgun line. And their little .22LR model 597 is a great rimfire shooter at a good price break - I'd put it's accuracy up against my much more expensive CZ 455 any day.