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What hammer fired handgun would you buy for around $1,000

I picked up both a P226 Mk25 and a Beretta M9A1 in the last few months. Took both out to matches as the first shots through the gun, I love the SIG for what it is but the M9A1 was a much better shooting gun for me. DA pull was not bad, reset was much better on SA and the sights were much more conducive for shooting (after I blacked out the rears with Sharpie) than the 226. For a hammer fired gun in the $1000 range I'd go for an M9 of some sort, or a Springfield Loaded in either .45 or 9MM if you were looking for a dedicated single action gun.
 
I picked up both a P226 Mk25 and a Beretta M9A1 in the last few months. Took both out to matches as the first shots through the gun, I love the SIG for what it is but the M9A1 was a much better shooting gun for me. DA pull was not bad, reset was much better on SA and the sights were much more conducive for shooting (after I blacked out the rears with Sharpie) than the 226. For a hammer fired gun in the $1000 range I'd go for an M9 of some sort, or a Springfield Loaded in either .45 or 9MM if you were looking for a dedicated single action gun.
Wow the reset is atrocious on the M9 compared to a MK25 with factory SRT
 
Wow the reset is atrocious on the M9 compared to a MK25 with factory SRT
I had the SRT installed and it's definitely much better than OEM. I don't usually "notice" reset if that makes sense, as I switch a lot between guns/reset in recoil like people should be doing - but in the Mk25's case the reset was very noticeable during the shot process out of the box. It was not that way with my M9
 
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