[Ducman]

A single stack, non-comped 1911 is missing all the benefit of .38super.
and factory .38super isn't hot enough to make a comp work well anyways.

My question is what is the gun for? Range, competition, or pride of ownership?

If you can get the S&W for the price of the Trophy match, do that and then sell it for a profit

 

[Ducman]

I’m not sure about a factory .38 not being hot enough.

By that I mean, to make Major for competition. Factory loads won't do it, so basically you have a long case 9mm. And even the gun doesn't make any sense, what good is a single stack .38super? I'm sure it shoots nice and soft, but if that is what someone wants they should get a 9mm ans be able to save on ammo.

I think that you are making the right decision to wait,

another gun to look at is the STI edge in .40SW, get gun, accurate soft shooting, cheap ammo and good for USPSA if you ever want to compete.