I was brain washed by "If it's expensive, it's better" and fell in to the trap of buying a Kimber Stainless Target II(The one I rented was INCREDIBLE, the one I bought was a worthless POS) which malfunctioned from day one! and I bought a Wilson CQB which supposedly won an IDPA against FBI guys and was previously an accurate tack driver.
Well, like my Kimber, the CQB malfunctioned first time out as well. mrnuke7571 is my friend and shooting partner. He gave me some MFS hollow points to try. 7 of 8 worked flawlessly, but the eighth round ftf on him when He tried my gun. I didn't think anything of it as several more rounds went through w/o a hitch. When it started FTF the first round of "BALL" ammo, I became ticked(while nuke was laughing at me

and firing my FORMER $375. Charles Daly EFS 1911(mind you, the MFS hollow points went through it effortlessly)
In the end, what works for some, doesn't work for others. The fellow I bought my Springfield 1911 from(to the day, it is my most dependable pistol! and was under $400.) and Wilson CQB had alll high end guns. Mostly safe queens, But He said they we're reliable when used.
High end guns didn't do a damn thing for me except piss me off and drain my bank account!
By all means, try before you buy if you can. Hopefully what you try..when it's yours works for you.