I tend to think of a Commander as the ‘perfect’ CCW gun if you have the room to carry it. Not too small, not too large, in .45 ACP with a +P, it’s Goldilocks: “just right.”
As you make 1911’s shorter, you start running into issues in cycle times and timing. I don’t see too many of these issues in the Commander size, but I can see how some ‘smiths might want to just wave off on all the smaller 1911 configurations, esp. the Officer’s.
Also, your choice of parts starts narrowing (barrels, springs, slides) and you lose a bit of your sight radius.
The irony is, in terms of being able to conceal a 1911, the issue isn’t only the barrel length. The lower rear corner of the grip tends to print or stick out in many presentations.
Ed Brown used to have a jig for filing off the rear lower corner of the grip, the “bobtail” variation, which would make the 1911 more easily concealed in any size.
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I tend to think of a Commander as the ‘perfect’ CCW gun if you have the room to carry it. Not too small, not too large, in .45 ACP with a +P, it’s Goldilocks: “just right.”
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It may surprise you to learn that Karl doesn’t like commanders. I love the commander just as much as the gov model personally
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As you make 1911’s shorter, you start running into issues in cycle times and timing. I don’t see too many of these issues in the Commander size, but I can see how some ‘smiths might want to just wave off on all the smaller 1911 configurations, esp. the Officer’s.
Also, your choice of parts starts narrowing (barrels, springs, slides) and you lose a bit of your sight radius.
The irony is, in terms of being able to conceal a 1911, the issue isn’t only the barrel length. The lower rear corner of the grip tends to print or stick out in many presentations.
Ed Brown used to have a jig for filing off the rear lower corner of the grip, the “bobtail” variation, which would make the 1911 more easily concealed in any size.
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