Does anybody have a bobtailed 1911? I've got a stupid bug to buy one to replace my full sized Kimber and I'm just curious if anybody has one.
I had a Dan Wesson CCBT 10mm for a while that I used as my EDC until it slam fired when I dropped the slide (retracted the slide and then
released, not hitting the slide lock to drop it). That gun went back to Dan Wesson for a complete rebuild at no charge and came back with all new internals, thanks to some phenomenal customer service at CZ USA/Dan Wesson. I never trusted it again though and sold it about a year later without ever shooting it again.
I switched to a full size Kimber TLE II as my primary carry gun for almost 7 years now but I suddenly miss the Bobtail Commander. I'm not looking to spend $2K + on and Ed Brown or Wilson Combat and it looks like the options are pretty much Dan Wesson, Kimber, Sig or possibly Springfield. I'm not crazy about a 9mm so I think that rules out the Springfield. It looks like Kimber has a couple, but they're either full size 5" barrel models or their Aegis models with fiber optic sights, which seem a little low budget IMO. I don't have any first hand experience with the SIG 1911s so I'm not sure sure what to think of them.
I keep coming back to the Dan Wesson options for a good combination of quality and price, but I'm still a little turned off after my last one even though they took care of me after my issues.
