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rentz wrote:on the topic of the grip screws, how hard is it to replace the grip screw bushings? I've been trying to fit some loprofile screws on and i cant get the bushings out.
Doing this because I had a similar issue with the screws coming loose.

Luckily, I've never had a problem. They do make screwdriver bits specifically for that:

Regular Bushings

Slim Bushings

E10 wrote:Nice piece, but I wonder if it defeats the purpose of the smaller Commander to have that big ol' beavertail and adjustable sights. Seems to me those things make it harder to conceal. I had a Colt years ago that now I wish I hadn't sold.

Not at all. First, the sights are not really adjustable. In fact, they are virtually snagless combat sights. They are "windage adjustable" by drifting the rear sight in the dovetail, as are most pistol sights.

The beavertail is a non-issue. The only size difference between a full-size and a commander is that the barrel & slide are only 3/4" shorter.

I carry a commander every day. The biggest difference between mine and his Ruger are that mine has an aluminum frame and the grip has been bobbed... IOW, mine's a "bobtail commander".

I use blue locktite to secure the grip screw bushings to the frame & then just snug down the grip screws.

I've thought about buying rubber O-rings for them but, honestly, I would be fixing a problem I've never had with any of my 1911s.

For anyone who wants the O-rings, here is a thread about them on the COTEP forum: http://www.cotep.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5489