Dan Wesson was purchased by CZ and then pretty much left to do what they do best.
I have two Dan Wesson 1911s, one all stainless and one with an aluminum frame. The quality on both is sky high, on par with the high-end makers. You will pay much more for say an Ed Brown but the difference in fit and finish will be small. Yes, the Ed Brown will be better, but it will only be a little better and cost a lot more.
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- Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Loooking for a good carry 1911
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- Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:06 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Loooking for a good carry 1911
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Re: Loooking for a good carry 1911
The C-Bob has been replaced by the Valor Bobtail (V-Bob) and the Guardian which is essentially the same pistol with an aluminum frame.cbunt1 wrote:I carry a Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail (usually known as the CBOB) and I love it. I find it easy to conceal, and it shoots almost as good as a square-butt 1911. I do give up a bit of "meat in the hand" to the round-butt in favor of easier concealment, but not enough to have kept it from being my competition rig in IDPA.
The CBOB is out of production now, but Kimber and Dan Wesson are both making essentially identical guns (4 1/4" barrel, standard grip frame with the Ed Brown bobtail mainspring housing) and it's been a favorite for a number of years among 1911 folks.
Ed Brown, of course, is still making a number of bobtail models, including commander sized guns, but they're significantly more expensive (north of $3k last time I looked).
Any commander-sized 1911 makes my list of 'perfect packin' pistols,' and adding the bobtail cut to the mainspring makes it an entire order of magnitude easier to conceal.
I also like the officer-sized (chopped and channeled) 1911's, but they can be a bit more finicky about ammo and magazines. The commander sized guns I've had have all been dead-nuts reliable.