[brahmabull8413]

I don't have one but I love the look of the bobtail's. Not sure how much it help's with concealment. I can't wait to get a commander with the bobtail for carry. Let's see your's to hold me over.

 

[kimberguy2004]

I have a Kimber SS Pro Carry that Ed brown bob-tailed. I really like it. Along with concealability, it really adds a lot of comfort by not having the sharp butt jabbing yo in the side.

 

[ZeroTA]

For a skinny guy like me,it helps a lot with concealment. I also grip the frame higher with a bobtail,probably cuz in the back of my mind I figure there's less to hold on to,but it helps.

Looks wise I could go either way,on a Government I can take it or leave it but it sure looks sharp on a Commander!

Not EB's,but here's some eye candy for ya:

 

[Bud White]

Not a EB but Bobtailed

I've been thinking of having my C8 Baer Bobtailed

 

[brahmabull8413]

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Look's good. I really like that second pistol, those grip's are awesome.

 

[ZeroTA]

Thanks! Not to hijack the thread,but those are spalted maple from Wicked Grips.

 

[Bud White]

I dig those grips too .. i need to get something for my CBob besides stock

 

[usmcmp]

Again not an EB

 

[brahmabull8413]

Spalted maple you say, gonna have to look into that.

 

[El Pistolero]

Nice bob's guys. I absolutely love bobtails, to me they make a great feeling pistol melt right into my hand.

 

[Reconvic]

Bobtail's are the best thing that happen to 1911 for concealing them great.

 

[Ping Ping]

The bobtail was literally the only thing I liked about my Nighthawk Talon II. I really expected to dislike it, since I have rather large hands. I couldn't have been more wrong. I can honestly say that I never noticed it while shooting and it made using slim grips much better than on a standard frame.

I was shocked by how much that tiny amount of missing metal aided concealment.
On a concealed carry gun, the bob is almost a must have.

 

[Bud White]

Great pic Ping

 

[AutoMag]

Ping, very nice!!!:smile:

Nice looking Submariner also, I have 2 of them now!!!:smile:

 

[Snagglepuss]

Nice gun and Pic. I too, am a big fan of the bobtail.

 

[Guest]

I love the bobtail look, but only on the commander-sized guns. As for the feel, well, you can't beat it. Oh, and Ping, what a spectacular looking piece you have there! A little out of my price range right now, but I'll have to get one just like it someday!

 

[wwIIBuff]

Don't have a bobtail but I have the same sub. :shades:

 

[Ping Ping]

I love the bobtail look, but only on the commander-sized guns. As for the feel, well, you can't beat it. Oh, and Ping, what a spectacular looking piece you have there! A little out of my price range right now, but I'll have to get one just like it someday!

The look? I could take it, or leave it. But, it's damn functional. I would never consider it on a Gvt. model, but for a commander, I have to give it a big thumbs up.

Free advice: Leave it, "out of [your] price range". At least until they get the bugs worked out. I dumped mine. :hairpull:

Ed Brown, Dan Wesson, and several custom houses have produced myriad, functioning examples of bobtailed guns. Stick with what's proven.

 

[Guest]

Really? What bugs do the Nighthawk guns have, specifically?

I agree with you, by the way, for a gov't model the bobtail is ridiculous. You need the extra weight to prevent frontheavyness and maintain the perfect balance we all love about the 1911.

 

[AZ Husker]

I got hooked on bobtails with my KC, so I did one on an original Kimber SLE and on a full-size Colt. I was apprehensive about one on a Gov't size, but it's great. Chuck Rogers did it for me. Notice how he rounded it instead of the angles done with a Brown jig.