I recently got a govt model 1911, and I've been carrying the gun and loving the chance to learn the 1911 platform. I didn't really "get it" before, but I do now. Wow, what a great design, even 102 years later.
I have already started to look at commander sized 1911s for carry in seasons where it would be more difficult to carry the full sized model. One thing I see being very popular (trendy perhaps?) are commander sized guns with the bobtail, but they are only available in the pricier models. The least expensive one I can find is the Sig Nightmare Carry, which I see locally for about $950. Then it goes up from there to the S&W E series, up to Dan Wesson, and then on up to the likes of Nighthawk and Ed Brown.
Why in the world hasn't or Ruger, or Remington made a bobtail commander at the $650-700 price point? It seems like a no brainer. I can't imagine it costing more to make a bobtail than to make the traditional backstrap. If you're making it from scratch anyway, what's the difference?
I'm not 100% sold on the bobtail, personally, but I do like the way they fit my hand, and it seems silly that there isn't one at a lower price than what we have just from a pure economics perspective. If I had the option to buy a $700 Ruger or Remington bobtail Commander or the $950 Sig Nightmare Carry, I'd go with the Ruger/Rem every time. Even factoring in the cost for night sights, I'd save about $150, and would get to use standard holsters which I couldn't with the Sig due to the non-standard slide dimensions.
Long story short- why the heck doesn't someone make a $700 Bobtail commander and clean up the market with them? They seem popular enough at higher price points that I can't imagine them not selling like hotcakes if less expensive.
I have already started to look at commander sized 1911s for carry in seasons where it would be more difficult to carry the full sized model. One thing I see being very popular (trendy perhaps?) are commander sized guns with the bobtail, but they are only available in the pricier models. The least expensive one I can find is the Sig Nightmare Carry, which I see locally for about $950. Then it goes up from there to the S&W E series, up to Dan Wesson, and then on up to the likes of Nighthawk and Ed Brown.
Why in the world hasn't or Ruger, or Remington made a bobtail commander at the $650-700 price point? It seems like a no brainer. I can't imagine it costing more to make a bobtail than to make the traditional backstrap. If you're making it from scratch anyway, what's the difference?
I'm not 100% sold on the bobtail, personally, but I do like the way they fit my hand, and it seems silly that there isn't one at a lower price than what we have just from a pure economics perspective. If I had the option to buy a $700 Ruger or Remington bobtail Commander or the $950 Sig Nightmare Carry, I'd go with the Ruger/Rem every time. Even factoring in the cost for night sights, I'd save about $150, and would get to use standard holsters which I couldn't with the Sig due to the non-standard slide dimensions.
Long story short- why the heck doesn't someone make a $700 Bobtail commander and clean up the market with them? They seem popular enough at higher price points that I can't imagine them not selling like hotcakes if less expensive.