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supertool73
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The only issue I am finding with the Valor is it does not have an ambidextrous safety. I like to practice with my support hand and would prefer that.
The only one I can see that they make that has ambidextrous is the Specialist, but then it has a rail on the bottom which means I would have to buy new holsters. decisions decisions. I am kinda liking the Valor V bob too. Anyone got a 1911 that has the bobbed frame to help in concealment? Edited by supertool73 - March/06/2017 at 10:51 |
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A few friends of mine have the bobbed frame and think it helps with concealment. But they don't like to shoot it a lot since for them the bobbed frame digs into their hand.
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How does it dig into the hand? Would it be the little point on the grip where it starts to bob, possibly hitting the meat of the palm?
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I have a Colt Lightweight Commander in .38 Super. It's a blast to shoot.
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With the proper holster, I have not found concealment to be an issue, even with a full size frame. Then again, I am a man-sized fella, which helps too.
Milt Sparks Executive, (if, somewhere in here, there is a mic drop emoji, insert it here.) |
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I have a summer special that I carried a Kimber commander size in for years. It a decent holster, but I like the holsters with the large leather pad that wraps your hip and then Kydex around the gun better. They don't move at all the summer special did a bit.
Looks like the executive may be a bit more stable with the larger leather at the bottom |
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Jeff, do you have a 38 super and or 9mm 1911s? Are they as reliable as the 45s?
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The Executive has a stabilizer, it does not move, awesome holster. I had a summer special and it too moved.
I have several 1911s in 45 and just one in 9mm. The 9mm was a pain to start, sent it back to STI and they completely rebuilt the gun. Since the rebuild, it has been outstanding, exceedingly mild recoil, 100% reliable, and very accurate. I much prefer the flying ashtray that is a 45 hollowpoint, but having 20 rounds with no reload is a great thing, and bullet design has closed the gap in what a smaller caliber can do. I don't compete so have never considered a 38 super. The big issue with 9mm 1911s a few years back was reliable feeding, everyone seems to have figured that out. I would highly recommend my second STI build, the first was as worthless as tits on a bull. |
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I had some FTF issues with my Springfield Loaded 9mm, but once I switched to Wilson Combat Mags it has been 100% reliable.
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My fullsize Kimber is not hard to shoot well at all. I could only imagine what one would be like in a 9mm.
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Unless your just dead set on a 1911 when it comes to 38Super, and the 38Super first came in the 1911, I would look at one of the EAA CZ copies in 38Super. You could send it to Cajun Gun Works for one of their many action jobs, and have a wickedly accurate and smooth shooting pistol in the caliber you want.
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I went back and read the first post: is this a 38super itch or a 1911 itch?
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1911 for sure, but it was a .38 super. But I am not finding exactly what I want in .38 super. Most of them have target sights, which I don't want. So then I started considering 9mm as they have a lot more options. Still looking for either though.
I emailed Dan Wesson and asked about a few custom things. They will do what ever I want, but it is not cheap to go away from their production offerings. Just adding an ambidextrous safety will add $250 to 300. In the 9mm I am really struggling with just getting a Kimber CDP pro in 9mm vs a Dan Wesson. I have no doubt the Dan Wesson will be the nicer pistol. But I have had such good luck with the Kimbers I have owned I am struggling with spending more. |
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Get the Kimber. If it needs some tuning, I am sure there is a good smith in the area.
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I got my hands on a Kimber with a bobbed frame. Wow, I loved it. It felt way more comfortable in my hand than the standard grip.
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Well I bought a Kimber 9mm today. Aegis 2, full size with alloy frame, got a smoking deal on it. Darn Wilson mags are $45 each, but gotta get some of those.
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Tell this company I sent you and try out and review there holsters on the new pistols. There going to help with the guardian match in Ga in may... So let's help them as much as we can buddies.
http://formidableforceholsters.com/ |
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My pistola was on the Fedex truck today and the dude at the pawn shop decided he wasn't going to open til 1:00 today, so he missed the delivery.
Totally bummed. |
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