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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?


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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.

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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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Originally posted by supertool73 supertool73 wrote:

  Would it be the little point on the grip where it starts to bob, possibly hitting the meat of the palm?
Yes, for them that is the issue. Years ago I was looking at an Ed Brown with it and was told the same thing. The guy at Ed Brown said it bothers some people and some it doesn't.

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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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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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