The slide to frame fit was tight but not overly so.
For the next week, while awaiting a present from Norway.. I ordered some Ed Brown replacement parts
from Brownell's and hand cycled the action about 100 times.
The wooden grips were nice looking and had great feel
to them. I still prefer Hakans for my autos..
The Ed Brown memory groove grip safety seems like a
major improvement over my series 80 Combat Commander of old. The beavertail allows me to get more of my hand under the gun..more on this later.
Trijicon nites are very prominent on the CBOB and I'm sure are well worth the money. These are my first
Trijicons in many a year. Very bright in low light
and should last for a decade.
Some have mentioned that the trigger is very light on the CBOBs.This seemed to be the case with my specimen as I really wouldn't like it any more responsive as a CCW or house gun. You can argue that it might need a trigger job. I don't have access to a trigger pull gauge, but would say that 4.5 pounds is close.
As for the thumb safety. The DW is quite secure in cocked 'n locked carry..I don't have any fears that
the safety will come off on this gun:(
Here is the CBOB with the ED Brown parts and Hakan Pek ebony wood x-treme grips.
RANGE TIME! Improvised Range in the Orofino, Idaho area. Frequented by many shooters.
Saturday, July 1 @ 1500 hrs.
Weather: 95 humid degrees.
Equipment:
DW CBOB Commander .45 ACP
Four Blued DW 7 shot magazines,
one stainless mag from Ed Brown Products.
Hakan Pek X-treme textured 1911 CBOB Grips.
.45 ACP Ammunition:
25 rounds of Remington 230 gr. Golden Saber JHP
50 round box of American Eagle 230 gr JHP.
20 rounds of Speer/CCI 200 gr. Gold Dot JHP.
30 rounds of Speer 230 gr. Gold Dot reloads.
I'll add that this was the very first time shooting
a 1911 in over 20 years!
Target box was set up @ 15 yards. My initial shots were grouping low and left. As I tried to adjust to the 1911
trigger, my shots improved. I had several instances of Snake Eyes on the target, proving that when I tried to do my job, the CBOB performed well.
I was amazed at how little recoil the CBOB had as compared to my old Colt Combat Commander. I've always had a preference for the shorter 1911s and this one ran very well.
My ammo was old stock factory stuff and a few Gold Dot
reloads. Using the 5 magazines on hand. we kept shoot
ing, doing mag changes then reloading the mags.
At round number 18 I had a failure to feed fully.
I don't know if this was a out of spec round (given that the
American Eagle brand is not top quality) or that BOB
stumbled as he went through the assortment and the magazine was at fault.
Further testing showed the gun to have no problem disgesting all the remaining ammo in the test. I felt that the 230 gr. loads were not going to be problematic, but had doubts about the short and wide 200 gr. Flying Ashtray bullet from Speer.The CBOB just gobbled them right up!
Nancy, shot the gun after I did and seemed to do well with it. The target looked like a shotgun had hit it
but we kept on shooting. This was her first time shooting a 1911 and she stuck in there. Previous .45 experience was with my old 97B which had minimal recoil, even with +P loads. Note her unique grip,
as she thought the BOB was going to really kick.
Once gain..I'll comment on the grip safety. Prior
to the CBOB, I had only shot the old style .45s without
beavertails. My usual reaction to shooting a 1911 was to be smartly rapped in the web of my hand! This didn't
happen with the CBOB and I found it quite pleasant to
shoot. The old problem of trying to constantly depress
the grip safety is no longer there. The memory groove
safety is a real blessing for me.
Despite a bobble with suspect ammo. The CBOB came thru for us with flying colors!Next time I will be testing some 185 grain Double Tap!
After the .45 testing.The comparison pistol was set up.
Tanfoglio Witness 10mm
Three 10-shot blued Magazines.
Hakan Pek Blackout Grips.
10mm Ammo: Assorted Reloads.
30 rounds of Sierra 180 gr. JHP
40 rounds of Sierra 155 gr. JHP
30 rounds or Hornady 155 gr. JHP
20 rounds of Winchester 175 gr. Silvertip.
From the moment I picked up the Witness and loaded
a mag, I felt that the accuracy situation would
improve for me..and I was right!
Having owned CZs for over 15 years, the Witness
10 has been with me for around 5.
Despite my shaky performance with the CBOB, I was soon slamming JHPs into the orange bullseye. The Witness
didn't object to any load, and I was really shooting fast by the time that I handed the gun over to my better half.
Like the CBOB that only stuttered once during the
informal testing.
The mighty TEN sailed thru all loads and left us with
a satisfying grin:( The muzzle blast was fierce, but recoil wasn't an issue.
P.S. I smoked this nice Onyx
maduro for you Dave!
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