Why I love my Dan Wesson CBOB

First, for those that are not familiar with this gun, it is a 1911 style gun made by Dan Wesson, which is owned by CZ-USA. CBOB is short for Commander Bobtail. The Bobtail was invented (as far as I know) by Ed Brown. Basically, he took a Commander sized 1911 and bobbed the tail off of it by cutting the corner off the mainspring housing. This accomplished a couple of things. It made the gun easier to conceal since the part that was mostly likely to print under your concealment garment was that corner. It also removed some weight. Lastly, it made the gun it bit more comfortable in the hand.

It was an awesome idea and an Ed Brown Kobra Karry which is the gun he does this feature on is an amazing gun. Unfortunately, it is also WAY out of my price range. I'm not saying it isn't worth it. I'm just saying I can't afford it. Then, came Dan Wesson. They started producing their own bobbed 1911 and the great part was that they use a lot of Ed Brown parts so the quality is still very good. They fit tight, work well, are basically MIM free (it would take too long to explain the pros and cons of MIM parts so just google it. You'll find more info than you can shake a stick at) and they cost about 1/3 the price of the Ed Brown model. I got mine a little over a year ago for $850. Today, they sell for right around $1000 but I heard that Dan Wesson plans a 25% price increase next year.

The gun shoots great, looks great and is setup pretty close to exactly how I would have a gun built if I had it done custom. My favorite part is that they come with yellow rear and green front night sights which is my favorite configuration. I have the same setup on 2 of my 3 Glocks. BTW, if you want to know what one looks like, it is the gun I chose to use for the graphic at the top of the blog.

Stay safe out there... and watch your six.