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I was mildly interested in this gun when it was announced back in November but not a high priority. Well you know the situation, you've recently overbought on your gun budget then along comes a smoking deal you can't pass up. This smoking deal came home with me today, have not had time to shoot it. Like all Browns, great fit and finish. Slide so smooth feels like it's on ball bearing. Sights nice, Trijcon orange on the front. Not sure who dreamed up these grips, probably will replace soon. Reverse barrel crown is a nice feature. Not sure how I feel about these slide serrations, kind of looks like shallow slashes. Brown has touted this as a lighter all steel version of the KC. They've shaved some metal off the slide edges and put in a 4" barrel. Honestly a blindfolded person would be hard pressed to tell any difference in weight compared to the original KC steel commander. I've always had a mild aversion to 1911's with external extractors but I'm sure Brown got this one perfected before release. One thing you have to give kudos for, Brown certainly knows how to make stainless steel pretty. It is a nice commander, look forward to giving it a workout soon. We now have a Brown model down in the price range of several production guns. I placed a DW VBob in a couple photos for comparison.
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