I can’t speak to Cabot’s but I’ve had that issue with multiple Dan Wessons.
The rear bevel angle on Cabot frames
Hello, Addicts!
I procured my first Cabot -- a Vintage Classic Commander -- from a sterling member of our fine community a couple of months back and find it to be the most beautiful, and dare I say interesting, of my 1911s.
The pistol is superbly made, in my opinion. I cannot find a single flaw, aside from the one I'm about to describe.
I took the Vintage Classic to the range for the first time and was enamored with it. It was perfectly accurate and performed flawlessly.
However, after 200 rounds, I thought, "Damn... my hand is taking a beating. I've been shooting a lot of .45 lately and it's never bothered me. Am I just getting soft in my middle-age?"
I had several other pistols on-hand, so I moved onto those, but the next day, I was fondling the Vintage Classic again, and every time I held it and squeezed the grip firmly, my hand smarted in the same spots.
I picked up another of my commanders and squeezed the same way, and no discomfort. After examining the pistols side-by-side, in an effort to determine what was different about them, I noticed that the rear frame bevel angle on Cabot is much lower than on all my other 1911s. The best way I can describe it is that the side and the back of the frame meet at a very steep angle, which produces a sharp ridge.
After gripping several of my commander frames firmly, and twisting the pistols in my hand by grabbing the muzzle with my off-hand and rotating it back and forth, I determined that the Cabot is far less comfortable on the webbing between my thumb and forefinger. I determined that the greater the bevel angle, the more comfortable the pistol is in my hand.
Here's a side-by-side comparison of the Cabot and a pistol that is extremely comfortable in my hand, by contrast:
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Ultimately, it's not a huge deal, but I am wondering if it's just me, and I'm being a baby (entirely possible!), or if anybody else has noticed this.
With another Cabot or two in the works, I'm a little itchy that all of the frames will exhibit this shape that appears to disagree with my hand.
Thanks for any insights here!
I procured my first Cabot -- a Vintage Classic Commander -- from a sterling member of our fine community a couple of months back and find it to be the most beautiful, and dare I say interesting, of my 1911s.
The pistol is superbly made, in my opinion. I cannot find a single flaw, aside from the one I'm about to describe.
I took the Vintage Classic to the range for the first time and was enamored with it. It was perfectly accurate and performed flawlessly.
However, after 200 rounds, I thought, "Damn... my hand is taking a beating. I've been shooting a lot of .45 lately and it's never bothered me. Am I just getting soft in my middle-age?"
I had several other pistols on-hand, so I moved onto those, but the next day, I was fondling the Vintage Classic again, and every time I held it and squeezed the grip firmly, my hand smarted in the same spots.
I picked up another of my commanders and squeezed the same way, and no discomfort. After examining the pistols side-by-side, in an effort to determine what was different about them, I noticed that the rear frame bevel angle on Cabot is much lower than on all my other 1911s. The best way I can describe it is that the side and the back of the frame meet at a very steep angle, which produces a sharp ridge.
After gripping several of my commander frames firmly, and twisting the pistols in my hand by grabbing the muzzle with my off-hand and rotating it back and forth, I determined that the Cabot is far less comfortable on the webbing between my thumb and forefinger. I determined that the greater the bevel angle, the more comfortable the pistol is in my hand.
Here's a side-by-side comparison of the Cabot and a pistol that is extremely comfortable in my hand, by contrast:
Ultimately, it's not a huge deal, but I am wondering if it's just me, and I'm being a baby (entirely possible!), or if anybody else has noticed this.
With another Cabot or two in the works, I'm a little itchy that all of the frames will exhibit this shape that appears to disagree with my hand.
Thanks for any insights here!
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