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.460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame?

Posted By: briarhopper

.460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame? - 03/09/2019 11:08 PM

I have a Kimber Raptor in the commander 4" version. I am thinking about getting the .460 Rowland conversion for it. I got the conversion for my 5" Kimber Warrior, and love it. But I can't find any real world feedback for the shorter bbl. Any feedback from you guys?
Posted By: JD Mahan

Re: .460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame? - 03/10/2019 10:16 PM

Rowland site shows them

https://www.460rowland.com/product/commander-style-1911-in-the-mighty-460-rowland/

I realize you asked for actual experience, sorry none to offer
John
Posted By: briarhopper

Re: .460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame? - 03/11/2019 8:45 AM

 Originally Posted By: JD Mahan
Rowland site shows them

https://www.460rowland.com/product/commander-style-1911-in-the-mighty-460-rowland/

I realize you asked for actual experience, sorry none to offer
John


It's ok. I saw the listing on the sight, and that got me to wondering...and asking around. There seems to be little anecdotal evidence out there at this time. I think Im just going to leave the Raptor as it is, my little town gun, seeing that I already have a 5" .460
Posted By: cfish2

Re: .460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame? - 03/13/2019 6:35 PM

I would be worried about the shorter lighter slide beating itself to death. Was just talking to a local gunsmith buddy of mine about having him build me a 1911 from the ground up. He only recommended a 5" slide sized gun. Said he had two smaller framed commander size guns come apart after a few hundred rounds.
Posted By: briarhopper

Re: .460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame? - 03/13/2019 11:03 PM

Thank you! That was exactly the kind of real-world feed back I was hoping for.
Posted By: cfish2

Re: .460 Rowland on a 1911 commander frame? - 03/14/2019 11:35 PM

That's the beauty of this forum. I've been hunting with handguns exclusively for 35 years and I still learn new stuff just about every time I log on hear.
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