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?

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

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.

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

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.