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Picked this up this week. Its the company's first 2011. As with all Cabots, absolutely phenomenal quality, amazing attention to detail, and flawless execution. While I don't view this as a true competition pistol, build quality is easily on par with the best 2011's in the industry. I wasn't a huge Cabot fan when the company first began back in 2011, but I've changed my mind about them. They are very impressive. All stainless steel and weighs a hefty 46oz with an empty magazine...              Here it is with my other Cabots...  | ||
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Dammit that is nice. They all are bac. A lot of detail in the new model. | |||
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Very nice! | |||
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Is the gripframe steel or aluminum? You said all stainless steel so I assume.... stainless steel LOL but I understand the 2011 gripframe to be a separate unit from the pistol frame/rails. --------------------------- My hovercraft is full of eels. | |||
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Yes, all three parts are steel, the slide, the frame, and the grip module. | |||
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cool. Thanks --------------------------- My hovercraft is full of eels. | |||
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Very nice! Partial thread drift, why weren't you a fan of Cabot initially? __________________________ | |||
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Hated the styling, but they have since built some that I do like. | |||
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^^^^^ I've always wished I could have bought The Jones Deluxe. __________________________ | |||
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A Cabot is not a Cabot unless it comes with an absurd price tag. | |||
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That looks like one nice “hunk” of a gun. BTW… wasn’t Cabot the one who manufactured a 1911 from a meteorite? Shoot Safe... Mike | |||
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I like where they stamped their name, now that is cool.. may one day have to buy one... I also really like their seriously sharp cheese. My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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Actually, other than their models with the exotic materials, they are online with their competitors. They are price correctly for the value you get. | |||
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How grippy is the checkering on the grip? That's the biggest thing I can never tell about pictures on metal 2011 grips without feeling one in person.
The other issue with Cabot in the beginning is they didn't work. Unlike other custom 1911 makers that hand fit everything to the Nth degree, the owner of Cabot is also involved in the aerospace industry and made a huge deal about their "Clone Technology" where everything is CNC machined to tolerance not seen in the industry. He also bragged that he didn't have a single gunsmith on staff when they started out. Then the early guns had issues and he hired Rob Schauland who previously worked at Springfield Armory and at Les Baer and also was a big influence on the 1911 Forum with a small shop that would troubleshoot 1911s from any maker. He looked over everything, made some suggestions, and hit it off to such a degree the owner bought his custom shop Alchemy Custom Weaponry and now runs it as a separate brand under the Cabot umbrella. Basically, if you want a 1911 made as close to cutting edge as possible using exotic materials, you buy a Cabot. If you want a 1911 that's hard fit and slaved over by hand, you buy an Alchemy. Thankfully, Alchemy now makes their Quantico HiCap with a custom polymer grip instead of a modified STI Gen 1 for a traditional 1911 look. | |||
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Yeah that’s fair. They had some teething issues early on, but they have been rock solid for a good decade. Cabot doesn’t use a ton of hand fitting, but they are machined more precisely than any 1911 I’ve owned or probably any handgun I’ve owned. I do like Alchemy quite a bit and own a couple beautiful Alchemy 1911’s. They are great, so completely different from Cabot, despite being the same company. | |||
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