Monday, August 27, 2012

5000 Clams

For a Lefty.  $5250, to be exact.  On page 22 of the latest American Rifleman.  A Left Handed 1911.  Everything is reversed.  The casings eject to the left, the mag release is on the right, etc.  From Cabot Gun Company.

I want to get a custom 1911 some day, but this may be a bit much moneys, even when I have lots. 

Plus, there are lots of things on the standard 1911 I like as a lefty.  I use my social finger to release the magazine, and that seems to work better than folks that have to use a thumb.  About the only thing I don't like is the fact I need an ambidestrous thumb safety.

Still, it's a very nice gun.  The grips are beautiful, too.  For use, I prefer VZGrips, so those nice burls would be wasted on me.


So, maybe a custom Commander one day.  Not today.





4 comments:

Bubblehead Les. said...

Just pulled up the Google Maps for Cabot, Pa. Turns out it's about 3 hours from my House, just down the road from Pennsic.

Wonder if they give Factory Tours?

Kirkster said...

you slap those burls on there when you go to the barbecue, the rest of the time you leave the VZs on...

Not sure I would drop 5K on one but I could see 3K...

Tam said...

"About the only thing I don't like is the fact I need an ambidestrous thumb safety."

So does anybody who might ever wind up with their dominant hand in a cast. ;)

Jerry said...

I do the driving finger thing myself, I think it works better.