Anyone own a Cabot?

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redlightrich

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Hello all, I have just seen the Naked 1911 from Cabot. I once handled the American Joe, which is very nice, but wow is it expensive. My LGS has an American Joe for 7500. Racking the slide let you know that there was some effort put into this gun. It was very smooth, but to be honest, my cheapo Kimber with full length guide rod is also very smooth.
I can buy at least 6 nice guns for that price, and possibly even 10, if I avoid anything too fancy.

The Naked 1911 has a list price of 3295, which puts it in line with many other "high end" 1911 models.

Has anyone bought one of these guns? If so, what are your thoughts on it after shooting it ( I am told some people will not shoot their very expensive guns, which makes me wonder why bother owning it?)

Any feedback would be great. No, even if I hear glowing reviews, I won't buy one. Not that I can't understand value, because I can. I just feel I will not get enough extra from the gun to make the price delta worth it. I am not wealthy. If I were, and wanted the finest of everything, then probably yes. Please take extra note of the word Probably. It is spelled probably, not prolly. I am very curious how much better it can be for the price difference. Maybe it is that much better?


Thank you

Rich
 
I don't own one, but I have shot Cabots, and I toured their factory. Here's the deal:

In the final assembly area, the shop manager picked up a receiver and handed it to me. He pointed me at a rack of slides and told me to pick any slide and put it on the receiver. I did. It slid back and forth like glass. No lubricant, but tipping the assembly either way by maybe 30 degrees (definitely less than 45 degrees) allowed the slide to move like it was oiled ... but it wasn't, it was dry. Picked another slide at random -- same thing. Third slide at random -- rinse and repeat.

You can't do that with a Kimber. Or with a Les Baer.

Cabots are insanely expensive and I'll never own one, but they are worth the money.
 
The precision fit and finish described by Aquila Blanca comes at a price. I don't have the budget for it and for my purposes it isn't necessary. That has nothing to do with whether or not they are worth the money. For many they are worth every penny. The question then is: Are they worth it to you? Based on your post, it doesn't sound like it. We are the majority opinion. It is a very small percentage of gun owners who will spend $7500 on a 1911. I am glad we live in a country where there are excellent choices at all levels.
 
Its a rich man's gun. I'm sure they're nice but its not going to make you shoot better than a quality $2000 1911. You can get a hand made 1911 from a bullseye smith for $3500 that will shoot 1.5" all day long at 50 yards and be plenty pretty. If you want prettier you can go with Ed Brown. If I had a couple million in the bank I'd buy one. Its kind of like buying a Ferrari over a Ford Mustang.
 
I wonder if the trademarks on the Naked 1911 are rough enough for easy slide racking. I think I'd rather have the S100 for $400 more.
 
Thank you all for your thoughts. Aguila Blanca, that is a real interesting demo you were shown!!! They must really hold close tolerances if every slide worked so beautifully.

Full disclosure, I did buy the grips that are on the American Joe!! I was happy to see that Cabot would sell them separately, so I actually bought 2 pairs. They were reasonably priced ( 125 dollars) and I really like them a lot.

I also wondered if the lack of serrations on the Naked 1911 would make cycling the slide difficult.

I guess the Ferrari/Mustang analogy fits here perfect. If you have "throw away" money, why not buy one. I get great enjoyment from my Ruger and Kimber 1911's. I don't think the Cabot will give me 4x the pleasure, although I do thoroughly like the American Joe. If it were 2500 or even 3000, I would consider the stretch, but at 7500 dollars, I can't make sense of that purchase, but it does tug at me!!!!
 
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