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Got to check out the new Springfield hi-cap 1911 at the last Market Hall Gun Show. I've often thought of switching to a double stack, but the price of a scarcity of Para and STI have definitely been prohibitive. I came across this Springfield and picked up and it felt pretty good the only thing is that Springfield only makes them in the G.I. model with Parkerized finish. I'm a freak for stainless steel. Any one heard any rumors of them coming out with a stainless model? One question that I do have about the hi-cap 1911's is this, I noticed that the mainspring housing looks to be the same width and thickness as a single stack. Does anyone know if a bobtail job could be done on one? I currently carry a Colt Officers' with slim line grips OWB and think that I go full size hi-cap that the extra length would print like a neon sign. I've checked out a bobtail before and it printed less than my Officers' due to the roundness. I don't think that the grip is really thicker than standard single stack grips as the ones that they had on it were very thin. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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You are in luck. I have a spare bobtail and a hicap frame lying around. As you can see the "ears" will be shaved off but it is still fairly thick. I laid it next to a Springer with thick factory grips and although the thickness is the same, a standard 1911 tapers and is oval whereas the HiCap is squared off. I personally have considered bobbing a hicap but felt it wasnt worth it.

thank rm, it may not make a huge difference but you'd be the only kid on the block with a hi-cap bobtail. are you a smith? If so What part of Texas are you in?

No, but I play one with my own guns. I am in Alvin. I can do the filing and fitting but I have a hard time getting the pin holes straight. You cant even be a few thousandths off or it will look bad. Now I discovered you can cover up any error with grips that cover the MSH pin hole. Your HiCap grips would cover the MSH pin hole easily. I got AEA's gun done right and my carry piece but 2 others I did had one hole that was more on the oval-ish side than round.

I am soon to be the only kid on the block with a HiCap 7" 1911. I found a Caspian frame and sent to have Robar NP3+ on it so it will match the SS of the 7" AMT slide. Frame in the Pic is a Para I picked up at the Pasadena Show.