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Dan Wesson 1911
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Has anyone had a Dan Wesson 1911 yet, and if so what do you think? Are they good quality and crafted well?
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Any thoughts on Dan Wesson.
...Go to the auction side and find an auction that lists the parts that go into one of these DW's, fairly impressive, all quality stuff.
...$750+ for a new 1911, I'd buy a Colt. The Colt will rise in value unless you get an itch for a Dremel for a Christmas present, even as you enjoy shooting it the Colt will increase in value; the DW will decrease.
Mixed reviews what Ive heard, but one can always find if you look someone who had a bad experience with any brand gun, I just get a hoot out of the original 1911 and the history behind it; the fact the value goes up does not hurt either.
I know "I'm not going to sell it, so it doesn't matter.." ok, I'll never sell any of my Colts either but fact is I will die someday and I can't say and don't suspect my family will drool as I do over them.
From the "bad" Ive heard about the DW models of 1911's,...sounds like the slide to frame fit (other internal parts tolerances too) may be so tight (good/bad thing to a degree) that a few hundred break in rounds should take care of the problems (mostly (FTF/FTE )Ive heard about...[;)]
I have more than my share of 1911s running from Detonics to Colts to Paras and the DWs, currentl have the PM 7 and CBOB The DW has bar none the best slide to barrel to frame fitting. The slide "slides" with full & even contact on the rails. Neither the barrel nor the slide shake at all on the frame. By not at all I mean not at all.
There are some quality Ed Brown parts on it - grip safety & thumb I believe, some McCormick parts also. The grip safety is matched to the frame, there are no gaps such as those found in the Colts.
The adjustable rear sight on the PM 7 is excellent, the CBOB comes with night sights and they each have good quality grips. The CBOB has a checkered front strap.
1911s are popular as heck, lots of variations and I think anyone would have a hard time "proving" one is better than the other in the $850.00 to $1,100.00 range. I paid about $950.00 each for mine, I like them and think it's worth taking a hands on look.
I wonder what John Browning would say if he could comment on the staying power of his 1911 design? Don't they say something like "imitation is the best form of flattery." ?
I am a big 1911 fan and really don't have a favorite. I have a friend with a Dan Wesson. The external extractor on his model keeps giving him extraction problems.
The CZ Dan Wessons have a standard 1911 internal extractor - may be that the older ones did not though.
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