The stainless are cheaper than other coatings/finishes.
There have been reports of galling issues with the DW stainless models. Some say it was fixed, but you still see a new report pop up on the 1911 forums . I suspect it is mostly people not keeping them heavily lubed during break in.
Here you can see the entry LB model is nearly in the same price area.
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/646768782
...said the man who has most likely neither owned, nor can appreciate, either.Dan Wesson is a Mercedes, overpriced, upkeep is costly and god forbids it breaks down when you need it. Buy a worker, get a Honda. Runs for miles, cheap to keep.
Isn't the Professional completely hand fitted by the Custom Shop?The Dan Wessons you mentioned are closer in quality to the Springfield Professional than to the TRP... Get the DW if you want a no regrets purchase.
The main differences between the guns of old and today’s Dan Wesson 1911s are the quality of the individual parts and the hand-fitting that goes into each gun.
Dan Wesson 1911's are hand fitted, and not just assembled by hand like many run-of-the-mill 1911's on the market.
Read the entire article to learn more about how Dan Wesson 1911's are made:
The Guns of Dan Wesson
Quote from the article:
My contention here is that the Dan Wesson line of 1911's is a closer match to a Custom Shop 1911, like the Professional than a mid-range Springfield Armory 1911. I stand by that statement.
The stainless are cheaper than other coatings/finishes.
There have been reports of galling issues with the DW stainless models. Some say it was fixed, but you still see a new report pop up on the 1911 forums . I suspect it is mostly people not keeping them heavily lubed during break in.
Here you can see the entry LB model is nearly in the same price area.
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/646768782
I said the "MSRP" was over $2K. Thanks for those links, that gives me a lot of hope!
That is pretty sweet!
Here is a nice Valor in black if you want to avoid stainless:
https://www.iammo.com/cz-dan-wesson-valor-45-acp-8-round-5-1911-in-duty-black-valor-1926.html
Less than $1500 and ready to go!
That is quite odd. The figure changed for me as well. The price earlier was $1421 plus change, but I now see $1682.38. They must base the price on the number of views.That is $1,700 on my screen when I look at it. Looks nice though, and probably easier to care for than the stainless.
That is quite odd. The figure changed for me as well. The price earlier was $1421 plus change, but I now see $1682.38. They must base the price on the number of views.
For you DW experts:
So how much difference is there going to be between the entry level Heritage model and something like the Silverback or Valor?