The trigger has ZERO creep. There is no horizontal play, no vertical play, it has been fit very well. It’s a very nice trigger. Breaks at about 3.75 pounds. The ramped barrel has been fit well. The slide moves like it’s on ball bearings. The serrations on the top of slide are really nice, man I can’t stop drooling over the craftsmanship.
For $1400, this thing was a steal.
I literally just got home so I haven’t had the chance to shoot it but I’m excited.
I also apologize for the crappy pictures.
My only gripes with the gun are: The slide stop is slightly extended and the adjustable rear. I’ll probably end up replacing those two (Harrison Bomar’s). Oh, and the front strap high cut is Colt style so it ain’t that pretty but it feels good.
I wouldn’t rush to swap out the adjustable. Given the wide range of bullet weights commonly encountered in 9mm, as well as standard, +P, and +P+ loadings, you might appreciate the ability to easily refine your zero.
I was thinking the same thing, just can’t stand the way they look.
After I hand cycled a few rounds to test ejection, seems like the last round doesn’t get hooked into the extractor and just lays there. Well shit, that was quick. Ordered some Tripp 9mm mags, and I’ll see if it persists.
Dan Wesson’s are great 1911’s go shoot the thing before you start worrying about to many things. I’m sure it will work just fine. DW are considered semi custom I believe do to so much hand fitting that goes into his guns. Semi custom might not be the correct terminology but a lot of care goes into them.
Definitely a solid gun for the money, and probably the “sweet spot” in the 1911 market right now, quite honestly. Wesson delivers more refinement than a typical production gun, without the premium attached to the semi-customs.
As with any decent 1911, though, make your changes slowly. If at all.
Most 1911 “improvements” are eventually discovered to be nothing of the sort once you really get a gun sorted-out and become comfortable with it.
Congrats on the Dan Wesson. I am lucky enough to have one of their Specialist models and find them to really be the quiet gem of the semi-custom 1911 world. My only problem is that I need to shoot it more. Those damn Glocks have taken a lot of my range time recently.
Regarding your extraction issues, the mag swap should take care of it. I never trust factory 1911 mags in any caliber.
Thanks guys, the more I molest this thing, the more impressed I am. It’s no custom, but you can tell many man hours have been put into it for a more refined product.
I’ll be taking it out for a spin tomorrow so expect a minor update then. Range report will come a few thousand rounds later.
The more I study the last round issue - I’m beginning to think the extractor may be a little loose but before I do anything, it’s getting range time.
Ordered a Tripp Cobra 9mm magazine from Harrison’s to see if it is a magazine issue as well.
Wow, beautiful gun! That follower looks like the type that won’t hold the proper angle - it rocks around and sticks at weird angles. Try something like a Wilson Combat with long plastic followers that can’t change angles and will position the cartridge properly.
The mag looks ok to me, but if it’s giving you problems I would call Virgil Tripp. He’ll advise on that to try regarding springs and followers. The DW autos are great pistols (I have a VBOB), but they are known to be problematic feeders. If you can get a-hold of one, try a Metalform 9mm magazine (Springfield Armory) and see how it runs. I have about a dozen for my SA 9mm 1911 and they work great in that pistol…
