- May 29, 2017
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You cheapskate! They paid you officer salary.Tisas/SDS 1911A1 US Army.
Range wet. (The only one I have)
You cheapskate! They paid you officer salary.Tisas/SDS 1911A1 US Army.
Range wet. (The only one I have)
Can't go wrong with a Dan Wesson. I have a Valor, which I really enjoy, but my favorite between the two is the Silverback I posted above - I shoot it a bit better than the Valor, and since I added the Stan Chen drop-in magwell (highly recommended) it really rounded out the aesthetic I like.View attachment 438708
My one and only 1911, my Dan Wesson Valor.
Love my DW. Recently sold my Kimber because it had been relegated to safe-queen status and I overall was not impressed with it. I plan to eventually buy a Specialist as well.Can't go wrong with a Dan Wesson. I have a Valor, which I really enjoy, but my favorite between the two is the Silverback I posted above - I shoot it a bit better than the Valor, and since I added the Stan Chen drop-in magwell (highly recommended) it really rounded out the aesthetic I like.
We have the Specialist in stock.Love my DW. Recently sold my Kimber because it had been relegated to safe-queen status and I overall was not impressed with it. I plan to eventually buy a Specialist as well.
One day - it's a heck of a pistol. I usually don't care for a rail on a 1911, but I really seems to work on the Specialist. When I ordered my 2020 Valor, I was really on the fence between the Valor and the Specialist. Ulimately I should have just gotten the specialist because I ended up putting the exact same grips on it that Dan Wesson uses for the Specialist.We have the Specialist in stock.
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I was also on the fence and went for the Valor. No regrets, but I find myself wanting the railed version as well. I managed to get a pre "discontinued" valor NIB from MD Elite last year. It's a real joy to shoot and has actually gotten tighter and smoother over it's first few hundred rounds. The action is silky smooth now and there is zero play as it's worn in. Ended up throwing some VZ grips on it.One day - it's a heck of a pistol. I usually don't care for a rail on a 1911, but I really seems to work on the Specialist. When I ordered my 2020 Valor, I was really on the fence between the Valor and the Specialist. Ulimately I should have just gotten the specialist because I ended up putting the exact same grips on it that Dan Wesson uses for the Specialist.
This is what my Valor looks like now.
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I bet that pistol is a gem. I've read here and there that the version of the Valor you have is better than the new ones, but I have no complaints with mine. Well, actually, that's not entirely true. Because I ordered a 2020 Valor before the MD Handgun Roster did away with the model number requirement, I had to jump through all kinds of hoops to get it added to the MD Handgun Roster before I could take it home. That was a process that lasted from about July of 2020 through November where the pistol sat and languished at my FFL.I was also on the fence and went for the Valor. No regrets, but I find myself wanting the railed version as well. I managed to get a pre "discontinued" valor NIB from MD Elite last year. It's a real joy to shoot and has actually gotten tighter and smoother over it's first few hundred rounds. The action is silky smooth now and there is zero play as it's worn in. Ended up throwing some VZ grips on it.
Yeah I would have been fine with either, although I have heard that the older ones are built on Ed Brown frames and I am unsure if that is still the case. Either way, both are excellent.I bet that pistol is a gem. I've read here and there that the version of the Valor you have is better than the new ones, but I have no complaints with mine. Well, actually, that's not entirely true. Because I ordered a 2020 Valor before the MD Handgun Roster did away with the model number requirement, I had to jump through all kinds of hoops to get it added to the MD Handgun Roster before I could take it home. That was a process that lasted from about July of 2020 through November where the pistol sat and languished at my FFL.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.