My first Dan Wesson

[SoloScuba]

Picked it up today, PM-9



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[QuickDrawMcgraw]

awesome!!!  Congrats and good looking pistol.  I'm still trying to figure out which Dan Wesson I would like for my first.

[Tok36]

Nice looking 1911. It looks like you have done well. Thank you for the pics.

[Hammer Time]

The Pointman is high on my list. I love that subdued, matte finish. Congrats on a beautiful pistol!

[Ron M.]

A truly excellent pistol, enjoy shooting and showing it off.

[hensc]

Dumb question, but do DWs need any additional work or after market parts like CZs?

Would like at least one 1911 in my collection and to play with


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[eastman]

Dumb question, but do DWs need any additional work or after market parts like CZs?

Would like at least one 1911 in my collection and to play with


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I would put an arched mainspring housing on a DW (instead of the flat), but that is just me. Others will agree or disagree.

[Ron M.]

Dumb question, but do DWs need any additional work or after market parts like CZs?

Would like at least one 1911 in my collection and to play with


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I would put an arched mainspring housing on a DW (instead of the flat), but that is just me. Others will agree or disagree.

That's a mod I do to most of my 1911s, I trained for many years with an issued 1911A1. For me the arched MSH just feels natural.

[ViperM]

Dumb question, but do DWs need any additional work or after market parts like CZs?

Would like at least one 1911 in my collection and to play with


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They are good to go as is unless you want to customize something like safety, main spring housing, triggers, etc

[RoverSig]

That PM-9 looks great.  DWs are well made, with all forged or machined-from-bar-stock parts.  They tend to be conservative in appearance, without the more decorative features like unique patterns on grips, serrations, etc. or extensive brand names/logos on the sides of the slides.  There is no reason you couldn't take a DW 1911 and tart it up if you wanted to...   but to answer hensc's question, it is good-to-go if all you want is a very good 1911 for your collection. 

If you want to build a highly customized 1911, there are a lot of routes to go -- have a gunsmith build one from scratch, order one off the order sheet from one of the high-end companies, buy a decent frame (used or new) and add parts that look good to you or serve a function, etc.  But if I did something like that, I think I'd still keep my DW Valor 9mm (2017) just the way it is.

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[Togmaster]

Sweet

[thedude]

I would put an arched mainspring housing on a DW (instead of the flat), but that is just me. Others will agree or disagree.

You could always have an A2. 

[eastman]

I would put an arched mainspring housing on a DW (instead of the flat), but that is just me. Others will agree or disagree.

You could always have an A2. 

The A2 looks sweet. I guess it will go on the DW wishlist once I get the full-sized .40 S&W DWX I ordered earlier this year.

[jurek]

You could always have an A2. 

That is really nice looking handgun.

BTW: I own 1911A2 manufactured by Rock Island Armory... and now I'm confused. What is the real meaning of A2? 
What I see is that DW A2 is 1911A1 upgraded by Dan Wesson's own visions, when Rock Island treats A2 as double stack 1911. So is A2 just a next number after A1 used by manufacturers for their next model or is it standard of 1911 handgun?

[Ron M.]

A2 is just a manufacture's designation. 1911A1 is a model accepted by the U. S. armed forces and the last produced/issued. In the case of the Dan Wesson it's supposed to be an evolution of the 1911A1 with features the the Army and Marines wanted in the next version of the "Pistol, Model of 1911".