These look really nice for the money. Anyone have any experience with them?
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Dan Wesson DWX
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I don’t have one. It seems this is a solution looking for a problem.
Not sure I follow... a solution for what?
I have a DWX. It's really sweet. I still prefer the feel of a single stack 1911, but this gun feels VERY good, to me better than a Staccato or the like. It's accurate, more accurate than me. Accurate, not like the crap shoot you get with many Sig pistols where they group well at 7 or 10 yds, but scatter all over the place if you go further out to 25 or so.
One can argue over what is better in terms of barrel lockup. I presume the more modern lockup is considered an improvement over the original 1911 design, at lease Sig though it was when they designed the P210, one of the most accurate semi auto guns in the world.
To me, they kept all the best parts of the 1911, the trigger and grip angle, and modernized it. I love 1911's, always my favorite, but what they've done with the DWX is pretty creative in a world where everything has been done.
Why would you choose it over anything else? Some thoughts:
1) If you want a double stack 1911 without the ginormous polymer grip found on 2011's, this might be your only option, certainly the only one under $2000.
2) If you want to be able to tailor your grip to you preference without changing out or modifying your 2011 grip. I added some thin bogie Lok grips. The texture aggressive, what I wanted, and slimmer than stock (also what I wanted).
3) If you want high quality with no MIM parts for under $2000, other than the Platypus, this is the ONLY option I'm aware of.
4) Takes the CZ magazines, which are less expensive and IMO, more reliable.
No optics cut (yet). People love to complain about that, but if you really want that, having it milled is better than most all factory optics options.
I also have a DWX Compact on the way and plan to make that my EDC.
One can argue over what is better in terms of barrel lockup. I presume the more modern lockup is considered an improvement over the original 1911 design, at lease Sig though it was when they designed the P210, one of the most accurate semi auto guns in the world.
To me, they kept all the best parts of the 1911, the trigger and grip angle, and modernized it. I love 1911's, always my favorite, but what they've done with the DWX is pretty creative in a world where everything has been done.
Why would you choose it over anything else? Some thoughts:
1) If you want a double stack 1911 without the ginormous polymer grip found on 2011's, this might be your only option, certainly the only one under $2000.
2) If you want to be able to tailor your grip to you preference without changing out or modifying your 2011 grip. I added some thin bogie Lok grips. The texture aggressive, what I wanted, and slimmer than stock (also what I wanted).
3) If you want high quality with no MIM parts for under $2000, other than the Platypus, this is the ONLY option I'm aware of.
4) Takes the CZ magazines, which are less expensive and IMO, more reliable.
No optics cut (yet). People love to complain about that, but if you really want that, having it milled is better than most all factory optics options.
I also have a DWX Compact on the way and plan to make that my EDC.
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I grabbed one because they use P-10F mags and I’ve already got a stack of them.
Nice to have a “2011” that runs off $35 mags instead of $120 mags.
Nice to have a “2011” that runs off $35 mags instead of $120 mags.
I’ll probably sell my staccato P and get one when they come out with an optics ready model.
Oh. And no stupid grip safety.
I haven’t even noticed that yet.
