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Old October 5, 2017, 06:49 PM   #51
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Never ever saw a DW 1911 with the rampant Pony stamped on it. But I hear it's a really nice shooting $1600 clone.
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Old October 5, 2017, 07:26 PM   #52
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Never ever saw a DW 1911 with the rampant Pony stamped on it. But I hear it's a really nice shooting $1600 clone.



Fact is Colt didn't come up with much and the company has been run by retards for the last 40 years.

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Old October 5, 2017, 09:36 PM   #53
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Nothing wrong with a Colt at all, a good gun. But, the average production run Colt is no match in quality to a production run DW. I definitely get those people who want the Pony "just because"... we all have our own reasons for what we want. I, for one, have never been in that camp... but I also don't buy only IBM PCs because they were the first in their sector (bad analogy maybe, but you get where I'm going).
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Old October 12, 2017, 09:19 PM   #54
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DW is the best production 1911 and I don't think there is a close second (although STI is not bad). But a DW is still not a Colt. Love 'em both! Personally, I'm trying to decide if I want a Colt Competition 70 series or a Valor. The Valor is almost double the cost. I want both!
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Old October 13, 2017, 09:07 AM   #55
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I'd go DW,because it is a very good 1911 pistol,and I don't have in my collection already. I do have a 1911 Colt,so that my choice Dan Wesson!
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Old October 14, 2017, 08:44 AM   #56
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Colt. They have been making them for over 100 years.
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Old October 14, 2017, 09:09 AM   #57
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The Post Office has been making stamps for even longer. How're they working out for you?
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Old October 14, 2017, 09:21 AM   #58
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The Post Office has been making stamps for even longer. How're they working out for you?
Soon the POs will be gone.
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Old October 14, 2017, 10:26 AM   #59
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I have owned several Colt 1911s over several decades. They are great guns, however Dan Wesson 1911s have more hand fitted, and superior craftsmanship over the Colts. That is why the cost more than the Colts. I say get the Dan Wesson.
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Old October 14, 2017, 11:19 AM   #60
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They work out all right for me. Use them quite often.
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Old October 14, 2017, 12:17 PM   #61
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Not the stamps, Joe, the Post Office
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Old October 14, 2017, 03:28 PM   #62
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I did the Colt thing. I kinda just jumped before reading up on them. Nothing wrong with Colt, I just wouldn't buy another one.
Looking right now for my first Dan Wesson. Les Baer is just too far out of my price tolerance.
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Old October 14, 2017, 05:43 PM   #63
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Colt. They have been making them for over 100 years.
Yep. It's amazing how much some folks will spend to have a non-Pony cloney.

But then, the intellectual-types say that appreciating diversity is an intrinsically important value.
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Old October 14, 2017, 05:46 PM   #64
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Dan Wesson makes a wonderful pistol

If you aren't gonna get one, might as well do a Caspian double-stack.
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Old October 17, 2017, 03:37 AM   #65
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Have two DWs in 45acp and they are stellar pistols. And yes, I am somewhat of a dw fanboy. But really like the latest iteration of the delta and made my first 10mm 1911 the colt.
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Old October 17, 2017, 09:01 AM   #66
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Post Office works really well for me.

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Old October 17, 2017, 11:45 AM   #67
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Go with the original - Colt.
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Old October 18, 2017, 08:53 PM   #68
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The Colt 1911 and 1911 A-1 were never made to be barbecue guns. They were made to comply with the U.S. Army regulations and protect our soldiers lives. And if you don't have a pony on your pistol, you have a copy. Your copy will probably never have any value.

Get the pony.
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Old October 19, 2017, 09:14 AM   #69
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My Post Office works quite well for me.
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Old October 19, 2017, 09:32 AM   #70
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Would You Go Dan Wesson or Colt In A New 1911?

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The Colt 1911 and 1911 A-1 were never made to be barbecue guns. They were made to comply with the U.S. Army regulations and protect our soldiers lives. And if you don't have a pony on your pistol, you have a copy. Your copy will probably never have any value.

Get the pony.

The pony pistol hasn't been standard issue in decades. The notion that only Colt knows how to make 1911s and ARs as well is, IMO, part of the reason Colt is yet again bankrupt. It also ignores the fact that during war time other groups were making 1911s. This idea that there is only one true maker and no one can make anything near as good helped convince Colt that they didn't need new products. And now they are where they are.

I could also mention the failures experienced with the Colt M45 don't exactly make me think that Colt is the pinnacle of craftsmanship.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...1911s-service/

There are also other 1911s with value other than Colt. Heck there's a whole industry based on it.


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Old October 19, 2017, 09:35 AM   #71
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The pony pistol hasn't been standard issue in decades. The notion that only Colt knows how to make 1911s and ARs as well is, IMO, part of the reason Colt is yet again bankrupt. It also ignores the fact that during war time other groups were making 1911s. This idea that there is only one true maker and no one can make anything near as good helped convince Colt that they didn't need new products. And now they are where they are.

I could also mention the failures experienced with the Colt M45 don't exactly make me think that Colt is the pinnacle of craftsmanship.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...1911s-service/

There are also other 1911s with value other than Colt. Heck there's a whole industry based on it.


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Gosh - Colt has gone bankrupt what - two times now?
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Old October 22, 2017, 01:49 AM   #72
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"There are also other 1911s copied from Colt. There is a whole industry copying the Colt 1911." Fixed it for you.
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Old October 23, 2017, 06:19 AM   #73
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”There are also other 1911s copied from Colt. There is a whole industry copying the Colt 1911." Fixed it for you.
Any many doing it much better!

Me, I’ll be more than happy to own a so called “clone”, especially when it is a better gun.

If you want to live in the early 20th century, fell free to do so.
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Old October 23, 2017, 09:24 AM   #74
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"There are also other 1911s copied from Colt. There is a whole industry copying the Colt 1911." Fixed it for you.
I vote for the Colt!
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Old October 23, 2017, 01:19 PM   #75
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Me, I’ll be more than happy to own a so called “clone”, especially when it is a better gun.

If you want to live in the early 20th century, fell free to do so.
Well, if there are "clones" better than the O1992 5" 9mm Colt for the same money or less than what I paid, then good for them. I don't think there are many out there though. By the way, I paid $656 NIB. It is incredibly accurate and the finish is excellent
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