#Dan wesson valor pro
#Dan wesson valor professional

Optional “Duty Finish” ceramic coating in flat black (I chose this).

Ed Brown grip safety and mainspring housings.

One at a time, with pride and done right. They produce only a few hundred Valors a year and they are made by one guy start to finish. What you get is a gun that has the attention to detail of a custom without the price tag so long as it has the specs/parts you want. I would say that the Dan Wesson is producing a 1911 that is in a unique place in the market, they are not mass produced but aren’t one off custom’s either. I liked what I read about the Dan Wesson guns and the Valor in particular. Click below to read my Dan Wesson Valor 1911 review. I have had quite a few of them and had been hearing great things about the Dan Wessons for quite some time but had never actually shot one much less ran one hard.Ī few months ago, I decided to give one a try and ordered a Valor. To me, they are like an extension of my hand, I see what I want to hit and engage. But as far as pure enjoyment of shooting, nothing to me beats a 1911, not even a nice revolver. Yes, I have my plastic guns and they absolutely serve a place. I see it all the time.I love 1911s, I consider John Browning’s design to be the ultimate marriage of engineering, craftsmanship, functionality and ergonomics. There are guys that buy them, want another, have money and do this craziness. Its like buying a car right off the lot for 35% off or whatever. Thanks in advance and hope I’m not out of line.Goto 1911 Addicts forum and into classified and find a $3,000+ 1911 bought and shot 200 rounds 'FLAWLESS' like they always say and buy it for $2K ish. But that could be due to my lack of experience.

#Dan wesson valor pro

but always back to the Pro or DW Specialist. I’ve looked into Wilson, Les Baer, Ed Brown, etc.

Is the juice worth the squeeze on the Pro? Or will I be served just as well with the Specialist?Īlso, any other 1911 recommendations will be taken into consideration. This will be for serious use (as serious as a civilian can get, if you catch my drift).

#Dan wesson valor professional

A Springfield Professional has been on my mind, with a Dan Wesson Specialist a close second. OP - I hope this is alright and it’s not a hi-jack, but I feel like a new thread would be too redundant. And if weight is a concern I LOVE my DW Guardian. I would go with the Valor here out of these two. They need a brighter front for the first to happen and better orientation and visibility of the rear at night. If their idea was to mimic a 1 dot in the day and 2 dot at night they failed at both. What's the point of having 2 dots if the rear one doesn't even get close to the top of the rear sight? On top of that it's tough to see in the daytime AND at night. HOWEVER, I agree that the Heinie version sucks. Geezer johnI prefer 2 dot sights and 1 dot sights over 3.

Haven't looked into what sights they come with - or what sight cuts are used. Every set I have ever seen has been SO dim as to be almost useless! And when you search around for a decent set of replacement night sights, not a lot out there that fit those sight cuts.Īm considering the Vigil just for the weight reduction. Those Heinie straight 8 night sights are THE worst sights you could put on a high end gun. It IS a heavy gun to tote around all day, day after day.Ģ). I have the Valor with duty coat, and it is as close as you can get to a perfect 1911 for this cowboy.ġ).