So, I will sum up what I think is general consensus:
1. Both Colt Competition & SW1911 Pro are well-regarded by those who have shot them.
2. "Buy a Dan Wesson instead" is a popular suggestion.
3. Given MSRP of SW 1911 Pro 9mm and DW Pointman P9 is less than $100 apart, #2 may have merit. If DW is the better pistol.
4. Some suggest buying a used DW in the neighborhood of $1000. I guess those are found next to the $3000 Ford F-150 Bullnose and OBS pickups in good running order with less than 100,000 miles. (Or one aisle over from the teriyaki-flavored unicorn jerky at the gun show.)
5. Buy something else also represented, that something else being Ruger or SA.
FYI:
Ruger SR1911 Target 9mm MSRP $1229
https://www.ruger.com/products/sr1911Target/specSheets/6759.html
So, in the $1100-$1600 budget range.
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Two questions, given what I have learned from this thread:
1. I wonder what is had for the more money paid for the SW1911 Pro vs the Colt Competition?
It looks like maybe the internal work, which is being charged the customer roughly $500 over the Colt Competition. I could do some of that myself (polish feed ramp, BTDT, good results).
2. Why the automatic, nigh-universal preference of Dan Wesson Pointman P9 over the SW1911 Pro 9mm?
I own two non-Pro SW1911s and have found them to be fine pistols, but I have zero experience with Dan Wesson 1911s. Just what makes the DW the obvious choice at that price point?
1. Both Colt Competition & SW1911 Pro are well-regarded by those who have shot them.
2. "Buy a Dan Wesson instead" is a popular suggestion.
3. Given MSRP of SW 1911 Pro 9mm and DW Pointman P9 is less than $100 apart, #2 may have merit. If DW is the better pistol.
4. Some suggest buying a used DW in the neighborhood of $1000. I guess those are found next to the $3000 Ford F-150 Bullnose and OBS pickups in good running order with less than 100,000 miles. (Or one aisle over from the teriyaki-flavored unicorn jerky at the gun show.)
5. Buy something else also represented, that something else being Ruger or SA.
FYI:
Ruger SR1911 Target 9mm MSRP $1229
https://www.ruger.com/products/sr1911Target/specSheets/6759.html
So, in the $1100-$1600 budget range.
===============
Two questions, given what I have learned from this thread:
1. I wonder what is had for the more money paid for the SW1911 Pro vs the Colt Competition?
It looks like maybe the internal work, which is being charged the customer roughly $500 over the Colt Competition. I could do some of that myself (polish feed ramp, BTDT, good results).
2. Why the automatic, nigh-universal preference of Dan Wesson Pointman P9 over the SW1911 Pro 9mm?
I own two non-Pro SW1911s and have found them to be fine pistols, but I have zero experience with Dan Wesson 1911s. Just what makes the DW the obvious choice at that price point?