I swore off 1911s years ago. Was sick of the reliability issues. Then I consolidated my handgun calibers down to 9mm and 357.
This year I found myself getting bored with plastic striker fired. I wanted something different. So I got a Dan Wesson Valor V-Bob in 9mm. This thing has been dead nuts reliable and shoots like a laser beam. It even fooled others into thinking I was a good shot. Liked it so much I bought a DW Guardian, same gun, just aluminum frame for carry. Dan Wesson turned me around on my avoidance of 1911s that I got a Sig 10mm. While fine, was a step backwards from DW, so enter the DW Specialist in 10mm...they breed like rabbits.
Well this summer I joined a club. Lots of dynamic shooting, good times. I was shooting well but was getting limited by capacity. I tried going back to Glock, my VP9 which are great, but not on same level as my DWs.
Enter the Wilson Combat Experior Commander Double Stack. Was set on the EDC-X9, but did some research and this kept popping up. Seems while everyone was hyped on the EDC-X9, Wilson put the Experior out. Same X9 frame, but traditional 1911 upper with internal extractor. 15 or 18 round mags.
Took delivery earlier this week and got to shoot it today for the first time. I have never shot a Wilson before.
WOW.
3 mags of 124 gr NATO to break in. Not one hiccup. I brought more, but it was shooting flawlessly. It shot exactly where I aimed. The sights were dead on. Very conducive to both eyes open shooting.
So now let's see what it will handle. Some of you are going to cringe.
Steel case ammo. Not just any steel cased ammo, but Winchester Forged junk ammo. Yes, I put the most horrible 9mm ammo I have into a Wilson Combat. It ran like a top. I was able to shoot fast and accurately. I have plenty of ½ size silhouette AR500 with various gongs. I was flying through them.
The only malfunction in the 300ish rounds today was purposely induced. Extreme limp wristing. I mean loose wrist, thumb on back strap and finger to pull trigger, basically firing with a 2 finger grip. With the Winchester Forged. This caused a FTRB. Slight tap on back of slide and GTG. This only happened once. The 2 Glocks we were shooting failed everytime we tried this. Not bashing Glock, I have 5 of them.
I am now looking at the EDC X9s. Similar gun but G26 sized. This is turning into a sickness.
The Experior line seems to be overlooked for the EDC-X9. I am not a reveiwer, so if there are any questions, feel free to ask.
This year I found myself getting bored with plastic striker fired. I wanted something different. So I got a Dan Wesson Valor V-Bob in 9mm. This thing has been dead nuts reliable and shoots like a laser beam. It even fooled others into thinking I was a good shot. Liked it so much I bought a DW Guardian, same gun, just aluminum frame for carry. Dan Wesson turned me around on my avoidance of 1911s that I got a Sig 10mm. While fine, was a step backwards from DW, so enter the DW Specialist in 10mm...they breed like rabbits.
Well this summer I joined a club. Lots of dynamic shooting, good times. I was shooting well but was getting limited by capacity. I tried going back to Glock, my VP9 which are great, but not on same level as my DWs.
Enter the Wilson Combat Experior Commander Double Stack. Was set on the EDC-X9, but did some research and this kept popping up. Seems while everyone was hyped on the EDC-X9, Wilson put the Experior out. Same X9 frame, but traditional 1911 upper with internal extractor. 15 or 18 round mags.
Took delivery earlier this week and got to shoot it today for the first time. I have never shot a Wilson before.
WOW.
3 mags of 124 gr NATO to break in. Not one hiccup. I brought more, but it was shooting flawlessly. It shot exactly where I aimed. The sights were dead on. Very conducive to both eyes open shooting.
So now let's see what it will handle. Some of you are going to cringe.
Steel case ammo. Not just any steel cased ammo, but Winchester Forged junk ammo. Yes, I put the most horrible 9mm ammo I have into a Wilson Combat. It ran like a top. I was able to shoot fast and accurately. I have plenty of ½ size silhouette AR500 with various gongs. I was flying through them.
The only malfunction in the 300ish rounds today was purposely induced. Extreme limp wristing. I mean loose wrist, thumb on back strap and finger to pull trigger, basically firing with a 2 finger grip. With the Winchester Forged. This caused a FTRB. Slight tap on back of slide and GTG. This only happened once. The 2 Glocks we were shooting failed everytime we tried this. Not bashing Glock, I have 5 of them.
I am now looking at the EDC X9s. Similar gun but G26 sized. This is turning into a sickness.
The Experior line seems to be overlooked for the EDC-X9. I am not a reveiwer, so if there are any questions, feel free to ask.
