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The Sigs are very nice pistols, indeed. They seem to include some nice features, for the price. However, they stray quite a bit from the more traditional 1911 model. The greatest deviation, obviously, is the external extractor. Also, the "signature" Sig stepped slide further distances them from the norm. I might put the Sig into the same category as the Smith & Wesson 1911 models, as they both use the non-traditional external extractors.
The DW really is another breed, entirely. You see them most often compared with the true flagship brands of the 1911 genre - Wilson, Les Baer, Ed Brown, etc. The DW Valor is higher-quality in essentially every respect, than the any of the Sig variants. Hand fitting and finishing, and tolerances which (again) only compare with the high-end models costing thousands more. You can, indeed, notice the cost difference between Sig & DW.
Now, will you shoot better with one or the other? Only you can figure that out. No one ever said that a $3,000 Wilson is $2,500 more accurate than, let's say, a Kimber. But high-quality 1911 models have always been about more than just their accuracy, alone.
The DW really is another breed, entirely. You see them most often compared with the true flagship brands of the 1911 genre - Wilson, Les Baer, Ed Brown, etc. The DW Valor is higher-quality in essentially every respect, than the any of the Sig variants. Hand fitting and finishing, and tolerances which (again) only compare with the high-end models costing thousands more. You can, indeed, notice the cost difference between Sig & DW.
Now, will you shoot better with one or the other? Only you can figure that out. No one ever said that a $3,000 Wilson is $2,500 more accurate than, let's say, a Kimber. But high-quality 1911 models have always been about more than just their accuracy, alone.
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