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So here's my dilemma...I'm looking to get a new 1911 to shoot in IDPA-CDP matches and I have narrowed my options to two choices: a Springfield Trophy Match ($1200 + DROS) or a Dan Wesson PM7 ($1500 + tax + DROS). I have held both but not shot either of them. Does anyone have an experienced opinion on either handgun? Is the Dan Wesson worth the nearly $500 more that I would pay for it?
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My biggest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them.
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See if you can snag this for a bit more than the Trophy Match. I have the DW PM7 and it is amazingly accurate shooter. The trigger pull is light, maybe a bit too light.
Just know if you pick up the DW PM7, you need to hand cycle and lube the rails about 400-500 times before you think about shooting it. Apparently some people had the slide lock up and had some galling issues. I had none of these issues and carefully broke in my 1911 according to Keith@Dan Wesson. -
Handled both while shopping. Wound up getting the PM7 because the 20 LPI front strap checkering on the SA was just too aggressive for my taste & the PM7 just had a better overall look and feel, especially the trigger.
To be fair the PM7 was marked down $200-ish because of a couple of handling marks..."He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
Originally Posted by JackRydden224
I hope Ruger pays the extortion fees for the SR1911. I mean the gun is just as good if not better than a Les Baer.Originally posted by redcliffA Colt collector shooting Rugers is like Hugh Grant cheating on Elizabeth Hurley with a hooker.
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Both are great guns and very accurate. You can get the PM7 for around $1300 if you shop on line.
That said, I second what "Fishslayer" mentioned. PM7 has a far better and a more refined finish than the Trophy Match even if you ignore the cheese grater front strap checkering on the Springfield.Comment
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SA trophy match is great, the PM7 is better...Comment
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Both very fine sidearms. If it was my money, Dan Wesson PM7..
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Thank you all. I'll keep an eye out for a good online price. Thank you for the responses!My biggest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them.
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