I just bought this gun from my brother (in itself, another tale of FFL to FFL transfer woes, including a lost Glock, but that’s another thread).
Dan Wesson Razorback. An all stainless steel 1911 in 10mm. Beautiful gun. Sweet trigger. My favorite cartridge. A tight fitting slide like a custom gun.
He bought it in 2016, for a great price, buts it’s been trouble ever since. It jammed on the first magazine he ever fired. Took a block of wood to get it apart and find the galling on the frame rails.
So, after about 5 rounds, it was done. He built a jig, cleaned up the galling he could see on one of the rails, the right rail, using 800, then 1500 grit paper. Super smooth. Can’t even see his work. Cycled it by hand about 2,000 times. Felt perfectly smooth.
He thought it was good to go. He hasn’t shot it since, so he sold it to me, for a fair price.
I took it to the range yesterday. It jammed on round two. Locked up tight. Galling on the left frame rail. Took a mallet to get it apart. A big mallet.
7 rounds in its life. Major problems.
Called Dan Wesson. Warranty applies only to the original owner and only for five years. But my brother will submit the warranty paperwork, I’ll ship the gun back, it should still be in warranty.
If not, then I’m not certain what to do. It’s a beautiful paperweight for now. I think the steel is substandard (very soft) and the fit was too tight. It was carefully lubricated before each firing. It was wet, not dripping, but wet, knowing the propensity of stainless to gall.
I’ve got several stainless guns - S&W 3rd generation. They all run great. Never any galling. Good steel. Proper tolerances. I’ve got several 1911s. They all run great. My Colt took a bit of fitting to get the safety to “snick” on and off, it was mushy and not right from the factory. All three of my Springfield Armory 1911s run great.
But not this thing. The most expensive pistol he’s ever bought, the most expensive one I’ve ever owned, is a complete piece of junk. Time will tell if they’re able to fix it. Picture of it jammed. That slide was stuck, hard, in that spot.
TL;DR - Dan Wesson builds a beautiful gun, but their quality control genuinely sucks, because this gun is a piece of junk.
Dan Wesson Razorback. An all stainless steel 1911 in 10mm. Beautiful gun. Sweet trigger. My favorite cartridge. A tight fitting slide like a custom gun.
He bought it in 2016, for a great price, buts it’s been trouble ever since. It jammed on the first magazine he ever fired. Took a block of wood to get it apart and find the galling on the frame rails.
So, after about 5 rounds, it was done. He built a jig, cleaned up the galling he could see on one of the rails, the right rail, using 800, then 1500 grit paper. Super smooth. Can’t even see his work. Cycled it by hand about 2,000 times. Felt perfectly smooth.
He thought it was good to go. He hasn’t shot it since, so he sold it to me, for a fair price.
I took it to the range yesterday. It jammed on round two. Locked up tight. Galling on the left frame rail. Took a mallet to get it apart. A big mallet.
7 rounds in its life. Major problems.
Called Dan Wesson. Warranty applies only to the original owner and only for five years. But my brother will submit the warranty paperwork, I’ll ship the gun back, it should still be in warranty.
If not, then I’m not certain what to do. It’s a beautiful paperweight for now. I think the steel is substandard (very soft) and the fit was too tight. It was carefully lubricated before each firing. It was wet, not dripping, but wet, knowing the propensity of stainless to gall.
I’ve got several stainless guns - S&W 3rd generation. They all run great. Never any galling. Good steel. Proper tolerances. I’ve got several 1911s. They all run great. My Colt took a bit of fitting to get the safety to “snick” on and off, it was mushy and not right from the factory. All three of my Springfield Armory 1911s run great.
But not this thing. The most expensive pistol he’s ever bought, the most expensive one I’ve ever owned, is a complete piece of junk. Time will tell if they’re able to fix it. Picture of it jammed. That slide was stuck, hard, in that spot.
TL;DR - Dan Wesson builds a beautiful gun, but their quality control genuinely sucks, because this gun is a piece of junk.