Regarding the Dan Wesson line of 1911 handguns article I own only one at this time its a Dan Wesson VALOR Model in 45acp with a rounded (bobbed) back grip corner & VZ Style G10 grips. Constructed with a forged stainless steel slide . All of their magazines are top quality. Your email address will not be published. Of course, the serrations on the rear of the sight and between the sights help eliminate glare when shooting in glaring or hard light. Whether you agree with me or not, that is just fine. Equipped with an ambidextrous thumb safety, extended magazine release, and detachable magwell, the Specialist is operator-friendly. You ran 450 smc thru it? Compare . Twenty-five lpi is a good balance between cheese-grater 20 lpi and maybe not quite aggressive enough 30-lpi checkering. It seams lime it gets caught. Notify Me When Available. Review: Dan Wesson Specialist Commander .45 ACP Normally I am not a huge fan of extended magazine wells on a pistol, but considering they do aid you in funneling that fresh magazine into the pistol, helping with a speedy reload, I get why it was included with this pistol. With a standard magazine base pad, it is recessed, so when you slam it home, you may need to use your thumb to ensure the magazine is fully seated. In the 1911 world, Dan Wesson has helped to separate the wheat from the chaff. Speaking of magazines, the Specialist incorporates a magazine well. Bob Meinert, FN Marketing Director, introduces FN's first commercial pistol suppressor, the FN Rush 9Ti. The Pointman features fully-adjustable rear sights. Dan Wesson Specialist, .45 ACP, Bla for sale at Gunsamerica.com The Shooter's Log, is to provide informationnot opinionsto our customers and the shooting community. I get it for a fighting pistol like this you may be sweating, bleeding, have gloves and such and such stocks are warranted, but for range use, I added a set of Alumagrips, still plenty of aggressive but not as much as the G 10s and added a bit of comfort for some of the folks helping out. As I carried and trained with the gun, my endearment grew deeper. The built-in magwell lets you run the longer 10-round baseplate magazines without having the magazine stick out. The pistol is completed with an ambidextrous thumb safety and a set of G10 VZ Operator II grips that ensure proper hand placement throughout hours of shooting. As you might have guessed, the appearance of the Specialist Distressed made me a bit nostalgic for my old single-stack carry gun. The rear sight is drift adjustable via a set screw. First, the grips the black laminate G10 grip panels made by VZ Grips for Dan Wesson are very aggressive.