Dan Wesson Quietly Expands Optics Ready Specialist Offerings

[Trooper224]

He mostly enjoyed shooting the gun and it passed his extractor function check.

Here are some of the complaints he had:

Thumb safety way too stiff, which he cleaned up.
Factory-supplied BUIS shot way low for him. Different rear sight installed.
Lock-back issues, he suspects a problem with the slide stop/release.
Optic mounting plate screws kept working loose.
A few other minor things that are mostly personal preference.

Thanks. I'm sorry to hear of any issues. Pre-pandemic/Colt-CZ merger DW was the most solid option in factory guns.

[Sensei]

He mostly enjoyed shooting the gun and it passed his extractor function check.

Here are some of the complaints he had:

Thumb safety way too stiff, which he cleaned up.
Factory-supplied BUIS shot way low for him. Different rear sight installed.
Lock-back issues, he suspects a problem with the slide stop/release.
Optic mounting plate screws kept working loose.
A few other minor things that are mostly personal preference.

I also experienced all of those issues except the stiff thumb safety:

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....cs-Ready-45ACP

The lock-back issues went away after the first 100 rounds or so and a field strip cleaning.

[Sensei]

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[Sensei]

I think that DW’s decision to use a ramped barrel in the 45ACP version of this gun is a mistake…at least from a functional perspective; maybe not from a profitability standpoint. It would be interesting to know when the majority of Hilton’s FTF malfunctions occurred in his 2K review. DW las long maintained that their guns need a roughly 500-round break-in where cleaning is needed after every 50 rounds and feeding malfunctions are expected as the parts become acquainted. While I’m annoyed with break-in procedures, I’ve followed DW’s recommendations for all 4 of my DWs since it’s literally in their manual. I would feel differently if his malfunctions all occurred in the first 500-700 rounds and he only cleaned the gun twice.

Otherwise, there are a couple of themes with the DW Specialists across multiple calibers. First, I too have had slide lock and feeding issues in both the 45ACP and 10mm Specialist attributed to slide stop defects and its barrel link. Second, the 45ACP absolutely shoots 3-5’’ low at 25 feet. This could be areas that DW’s QC could address.

[TC215]

I think that DW’s decision to use a ramped barrel in the 45ACP version of this gun is a mistake…at least from a functional perspective; maybe not from a profitability standpoint. It would be interesting to know when the majority of Hilton’s FTF malfunctions occurred in his 2K review. DW las long maintained that their guns need a roughly 500-round break-in where cleaning is needed after every 50 rounds and feeding malfunctions are expected as the parts become acquainted. While I’m annoyed with break-in procedures, I’ve followed DW’s recommendations for all 4 of my DWs since it’s literally in their manual. I would feel differently if his malfunctions all occurred in the first 500-700 rounds and he only cleaned the gun twice.

Otherwise, there are a couple of themes with the DW Specialists across multiple calibers. First, I too have had slide lock and feeding issues in both the 45ACP and 10mm Specialist attributed to slide stop defects and its barrel link. Second, the 45ACP absolutely shoots 3-5’’ low at 25 feet. This could be areas that DW’s QC could address.

I miss pre-COVID Dan Wesson.