Posted: 5/11/2006 11:16:05 AM EDT
| I am finishing up college and when I get out I was really wanting to look into getting a quality 1911. I really like the look of the Wilson Combat 1911 with the light rail. As I understand it Wilson's guns are not made from the sometimes problematic MIM parts.The main point that I have been trying to look into with all the information on the internet is the reliability of the 1911. I am looking for a 1911 that is extremely reliable such as the ones that were produced for the military, and was wandering if such a gun as the Wilson CQB could live up to the abuses of combat. |
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I own a Kimber, but have the opportunity to work at a shop, so I get to see and feel a lot of guns. I dont always get a chance to shoot them, but often customers are very gracious and let me try them when they see how interested I am in the gun they are getting or when I ask them to tell me what they think of it. There are a lot of nice 1911's out there, and I doubt you would be disapointed in a good Kimber or Springfield. But the Wilsons feel and shoot nicer than either. Both SA and Kimber make high end guns that approach or surpass the Wilson CQB model, but these are priced at nearly as much or more. The Wilson, from what I have seen, is a nice gun and I think most would probably like it better than your average SA or Kimber. |
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www.nighthawkcustom.com/GRP $2400 w/ light wilsoncombat.com/p_cqb_tlr.aspCQB $2300 w/out light The Wilson is a good $1500 gun. |
I'm always curious why you post this crap in every Wilson Combat thread. #1 - You have never owned one #2 - You don't strike me as one of the more experienced 1911 guys in the first place. Hint: You have no idea what you’re talking about. My advice: Read more and post less. You and ARFCOM will be better off. My CQB was stone reliable and the craftsmanship was top of the line for a semi-custom. |
You condisder me inexperienced simply because I don't agree with you. As I stated, the Wilson is a good $1500 gun. I don't think that they are bad, only overpriced. And as to not having owned one, I don't need to take a bite of a shit sandwich to know that it tastes like shit either. You are entitled to your biased opinion, which is based on the fact that you overpaid for something, sold it, yet continue to feel the need to justify your over-payment. I am entitled to my opinion and am just as entitled to post it wherever and whenever I want to as you are. I have not been rude or condecending about it, yet you and many of the other fanboys constantly attack me personally for my opinion. FWIW, you're the one that started the shit-slinging in this thread. I stated my opinion and you wanderd in and got all emotional. Again. |
Emotional? I'm sorry to break this to you, but I really could not care less what you post. I have already figured out that you don't know shit, but will post numerous times in each WC thread anyway. I only post in response to you so that others (Who might not know you have never owned or shot a WC) will have a better point of view towards your lack of experience & knowledge, yet eagerness to post an opinion on WC. My opinion is based on owning one for a considerable amount of time and shooting the hell out of it. Yours is based on a part job of working in a gun shop and never actually owning one. See the difference? See why you should avoid these threads because you have zero experience? I seriously question anybody who posts that a WC “Might” be better than a production gun. It just shows me that they do not know shit about WC or 1911’s in the first place. Just a heads up: I only sold mine to fund a higher priced custom. It was a very well built and stone reliable pistol. Wilson Combat fills a certain part of the 1911 market and does it very well. Those that want a higher grade 1911 and don’t want to wait or cannot afford a true 100% custom. I ended up being willing to wait, but needed the cash. That’s not a negative towards WC. |
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you want a Tacticool light rail gun...the TRP Operator is you gun and it will save you almost $1000 for classes and ammo. I was at the range wednesday and was shooting this thing and a guy with his CQB came in, we agreed to switch. He shot the TRP better, as did I. We shot as 7-15 yards. The wilson is still a nicer made piece and it definitely "feels" nicer, but I dont think it is almost $1k nicer.  just some food for thought. 
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| Wilson makes a nice 1911. However they are not infalllable. I saw a brand new one break at the Missouri IDPA State championship. first time the guy had ever shot it. First stahe of the match. The extractor broke on it. I immagine this is a very rare occurance for a Wilson. just don't think that if you buy 2K gun that it will never have an issue. As with any 1911 it's always a good idea to have a few spare parts with you when you go to the range the first few times. |
I've had so many Wilsons go through my hands that I lost count, and I've fired at least 10 of them, maybe more. Had I known that some internet crybaby was going to come along one day and practially stalk me I would have taken pictures. For the price they don't impress me. There are better options available at that same price; quite a few actually. The bottom line is that the reason you think I "don't know shit" is that I disagree with you. I don't have a stake in this game but you, as a former Wilson owner, do. It's the same old arfcom nonsense wherein an owner (or former owner in this case) can't bear to admit that he overpaid, or even worse bought a substandard product (which I am not contending Wilson is, so long at you don't overpay). However, for $1500 I'll recomend them all day long. |
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Now, I am new, and I see that, and I understand I don't know everything about this forum or how it works. But as I've come to understand it, You take your personnal debates to the Bear Pit. EDIT: I also, don't mean to back seat mod, but, seriously, you guys sound like you've had this issue before. |
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Edit - this clown isn't worth my trouble. His “experience” with WC products seems to grow each time he posts this crap and I call him on it. I don’t believe a word of it. You can trust the opinion of a guy who had part time job in a gunshop years ago (But has never owned one himself) or listen to the experiences of actual WC owners. Not to mention the praise coming from experts like Ken Hackathorn & Larry Vickers. To me the choice is clear. |