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#151
Oh, and the Baer frames have been much more "close" to the standard frame for at least the last three years. Over on 1911aficianados I measured mine against a few of my other 1911s and it was the exact same.

There were many years though where that wasn't the case.
 
#152
I had a 3 digit Les Baer frame that had a slight crack in the dust over. The old guy I bought it from was the original owner and paid $900 for it new and barely put 500 round through it. I contacted them to see what I could do about it and they quoted me $3000 to fix it. As far as I am concerned they are a joke; way to stand behind your product. If the gun was shot to shit I get it, but it wasn’t. Had they asked me to send it in to check it out that would be one thing, but no they just sent me a quote.
 
#154
Just got back from my LGS. Had the opportunity to handle the Springfield TRP and a DW Valor. The strap checkering on the TRP was obnoxiously uncomfortable. Uncomfortable as all hell to grip. The trigger had some substantial slip and a heavy pull.

The DW Valor was much nicer. Trigger had minimal creep and a much lighter pull. The strap checkering was much more subdued and reasonable.

I’m very curious how an Alchemy Prime Elite or Quantico could compare to the Dan Wesson.
 
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#155
Jigstick said:
Just got back from my LGS. Had the opportunity to handle the Springfield TRP and a DW Valor. The strap checkering on the TRP was obnoxiously uncomfortable. Uncomfortable as all hell to grip. The trigger had some substantial slip and a heavy pull.

The DW Valor was much nicer. Trigger had minimal creep and a much lighter pull. The strap checkering was much more subdued and reasonable.

I’m very curious how an Alchemy Prime Elite or Quantico could compare to the Dan Wesson.
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As much better than the DW, than the DW is to the TRP. It is going to be noticeable when you step up to a semi-custom, but it isn't earth-shatteringly different. You are paying that $2K premium to get everything hand-fit together. Modern machining can get it pretty close.

My DW has just the slightest rattle when you shake it vigorously. That is non-existent with a semi-custom. Comparatively, my Colts rattle like the ghost of Christmas past...yet they still shoot extremely well.
 
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And I think with semi-customs that are hand-fit, there will be a slight variation in the quality on occasion (especially the ones that are done assembly line). Just because the primary slide/frame fit guy is out for two weeks with a new baby etc... doesn't mean that the whole operation is going to shut down. I'm sure that the QC department catches more than we'll ever know about.
 
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Jigstick said:
Just got back from my LGS. Had the opportunity to handle the Springfield TRP and a DW Valor. The strap checkering on the TRP was obnoxiously uncomfortable. Uncomfortable as all hell to grip. The trigger had some substantial slip and a heavy pull.

The DW Valor was much nicer. Trigger had minimal creep and a much lighter pull. The strap checkering was much more subdued and reasonable.

I’m very curious how an Alchemy Prime Elite or Quantico could compare to the Dan Wesson.
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Once you get used to that obnoxious checkering you’ll love the feel of it. At least that’s how it was for me.
 
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