Dan Wesson Bruin Official Webpage 6.3" Barrel

[Ramjet]

Rebate check? Oh that must be nice in the days of the Liberal Government money grabbers.....

[Bruno747]

Just in time for your IRS rebate check

HA! Thats a laugh, I haven't had one in years usually I end up paying 1-5 dollars. But that's what happens when you have no kids, mortgage, or business expenses to write off.

I need to find some more deductions, cause the amount taken out for taxes last year was shocking...and I still owed $2


As for Ramjet,
Many people I know will purposely not put the correct number on their W4 usually going for 0 or 1. This way they pay a whole mess in over the year and at tax return time, report all the write offs they get and bam! Some people I know have a $2-3k check come back. Pretty poor way to save money in my eyes, but hey if you have difficulty saving thats one way to do it.

[Wolfie]

1. I am telling you what I heard about the rebate check, direct from the Dan Wesson guys.

2. I claim zero and have kids and get $3,900 back a year, half going to the Bruin this year.

[Wolfie]

My Bruin is in and it looks better in person. Cannot wait to get this added to my license.

He had 4 of them and everyone was mint with very light triggers.

[Reverendpdp]

My Bruin is in and it looks better in person. Cannot wait to get this added to my license.

He had 4 of them and everyone was mint with very light triggers.

You know what they say about threads with "no pitchers" don't you?

[Wolfie]

I have to get it on my license now, when I get it home I will take pictures.

[Bruno747]

My Bruin is in and it looks better in person. Cannot wait to get this added to my license.

He had 4 of them and everyone was mint with very light triggers.

Does it actaully have tritium rear sights? Or just a target blade.

[Wolfie]

Bruno I looked right at it specifically for that option. But I wandered off looking at the gun and the other 3 that I was choosing from.

I know for certain the front sight had the titanium. I doubt the rear had them, but cannot swear to that.

Sorry

[Sniper711]

Awesome! Thanks Wolfie. I'm gonna email them to find out how much it weighs. The heavier the better for me. I'm anxious to see what Kimber is going to release too. In the end, I may go with the STI Perfect 10.   

Same ballpark price , I got the Perfect 10 , it holds 17 rds but has the Polymer 2011 lower  . If you prefer an all steel make then it's the DW

[Wolfie]

Civilian test on another site.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_5_49/166635_Dan_Wesson_Bruin_10mm_Impressions.html&page=1&anc=bottom#bottom

TLDR:
This is my first 1911 and also my first 10mm. It is 2 pounds 12 ounces with an empty mag. To compare, a Glock 19 with 14 rounds of 124gr and a Surefire X300 is 2 pounds 2 ounces.

How's the fit and finish? It's exactly what I expected a Dan Wesson to be, better than Springfield, but not a fully custom gun.

How's it shoot? It is very accurate. With the included adjustable sights and long sight radius, more accurate than I can shoot it.

Is it reliable? I've only shot 200 rounds, but, in a nutshell, with good ammo and factory mags, it worked like a charm. With Wilson mags and plinking ammo, it was a nightmare.

FIT AND FINISH:
Though I have no other 1911s to compare to, fit and finish is good. Nothing sharp or snaggy when you hold it. Both mainspring house and frame is curved inward at the bottom so it's a micro-bobtail. The MSH and frame are well blended at the bottom, but not blended as you move up (i.e., there is a edge between the frame and the bottom of the MSH checkering). Grip safety is well blended with the frame where the meat of your hand grips the beavertail.

Extractor does not fit flush with rear of slide.

Top edges of the slide are chamfered instead of rounded, so it's a "polygon" looking slide. Recoil spring portion of slide is chamfered at the front and there is a spring plug matching the chamfer. Barrel bushing is also chamfered at the bottom to match. I think it's a great look for a 6". Mating between the bushing and spring plug looked very good upon first inspection. After firing, there are small burrs appearing at the edges of the spring plug, which I filed off. The spring plug is counterbored so I believe the recoil spring is a standard 5" recoil spring.

Bushing is pretty loose on the barrel, there is noticeable up and down (i.e., off bore axis) play. Bushing is loose but good fit in the slide, there is no off-bore axis play, but you can turn it with your fingers. As for the recoil lugs, after putting 200 rounds in it there are notcieable wear marks on the front recoil lug but none on the second. Maybe the front lug can be still be filed down a bit for better lockup. But, like I said, it's already more accurate than I am.

SHOOTING:
I shot a Hornady 175 gr Flexlock cartridge and an Armscor 180 gr FMJ cartridge. Mags were the factory mags and Wilson 47NXs. Hornady + factory mag ran without fault 5 magazines. Every other combination, failure to feed/failure to go into battery, worst combo being the Wilson mags with the Armscor. Honestly, the Wilson 47NXs feel like they are waay too tight.

Using the included mags (not sure of brand): With 175 gr Hornady Critical Duty Flexlock SD load (520 ft-lbs muzzle advertised), 30 rounds no malfunctions, mag lock backed every time. Armscor 180 gr FMJ, there was at least one failure to feed/failure to go into battery every magazine. Sometimes this could be resolved by a swift tap to the back of the slide. Other times it required clearing the chamber.

Using Wilson 47NX mags: With the 175 gr Hornady load, of a single magazine tried, three failure to feed/failure to go into battery before I stopped. With the Armscor 180 gr FMJ, many failures to feed/failures to go into battery.

Though the Armscor is advertised as greater muzzle velocity as the Hornady, it is obviously a cheap, inconsistent plinker load. Though both loads were mild by 10mm standards, the recoil impulse was noticeable sharper with the Hornady and it felt like the powdered burned faster. The Hornady and factory mags worked great, but I can't afford to shoot that all the time.

I'm now left wondering if a weaker or stronger recoil spring would get the Armscor to feed better.

Thanks for reading.

ETA: I'm 80% certain the reason for the FTFs is because the extractor is too tight. I going to read and adjust the tension and head back out. If it still FTFs it's going back to DW.

[gandog56]

Just what I needed to see. Another two grand gun I wants!

[Wolfie]

Comes with tritium rear sights in white and a green fiber optic front sight.





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[Wolfie]

Bruin wet from factory

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[Pablo]

Make mine black.

[gandog56]

I have a longslide Fusion Firearms Hunter with a 6" barrel, it will have to do for me.