{"id":79640,"date":"2017-09-21T15:18:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T19:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=79640"},"modified":"2017-09-21T15:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T08:02:39","slug":"1911-crushing-targets-180-meters-dan-wesson-elite-series-brings-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/1911-crushing-targets-180-meters-dan-wesson-elite-series-brings-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"A 1911 Crushing Targets at 180 meters \u2014\u00a0Dan Wesson Elite Series Brings the Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you call a double stack 1911 in 9mm, with an Excalibur level trigger, an RMR, and a threaded barrel? Dan Wesson calls that the Fury. One of the most appropriately named pistols I have seen. I would have to concur. This pistol has roots in paper and steel matches, but God help whoever is on the other end of this as a tactical gun.\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Since 1968, Dan Wesson has been producing top-notch custom firearms. Similar to a fine wine, they’ve gotten better over time. The great-grandson of D.B. Wesson, co-founder of Smith & Wesson, began producing custom revolvers. As the company grew and their success increased, the company was acquired in 1998 and shifted from revolvers to also producing 1911s. The purpose of these custom, hand-fitted 1911s was simple: the most accurate 1911 on the market. After I spent time on the range with it \u2014 I’d agree. Dan Wesson has continued to innovate their 1911s and incorporates high-end parts from companies like Ed Brown, EGW, Greider Precision, just to name a few. In 2005, Dan Wesson partnered with CZ USA and has continued to produce high-quality 1911s. This Dan Wesson Elite Fury is no exception.<\/p>\n

The Fury fit my hand like it was made for it. It features front strap and mainspring housing checkering, with an oversized magazine well machined in. The grip safety is functional, but so extended it is almost impossible not to engage it. The grips are a very thin micarta, befitting a double stack, with a checker pattern on the front half, linear serrations at a diagonal on the back half. The trigger guard is both larger and more square than other 1911\u2019s I have shot, opened up no doubt to be more accessible with gloves on. The frame is thick and boxy down to the dust cover, with a Picatinny rail section cut in. It wouldn\u2019t be much of a tactical gun without that option. It incorporates a low-mass hammer that was designed with performance as all excess weight is removed and the surfaces have been polished.\"A<\/a>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

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