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Ek was nog altyd n groot 45 ACP fan...

Maar Wilson Combat maak nie mooi met die fotos nie...

http://wilsoncombat.com/jgallery2/gallery.asp

Hoe verwag hulle ek moet na die fotos kyk en nie my Colt dan nie bietjie liefde wil gee met n upgrade hier en daar nie...

Mooi was wraggies nog nooit lelik nie...
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Gerhard ek sien wat jy bedoel baie baie netjies  :'(
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Ek persoonlik het nog nooit rerig 'n liefde vir die 1911's gehad nie maar ek dink daar is 'n paar van daai Wilson's wat my anders laat dink......

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Ek sal my Glock en my Plank ingooi op hierdie pistool...

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Hulle  se spyt is n goeie ding maar hy kom telaat ek het so een gehaat nog splinter nuut maar vir my boetie gegee maar hy het al gwerk 45 vir ta onder die linker oog in die slaapkamer op die bed.
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They're very nice . You certainly will never regret owning one and the Rand is a bit stronger than its been in a while.
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Piet-Skiet wrote: ,volgens my beter as die wilson combat.
You ever shot a Wilson? Or perhaps have any reviews that substantiate your opinion?
I really wonder what you based that comment on.
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Anyone else here have a Wilson 1911?

[img width=560 height=424]http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r475 ... Wilson.jpg[/img]
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Piet ,on what did you base your opinion that a Kimber is better than a Wilson?

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The Wilson I own and the couple of others I?ve seen, are brilliantly finished with no tooling marks. (You mentioned earlier "What it looks like,how it feels in my hand,balance,tool marks")

There are a couple of differences between the two makes and here is why I disagree with your opinion.

*The Kimber uses MIM parts which are inferior to the forged parts that Wilson uses.( Frame and slide)
*The Kimber is a mass produced gun, while the Wilson is hand finished and fitted at each step by skilled professionals.
*Wilson guarantees their accuracy and each pistol is shipped with a signed target showing this. I have mine somewhere, just can?t remember how may rounds they fire.
*Wilsons guns are more reliable "out of the box" because of the above point.
*Wilson offers a lifetime guarantee
*Kimbers service from what is posted on the forums is average while Wilsons seems to be excellent
*There are many threads on the US forums of people complaining about the Kimber quality, I?ve seen only one with regards to Wilson ,which related to the ADP. A gun that they have discontinued and which wasn?t a 1911 anyway.


I?m not implying that Kimber is a bad gun, its probably quite good ( I haven?t owned one though) its rather just that, I don?t think you were able to justify your statement "het vir hom I kimber gekoop,volgens my beter as die wilson combat" with the points you raised.

I also don?t think price really comes into "better" and when you say "Wilson is grossly overcharged for a semi custom 1911" what are you bench marking that against ?


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Gerhard,

Dis regtig mooi handwapens, is hulle beskikbaar hier in S.A.?

Ek dink die prys sal my seker laat ophou jeuk.

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Christiaan they are available, of course the price varies between models. The CQB currently go between 20 and 30 thousand.

I was testing a few guns with my friend last weekend who is the agent for Wilson. He is also a personal friend of Bill Wilson and has been to the factory a number of times, the last time been January this year.

He was a bit concerned when I told him about tooling marks and a not so good finish on the Wilson you saw Piet .

Although very sceptical , if this is in fact the case, they would like to make it right.
Piet please let me know whose gun was it, so that I can pass on the info.

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FrankH wrote: Christiaan they are available, of course the price varies between models. The CQB currently go between 20 and 30 thousand.

I was testing a few guns with my friend last weekend who is the agent for Wilson. He is also a personal friend of Bill Wilson and has been to the factory a number of times, the last time been January this year.

He was a bit concerned when I told him about tooling marks and a not so good finish on the Wilson you saw Piet .

Although very sceptical , if this is in fact the case, they would like to make it right.
Piet please let me know whose gun was it, so that I can pass on the info.

Regards Frank
Frank,

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Hmmm, baie nice Competition Gun, geen waarde operationeel nie , ken nie operateurs wat fans is nie-  verkies H&K USP of USP Compact of nuwe HK45 - check die link  -

http://www.squidoo.com/top-10-45-pistols-to-own

Wilson feature nie onder die Top 10 Operationele opsies nie - maar dis ook maar opinie.

Het self 'n USP .45 , werk vir my.

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Die Counter Argument deur Wilson......

http://www.wilsoncombat.com/info_experts.htm

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ek het n super wilson 38 pistool.  met n caspian frame.  Waar kan ek magasyne kry?
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38 Super is n great kaliber.

Ek het lank met n 38 Super Briley Race Gun geskiet.

Wonder eintlik hoekom mens nie regtig die kaliber sien as n dra pistool opsie nie.

My Briley het soos n jet geloop met 147gr's en vir my n silver medalje in 2002 se IPSC world shoot in Pietersburg gegee...
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ek het myne uit n boedel uit gekoop.  Blykbaar was dit een of ander springbokskut s'n.  as ek net magasyne kan kry sal ek baie bly wees.
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big daddy wrote: ek het myne uit n boedel uit gekoop.  Blykbaar was dit een of ander springbokskut s'n.  as ek net magasyne kan kry sal ek baie bly wees.
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dankie ek maak so.
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Dagse ek wil bietjie hoor wie van julle het kennis oor die Luger 38 sp revolvers. Ek het my lisens gister gekry en die ding misfire en dan skiet hy weer so duidelik is hy foutief.
Ek so teleurgesteld ek dink die gunshop moet hom terug vat. Groete
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Ek gaan hom maandag teruggee. Sal maar eerder oor aansoek doen van voor af. Groete
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