Since Dave was kind enough to reference my CCO, I'll tell you a little about it. I got it new this year. It is a well-built 1911, however it DID have some ultimately minor issues out of box.
1. It had an intermittent ability to fire a round--due to an underweight mainspring. Apparently at least in the early two tone CCOs (like mine) DW chose to stock an 18# spring, rather than a std Officer's spring of 23#. This caused it to fail to fire frequently. It was fixed for less than 10$.
2. Slide fit was tight, causing initial break-in issues. Those resolved in less than 500 rnds with diligent cleaning and hand-cycling of the slide.
3. The MSH wsa textured in a unique way--never seen any other like it. It has "negative" checkering, aka little pyramidal divots in the metal. This was a cause of great concern as it created a breeding ground for rust! I did try a replacement MSH, but the pinhole alignment was off (either the CCO is drilled funny, or the spare MSH was). So I sent off my stock MSH to Tripp Research for hard chroming, and it has been beautiful and RUST FREE since then! Probably the best 8$ I've spent in a long time...
That's pretty much it, for the issues the pistol has had thus far. As it is an early CCO, it is possible to slingshot the slide, even with a bufferpad in place, IIRC. I did remove the blue buffer that came on the pistol to allow slightly greater slide travel. I added skate tape to the frontstrap, and Davidson G10 grips to it. Mine came with the wonderful XS 24/7 nightsights which I love! NO, they are not target sights--they are carry sights, and that's what my DW is--my carry pistol of choice!
Here's a pic:
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1. It had an intermittent ability to fire a round--due to an underweight mainspring. Apparently at least in the early two tone CCOs (like mine) DW chose to stock an 18# spring, rather than a std Officer's spring of 23#. This caused it to fail to fire frequently. It was fixed for less than 10$.
2. Slide fit was tight, causing initial break-in issues. Those resolved in less than 500 rnds with diligent cleaning and hand-cycling of the slide.
3. The MSH wsa textured in a unique way--never seen any other like it. It has "negative" checkering, aka little pyramidal divots in the metal. This was a cause of great concern as it created a breeding ground for rust! I did try a replacement MSH, but the pinhole alignment was off (either the CCO is drilled funny, or the spare MSH was). So I sent off my stock MSH to Tripp Research for hard chroming, and it has been beautiful and RUST FREE since then! Probably the best 8$ I've spent in a long time...
That's pretty much it, for the issues the pistol has had thus far. As it is an early CCO, it is possible to slingshot the slide, even with a bufferpad in place, IIRC. I did remove the blue buffer that came on the pistol to allow slightly greater slide travel. I added skate tape to the frontstrap, and Davidson G10 grips to it. Mine came with the wonderful XS 24/7 nightsights which I love! NO, they are not target sights--they are carry sights, and that's what my DW is--my carry pistol of choice!
Here's a pic:
