The Best Built Production 1911 on the Market

Self-confessed pistol-nut, les lee, knows a thing or two about pistols and was keen to get his hands on asg’s version of this classic shooter. 

A SHORT TIME AGO, Paul Wignell of ASG announced the new ASG Dan Wesson “Valor” 1911 CO2 Blowback Pistol on Facebook… “Introducing the all new, licensed, Dan Wesson “VALOR” 1911 6mm CO2 Pistol by ActionSportGames.” The Valor series is the DW flagship line, meaning it’s the best Dan Wesson have to offer. Simply put, Dan Wesson feel it is the best built production 1911 on the market.

A bold statement indeed but what we, the end user, need to know is if this does in fact hold merit and more importantly, if this new 1911 airsoft pistol does in fact kick butt where it counts. Fortunately I have been offered the privilege to conduct this new sidearm evaluation to find out if both Paul and Dan Wesson (same fame - different time zone) have made an astute call of judgement.

For any of my fellow airsoft pistol pundits, this may at first seem to be “yet another” Colt 1911 replica but my knowledge and more predominantly, my instinct for ASG products tells me that this is going to be different - and probably quite a lot different from any stock out-of-the-box 1911s that have gone before.

This is the brand new Dan Wesson 1911 from Danish giants ActionSportGames, aptly named “The Valor”!

HISTORY

Valor definition: “Boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery: a medal for valor...” the list goes on and on, just like the glorious reputation of this iconic and often decisive piece of percussive history.

From its birth way back in the late 1890’s, when designer John Browning prefixed the numbers with an “M”, the trials and tribulations began in earnest when the U.S. military decided that it needed a self-loading (or semi-automatic) pistol to replace service revolvers which were the current day standard issue sidearm.