[pacecars]

Quick! Someone talk me out of buying one! OK, fine! Tell me about them. I have had a bunch of 10mms and a CBOB 10mm and 5 inch DW so I might need a 6 inch version. Any cons?

 

[Jim 1855]

I looked at them a bunch of times at SHOT. Liked it a lot. Haven't seen many in the wild though.

I've read a post or two about them, all positive from what I remember.

Jim

 

[OldCuz]

I have it's brother. The Kodiak. The difference is a rail, magwell and a bull barrel. I actually went to purchase the Bruin. I had been in to look at it a couple times. Trying to decide between that and a Springer TRP. My reason for getting the Kodiak was my dealer sold out of the Bruin's. And I do like a rail, but I like a 1911 without a rail even better.
A long slide 10mm shoots sweet. The first time I shot mine I was hooked. This Kodiak got me started on 1911's. This is one I never plan to sell and I've sold a bunch.

Here is before and after pics.

 

[Yoemen66]

I never shot one, but M Ayoob wrote a review that got me awful close to buying one.

https://americancop.com/a-bear-of-a-10mm/

 

[JM44]

Shot one at the range with some hot hand loads, it was darn fun and a tack driver.

 

[pacecars]

I just started pricing them but I am guessing $1800 would be a good price?

 

[Yoemen66]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/884588751

 

[pacecars]

Not bad. For those that have one is there a gap under the front sight like the picture on DW’s website photo?
https://danwessonfirearms.com/product/bruin-2/

 

[dakota1911]

Bought one back in the fall of 2017. It was about $1.8K (before tax) from a LGS. Not seeing a gap under the front sight on mine. Lovely pistol. The one thing is getting the nice looking curved recoil spring plug back in after a field strip and clean.



What I never saw was one in 45ACP. I think DW built some but all I ever saw was 10mm.

 

[Humbucking]

Not bad. For those that have one is there a gap under the front sight like the picture on DW’s website photo?
https://danwessonfirearms.com/product/bruin-2/

Mine does have a slight gap under the front sight. Great gun.

 

[OldCuz]

I just started pricing them but I am guessing $1800 would be a good price?

That's a pretty good price for one.

 

[Hammer Time]

Quick! Someone talk me out of buying one!

I will do no such thing.

But please keep us updated once you've acquired one.

 

[TheCollector]

My one and only 10mm... A DW.
At the time I wasn't sure about having a 10mm. I shot it once and still wasn't convinced. Now I wished I wouldn't have sold it.

 

[TheDoaner]

I paid a bit more than $1800 for the latest version, but I haven't seen one in the wild for some time. The good news is that this one is easier to reassemble without the curved guide plug.

 

[oldjstein]

I just acquired one, too. It's no trouble to disassemble/reassemble, and it was a little over $1800, too. You can regularly find them at iammo.com. A LGS also links to a retail seller through their website, and I see them come up there often enough, too. It's where I bought this one. It was an impulse buy, more or less. I did not have a 10 mm. I was looking for DW Guardians in .45 and .38 +P, which come up there from time to time, too. The Bruins stick around for a few days, but a Guardian will be gone, if you wait until you get home from work to make a payment.