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Anyone have a Wilson CQB? Thinking about a used one and wondering if they are all they cracked up to be.
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Heck, why not. You only live once.
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When was the last time you regretted buying the best?
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I guess it just all depends on what you are looking for. I own a Wilson X-Tac & it's an excellent gun & little lower end than the CQB for options & finish. The slide moves like it's on ball bearings, trigger is great so I haven't touched it, it's very accurate & through around 800-1,000 rounds or so, its never had a single hiccup. I can build a 1911 or clean one up to the same level, but it won't ever have the value that the Wilson has. Besides, the Wilson, I also have a Christensen 1911 & it also as perfect as it gets too, but for a fair amount more $$$. If you want the Wilson & can afford it, buy it.........if you like 1911's, I think you'll be more than pleased with it. If you really aren't a dyed-in-the wool 1911 fan, you probably will eventually have 2nd thoughts. Wilson X-Tac
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I guess it just all depends on what you are looking for. I own a Wilson X-Tac & it's an excellent gun & little lower end than the CQB for options & finish. The slide moves like it's on ball bearings, trigger is great so I haven't touched it, it's very accurate & through around 800-1,000 rounds or so, its never had a single hiccup. I can build a 1911 or clean one up to the same level, but it won't ever have the value that the Wilson has. Besides, the Wilson, I also have a Christensen 1911 & it also as perfect as it gets too, but for a fair amount more $$$. If you want the Wilson & can afford it, buy it.........if you like 1911's, I think you'll be more than pleased with it. If you really aren't a dyed-in-the wool 1911 fan, you probably will eventually have 2nd thoughts. Wilson X-Tac
MM As always the Man from Montana nails it right on the head.
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Anyone have a Wilson CQB? Thinking about a used one and wondering if they are all they cracked up to be. I'd say yes. I had a bad experience with one I ordered from Wilson, but it was a matter of bad faith on the part of the company. The gun was of first rate construction and reliable.
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Love Wilson's guns. Love Ed Brown's. Worth it to me, but I am a bit of a 1911 snob. 
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If you like them, go for it. It should hold its value well. Personally I find the Nighthawks a little more appealing, but that's mostly nitpicking.
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Bought this one back in 2011. It was dead nutz reliable, carried well enough, and was accurate. Still, I had $2400 tied up in it. Sold it not long ago. Little XDS .45 auto does just as good a job. ![[Linked Image]](http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt349/Knocky/Knocky%202011%20First%20half/WilsonCQBCompact.jpg)
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Thanks for the advice. The ones I have looked at and shot were very nice indeed, but (of course) lots of $. I have some thinking to do.
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My opinion is.........No.
1/3 to 1/2 the cost of the gun is for the name.
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