The Dan Wesson Bruin is a long-slide single-action 10mm 1911 built for handgun hunting. It is still in production, and its slide comes cut for an optic, so a dot mounts over the 6-inch barrel without a trip to a machinist. It weighs 43.9 oz, and the mass makes a full-power hunting load push the hand back instead of flipping the muzzle up.

An optic goes on with a plate and screws. The frame is stainless steel under a black duty finish with a separate duty treatment on the slide, and the panels are G10, which keeps a hold with wet or gloved hands. The magazine holds eight rounds. At 9.7 inches overall the gun hangs past the bottom of a belt holster built for a 5-inch 1911, so it needs a chest rig or a field holster cut for a long slide.

If you're cross-shopping, the Dan Wesson Razorback is the same gun at government length, 5 inches of barrel at 40.1 oz with cocobolo panels and a solid slide, 3.8 oz lighter and with no optic cut. The Glock G40 Gen4 MOS reaches a 6.02-inch barrel at 35.45 oz with 15 rounds and a factory optic cut, so it is 8.45 oz lighter and holds seven more rounds, with a 5.4 lb trigger in place of the single action.