Dan Wesson Razorback 10mm
Model: 01889
Dan Wesson Razorback 10mm
Model: 01889
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Dan Wesson Razorback is a forged stainless single-action 10mm 1911 built for hunting and range work. It is still in production. Frame and slide are both forged stainless under a brushed finish, and at 40.1 oz the gun carries enough mass that a full-power 10mm load pushes the hand back instead of snapping the muzzle up.
The rear sight is fixed, so a load that shoots left or high has to be held off or swapped for another. There is no optic cut either, so a dot means milling the slide. The barrel is 5 inches and the gun measures 8.75 inches overall and 1.45 inches across, so holsters and magazine carriers cut for a government-length 1911 fit it. The panels are double-diamond cocobolo over a manual thumb safety and a grip safety, and cocobolo goes slick once it is wet.
Set beside the alternatives, the Colt Delta Elite is 5.1 oz lighter at 35.0 oz and 1.25 inches across, with a Novak carry rear sight and a Series 80 firing pin block. The Dan Wesson Bruin is this gun stretched out, a 6-inch barrel at 43.9 oz with a factory optic cut, 3.8 oz heavier.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Dan Wesson fits a grip safety as well as a thumb safety, so the gun will not fire out of a holster unless a hand is wrapped around the grip.
- The cocobolo panels are screwed to the usual 1911 grip footprint, so G10 or rubber replacements fit if the wood turns slippery.
- Both the frame and the slide are forged stainless with no plating over them, so there is no finish anywhere to chip off.
- With no optic cut and no adjustable rear sight, zeroing for a specific hunting load means finding a load that prints where the sights point.
- Cocobolo is an oiled hardwood, so panels left wet need attention that a synthetic panel would not.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does double diamond describe?
The checkering pattern cut into the cocobolo panels, a diamond on each side of the grip screw. It is the traditional 1911 pattern.
Does it have a firing pin block?
No. The safeties are the thumb lever and the grip safety, so nothing sits in the trigger path and the take-up is shorter than it is on a 1911 with a firing pin plunger.
How is the stainless looked after?
A wipe down is enough for the frame and slide, since there is no coating to preserve. The wood panels want a light oil after a wet day.
