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new DW owner from behind enemy lines in CA !!
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January 25, 2018 - 6:40 am
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hey yall im new to DW 1911's im picking up my PM7 on Friday, 

 

i had a few questions i noticed that in CA we can only get two DW pistols the pm7 and the classic bobtail, did i make the right choice on getting the pm7 it felt great in hand and im sure will be an amazing 1911 i will be getting the classic bobtail soon.

my other question was with the newer DW pm7 pistols are they any different from what was made when they discontinued the pistol i see some pm7's that are different. How can i tell the year the pistol was made from the serial number?

i notice some have the CZ in the serial number and i dont think the one I bought has that  

 

i guess im just a bit confused on what is the difference between the pm7 im getting and maybe the older model pm7.

 

if i didnt confuse the shit out of yall any help would be great 

thanks everyone 

 

happy to be a part of the DW club !!!

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Welcome to the dwf from PA!  

Starting in about 2013 CZ began putting the year of manufacture as the first two digits of the serial number.  So a gun that starts off 14xxx would be a 2014.  Prior to that, I'm not sure there was a system.  If it doesn't have a CZ at the end of the serial number then it is a pre CZ gun of the Bob Serva years.   As to internal differences, I really don't know.  The 1911forum has a Dan Wesson subsection that is very active, you may want to post your question there too.  I don't think you'll be disappointed with either one.  OH, cool-picswhen you can.

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Welcome to DWF, I think you made a great choice. PM7 is the "journeyman" of the DW 1911 line, it does everything very well, and at a good price point.

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oh so the one i purchased is fairly new first two digits are 17xxx, i hear they changed up the newer models and made them too a bit of a higher standards but its hard to find any real info on these newer 2017 pm7's 

i noticed the price difference from the older models to the newer are a bit different with the newer model being more expensive 

 

1 more day and ill be a part of the DW family 🙂 cant wait im more excited about this then the day i went to pick up my scar 17s

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Welcome. I do remember hearing that CZ had stopped adding CZ to the serial numbers now but not sure when. Just to add to the confusion I guess.

 

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