{"id":1445,"date":"2024-12-25T02:07:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T02:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2024-12-25T02:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T02:07:13","slug":"wilson-combat-division-77-p1-review-pistol-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Combat Division 77 P1 Review: Pistol Perfection?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We hit the range to test out Wilson Combat\u2019s high-performance D77 Project 1 pistol, also known as the P1.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The P1 pistol is the newest firearm from Wilson Combat, but to fully appreciate this gun, some history is in order.<\/p>\n

In 1977, a competitive handgun shooter from Berryville, Arkansas\u2014who just happened to be a watchmaker by trade\u2014started building custom 1911 handguns. Bill Wilson was a good jeweler and a good shooter, and he became one of the most recognized and best modifiers of the 1911 platform. As Wilson told Gun Digest<\/em> in an interview in 2020, \u201cAs I became a high-level competitor, I needed a better pistol, and when guns from the top pistolsmiths of the day did not satisfy me, I used my jewelry and watchmaking skills to work on 1911s.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Wilson did make them better.<\/p>\n

In fact, his 1911s were so much better that they became highly sought after.<\/p>\n

Wilson said, \u201cMy goal was always to build the best product I could, charge what I had to in order to make a living, and to take care of my customers with a forever customer satisfaction policy. I knew if I did this, everything else would work out fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, almost 50 years later, Wilson has transformed the little gun customizing shop in the back of a jewelry store into the largest and most respected custom firearms manufacturing company in the world.<\/p>\n

Wilson is no longer at the helm of Wilson Combat. He\u2019s handed the reins of the company over to Cam Ankele. Wilson spends his time on his ranch in Texas, hunting, conducting R&D and providing technical guidance for Wilson Combat. Ankele, on the other hand, is hard at work to elevate Wilson Combat to even greater heights, and one of the projects he has inspired is Division 77.<\/p>\n

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Wilson Combat Division 77 Project One pistol with optics cover plate\/rear sight installed. Photo credit: Wilson Combat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Division 77 has a very specific mission: to offer a revolutionary gun series that provides Wilson Combat\u2019s R&D division with the latitude to push innovational boundaries, while also paying homage to the standards Wilson pioneered with 1911 design in 1977. You could look at Division 77 as the Skunkworks of Wilson Combat, and the P1\u2014Project 1\u2014pistol is the first Division 77 gun.<\/p>\n

Wilson Combat Division 77 Project 1 Specs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n