My COTEP history in a nutshell.
I had never envisioned liking a 1911, but after the resurgence it seemed like every gun rag had a 1911 on the cover every month, so I decided to see what the fuss was about. About all I knew about them was what the haters said.
Soooo.... I bought a "vintage" DW Panther at a pawn shop for $500. Knew nothing about DW 1911s - I had only heard about the revolvers.
The old beat up pistol ran like a Swiss watch. And was an absolute joy to shoot. It was the first handgun I had ever owned that I could actually shoot accurately without even trying, and enjoy shooting to boot. So I got online and started searching for information about it which is how I ran across the DW section on the "Big Board."
There I discovered it wasn't just me...there were
OTHERS...
And the rest, as they say, is history...
