Have A Charles Daly
Hello Mr. Kassnar,
I own a Charles Daly 1911 A1 EFS stainless in .45acp.I've had it for 7 years
now,and it shoots as well ,or better than my Springfield 1911 TRP pistol !
It is probably the most accurate .45acp auto I own,and I own many.I have friends with the same weapon,and I notice from gun to gun,the quality varies
greatly. I would say mine shoots better than the 5 other people I know,who
own them also.
The only two problems I see with mine,is the finish is not holding up,and this is rare for a stainless pistol.It really appears to be satin nickel,rather than stainless.The other feature,is the magazines are cheap ! Sorry,but you
wanted the truth. I bought some Chip McCormick mags for mine,and it shoots
just like the $1500 1911 pistols out there !
My friends apparently are too cheap to buy a couple of quality magazines,so,I have to listen to them complain about their Charles Dalys.
Other than the finish,I have no real complaint about mine.
Most people I talk to don't buy them,because of simple little stories they have heard,like the one I just told you.Also,it's name recognition.If it doesn't say Colt,Kimber, Springfield,Sig,S&W,some are just not going to but it.
Your company has changed names many times,and that scares people off.I bought a 9mm Kassnar Hi Power many years ago for my father.He showed it to many of his friends,and many of them bought them.However,before he ,and I could spread the word,the name changed to FEG,and that scared many people off.
Also,the word is,you import the weapon,and don't actually make it,and that is another scare off.If it were me,I'd put quality mags in the weapons,which would stop most of the jam problems,and advertise that you are an American
company,in America.
That is why Sig,and Glock,both moved from Europe,and built factories in the US.After that,sales sky rocketed.Another company had the same problem in the 80's,as I use to be an FFL.The company was Grendel,owned by George
Kellgren.He just couldn't get off the ground,even though he made some nice weapons,with a few bugs to work out.He is now the owner of Kel Tec CNC
firearms,which are very popular now.I met George at the Shot Show back in 1990,and told him the problems I was having in selling his pistols,and the few little bugs he needed to get out of them,and go American.
I still try to push the Charles Dalys to my friends,as I know they have great potential,with just a few minor changes,like the quality magazines.If you make a great handgun,and put cheap magazines,and springs in the weapon,then the weapon is no better than the magazines !
I hope this helps you out some.I would be happy to talk with you more,if you desire. In the mid 90's I bought a Glock look a like pistol from Croatia.I knew it was a good weapon,but,I couldn't give one away ! Along comes
Springfield Armory a few years later,buys the Croation company,and pistol design,and now it sells as the Springfield XD ,and is catching up to Glock sales !
A merger with a known,American company,or perhaps,buying a known American company Name, who is in financial straits,would solve your problem,with a few minor changes {via} magazine change ? Just a thought to ponder.
The XD which use to be the Croatia 2000,would never have made it,if it had not taken on the Springfield Armory name !
Drop a line,if you want to talk. Best of luck, Clint, aka Doc
