SouthernYank Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I am looking at Dawson's line of CRP (Competition Ready Pistols) STI Edges and am wondering how realistic it is to expect it to run right out of the box. I understand there will likely be some time spent matching my reloads and mags to the gun but for the most part, should it be reliable and not need additional work to make it consistently function? I have already seen a couple of stock STIs choke out of the box prior to getting sent off for work to make them run. The CRP really looks like a great deal, has the upgrades I would likely add anyway, and I love the idea of buying from a reputable forum dealer, but if I drop $2K on a blaster (no mags) and then need to have work done on it, I am starting to approach the custom gun price range...... Thanks in advance for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I think you will be good to go.. Honestly even a stock edge will run reliably out of the box.. The whole you need to spend an extra grand to get it to run is bs.. You can spend the money to make it a litle nicer but all the stuff people suggest you change is a matter of opinion not fact.. My 2 cents.. Cheers, Los Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Ilooking at the crp all all the upgrades are 1)Dawson magwell 2)extended mag release 3)fiber optic front Except for that this gun is still a normal factory edge.. Nothing wrong with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankfan79 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 No reliability package on these. Just add ons. Doesn't mean it wont run...just a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 brazos has thier High Performance Edge for close to the same price, just another option and it looks like they tear the guns down and go through them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Brazos is the same thing except is chromed... http://www.brazoscustom.com/sti_guns/edge_plus.htm Edited February 17, 2012 by carlosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosa Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 ups never mind they make you trigger 3lbs too... i would pay extra for a 3lbs trigger.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Just purchased and STI Edge from Dawson's this past fall, and I know this has nothing to do with them, but I am having nothing but issues. At first I just wrote it off to the gun being new. Have about 500 rounds through it and still having feeding issues. It rarely get through a whole mag without having a failure to feed, no matter what ammo I run. Tried different mag followers and that seemed to help but it sure didn't fix the problem. Not sure if I'm more disappointed in the gun or the $60.00 magazines. Call me crazy, but when I dropped that kind of money on a 2011 and magazines, I kind of expected it to run reliably. The gun shoots accurate and is a pleasure to shoot, when it runs. Not sure if I should get the $100 tuning kit to get my mags tuned or sent the whole package back in so they can make it run. Money pit so far. Quite frustrated with the whole thing. Tony D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHunz Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I bought a Super Tuned Edge from Dawson this past fall and have no complaints at all...it has run perfectly. Seeing how they offer three versions now (stock, CRP and Super Tuned), why not spend the extra bucks and get the super tuned? That one is not merely had some add ons, but Dave goes through the pistol himself. How do I know that? He called me about a minor issue, but wanted me to know about it BEFORE he sent it out. He gave me the option of them correcting it right away or letting me have it and then sending it back to them later. And the issue was cosmetic, not functional, but they wanted me to be happy. Tony D - what version did you buy? Have you contacted them at all? I have run their tuned mags and the standard STI mags without any problems. bigfish (Jon) - you've seen mine from Dawson, so you know they did a nice job...but wait until I get the slide back from Matt Cheely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rack&roll Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Just my .02, but it is very common to have issues with an out of the box Edge or Trojan. I know Dave's super-tuned works, though. I had to send my stock Edge to Benny Hill and it was well worth it. Runs like a clock now, with any ammo. I would recommend Dave (since that is where you bought it) or Benny. Just like any tight tolerance high-performance machine, they need a little tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstick0000 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 The only problem I had with mine was I didnt reload the rounds at the proper OAL. I loaded them to short so the gun ran poorly, but as soon as I loaded them it ran perfect, no problems. That was my fault because I was told to load them out but didn't pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I would have to agree with Jdhunz and say get the supertuned over the CRP. Its only $200 more then the CRP hardchromed, and they do a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 When you buy factory, it is built by several people, not one, and depending on what day it is, sometimes great, sometimes not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootemGood Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Dave Dawson is original designer of STI Edge and knows more about these pistols than anyone in the world! You can "what if" any pistol, but if you want best pistol and customer service only purchase from Dawson Precision. Do yourself huge favor and do not let another gunsmith touch pistol, if it needs any work contact Dave. In order to have Dave as you're gunsmith you must purchase from him, why settle for less than the best! Shootemgood- Robert Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Thanks for the advice guys. Been tinkering for a while and haven't checked the boards. I bought the stock STI Edge in .45. It really is a nice gun and Dawson's was great to work with when I purchased it. I really didn't know what I was getting in to and really should have done more research. This is my first 1911 style double stack gun and I had no idea what was involved with making them reliable. Had I known, I would bought the tuned model and would have taken a strong look at tuned mags. A friend of mine has really helped me out a ton. We have been working the mags over and are on our way to success. He has tuned his mags and changed the followers and springs. We tried them in my gun and that seemed to solve my mag issues. I am optimistic it will run well when my mags are done and we get the gun sprung the way I want it. We have polished every friction surface on the gun and that really helped. Seriously had no idea there would be this much involved with making an out of the box gun run. Even with factory 230 grain round nose I could not get through a complete mag without a failure to feed. Its a good thing I like tinkering. Thanks again for the advice and comments. Tony D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Recently received a beautiful custom Edge from an Australian gunsmith. Trigger job, grips, sights, extended mag release, hard chrome finish. Very bummed, however. 5 of the 6 mags are so tight when loaded that they won't feed the rounds. Edited March 10, 2013 by Meat Pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauza45 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I would look at the Brazos HP edge. That was the first limited gun I bought and I had no trouble with it. It ran perfect from day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef J Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I picked up a Dawson CRP Eagle .40 with a bushing barrel last year and am completely impressed. A little over 5K rounds through it and not a single hiccup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Both the Dawson and the Brazos are great. I like Brazos a little more but I have the Dawson's too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbet83 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Wait the time, spend the extra money and buy a full custom gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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