Wilson Combat ADP

[CodeJockey]

I wanted to see if anyone had any opinions on this. It is a very recent acquisition for me, and so far I really like it. It is super light, feels like it was custom molded to my hand, and after 100 rounds hasn't had a single failure of any kind. I've read that it has gotten some negative feedback from people, and now I'm wondering if I should go sell it in favor of something else.

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TIA!

[HighVelocity]

I know it exists but have never seen one in person. I heard the list price was $579 but would be interested to know what the street price was.

[CodeJockey]

569.99 is what I paid for it. I'm very happy with it, and have had no problems yet, but I'm just not sure whether it was a good choice or not.

[LarryH]

I'm very happy with it, and have had no problems yet, but I'm just not sure whether it was a good choice or not.

IMHO, as long as you can continue to say what's in boldface, that pistol was a good choice for you. If you encounter a situation in which you can no longer say that, that's the time to look for something better.

[M9FAN]

I'm very happy with it, and have had no problems yet, but I'm just not sure whether it was a good choice or not.

IMHO, as long as you can continue to say what's in boldface, that pistol was a good choice for you. If you encounter a situation in which you can no longer say that, that's the time to look for something better.

[Lykoi]

I'm very happy with it, and have had no problems yet, but I'm just not sure whether it was a good choice or not.

IMHO, as long as you can continue to say what's in boldface, that pistol was a good choice for you. If you encounter a situation in which you can no longer say that, that's the time to look for something better.

that's hitting the nail on the head...

other than it being a 9mm it sounds like a great buy

[nemesis]

Du Plessis sold the rights to Tanfoglio and Heritage Arms. I don't know much about the Tanfoglio production but Heritage sold it as the "Stealth" for a couple of years and it was priced at "about " $250.

The ADP (Advanced Defensive Pistol) has been developed by South African gun designer Alex Du Plessis in about 1991. ADP pistol was intended for concealed carry by various police and security services, as well as by civilian users. First production guns appeared in 1994 from South African company Aserma. At about the same time, rights for ADP design were sold to Italian company Tanfoglio, that briefly manufactured ADP as Tanfoglio P-25. Same pistol also was sold in USA trough second half of 1990s as Heritage Stealth. In the year 1995, an improved version of the basic design was introduced, the ADP mark II pistol. In about 1998, the noted South African arms making company Truvelo Armory took over production of ADP pistols, chambered for 9mm and .40SW ammunition. A new .45ADP (based on shortened .45ACP case, basically similar in concept to current .45GAP) round also was advertised in this pistol, but apparently it was never made in quantity. In the year 2004 it was announced that Truvelo will cease production of ADP pistols because of "insufficient market demand", but early in 2006 US-based company Wilson Combat announced that it will import newly made ADP Mark II pistols into United sates under its own name, so it seems that production of this gun will be resumed.

ADP pistol uses gas-delayed blowback action with stationery barrel. Gas piston is located below the barrel, and hot powder gases are fed there from the bore via small port near the chamber. Gas piston is inserted into the cylinder from the front, and is connected to the slide, in the same manner as in famous HK P7 pistol. The frame is made from impact-resistant polymer, with removable steel insert that hosts slide rails and barrel. Trigger is striker-fired, double-action only with pre-cocking (therefore second strike on misfired round is impossible without at least a partial slide retraction). Manual safety is somewhat unusual in its placement, as its levers are located just behind the trigger, at either side of the frame. Sights are fixed, with the rear sight blade dovetailed to the slide.