Wilson Combat EDC X9

**jstalford** · 03-24-17, 13:05

Why even come into a Wilson thread if that's how you feel though

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**WillBrink** · 03-24-17, 13:27

I'm missing something. This new pistol seems very much in line with the spec op 9, which was discontinued, I assume, due to poor sales, or some other reason? I thought the spec op 9 (other than the goofy name) was a win, giving a modern Wilson approach to the best of single action double stack 1911/BP goodness in 9mm. Seems many here much more enthusiastic about this new pistol than spec op 9. What am I missing here?

**WillBrink** · 03-24-17, 13:29

Originally Posted by jstalford

Why even come into a Wilson thread if that's how you feel though

Similar to discussing nice watches and someone always has to post a comment they can't understand why anyone would spend X on a watch and their Timex does the same thing, yada yada.

**signal4l** · 03-24-17, 15:46

Originally Posted by WillBrink

I'm missing something. This new pistol seems very much in line with the spec op 9, which was discontinued, I assume, due to poor sales, or some other reason? I thought the spec op 9 (other than the goofy name) was a win, giving a modern Wilson approach to the best of single action double stack 1911/BP goodness in 9mm. Seems many here much more enthusiastic about this new pistol than spec op 9. What am I missing here?

I wondered why the SpecOps 9 didnt catch on. It seemed to be an excellent idea.

**dwhitehorne** · 03-24-17, 17:41

Originally Posted by signal4l

I wondered why the SpecOps 9 didnt catch on. It seemed to be an excellent idea.

SpecOps 9 and this new gun are awesome but most of us can't afford to play in the Wilson territory. David

**WillBrink** · 03-24-17, 17:51

Originally Posted by signal4l

I wondered why the SpecOps 9 didnt catch on. It seemed to be an excellent idea.

It may have been discounted due to other reasons I'm thinking. My understanding is the waiting time for one was 2 years.

**Sensei** · 03-24-17, 22:46

Originally Posted by signal4l

I wondered why the SpecOps 9 didnt catch on. It seemed to be an excellent idea.

Wilson seems to be investing more money into marketing this pistol. I think they are also banking on the renewed popularity for the 9mm round that is present even more today than just 2 years ago. In fact, just today I received LAV's email article declaring the caliber war over and 9mm the winner.

**556BlackRifle** · 03-24-17, 23:49

Originally Posted by Sensei

Wilson seems to be investing more money into marketing this pistol. I think they are also banking on the renewed popularity for the 9mm round that is present even more today than just 2 years ago. In fact, just today I received LAV's email article declaring the caliber war over and 9mm the winner.

I think you hit the nail on the head. Wilson Combat isn't about to let that market segment go by. Just look at the Beretta custom parts and pistol mods they've been selling. The EDC X9 is a really cool pistol and I'm sure they'll sell a lot of them.