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March 19, 2016
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Saturday I spent 3 hours at a local gun range. The range is going thru some growing pains because it is a public range that has really been promoting itself. The improvements are making a big difference and the people in the area are really starting to treat it like a destination. What really blows my mind is many people use this range daily, but very very few have ever seen or shot a Dan Wesson revolver. Nobody knows about them. I had a magnum at the range and I am guessing it was the muzzle blast that drew the guys to want to know what I was shooting. Four fellows checked my gun out in less than an hour. Everyone liked what they saw and not one of them had ever seen a Dan Wesson before. One fellow was very interested in the gun and wanted to buy a 357. He was not sure what he wanted to buy so I seized the moment and offered to let him shoot my gun. I think there will be a future Dan Wesson being purchased soon. I think in the future I will always bring at least one Dan Wesson with me as an example of what a really good gun looks and feels like. By the way it really helps when your gun shoots unbelievable groups.
February 7, 2016
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I have never herd of or even seen a Dan Wesson until an add popped up on the net for the new cz model. And boy let me tell ya. THAT IS ONE GOOD LOOKING GUN! The add popped up just after the purchase of my Coonan 357 of course. And wow those two in my opinion look like brothers with there full under lugs/shrouds. Now of course I haven't even gotten a 715 and I already added the 722 and 740 to the dream list. Dang you Dan Wesson why did you do this to me... haha It is awesome you are showing these beauties to new people but can you wait till I get mine first. Hehe
March 19, 2016
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I sometimes forget that buying a Dan Wesson is much different than when I purchased mine. Back in the early 80's if you wanted a Dan Wesson you went to a gun shop and looked a couple over and purchased one. Now you hardly ever see them. If you order one you wait. I wish I would have purchased ever one I looked at back then.
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December 4, 2011
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I have had the same experience at the range many times. The Supermags always draw attention and most folks have never heard of Dan Wesson let alone the vintage revolver line. I always do my part to educate the great unwashed masses. 🙂
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February 16, 2016
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10magnums said
I wish I would have purchased ever one I looked at back then.
Hey, that seems like what I'm doing now !
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March 2, 2008
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My first DW was new to me in 1977, my first gun and now in the hands of our son. I have a few more, but he now has #1.
Was that really 40 years ago?
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May 22, 2016
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What I enjoy is watching the idiots they hire to check guns at shows, as they try to figure out how to open the cylinder when there's no Colt or Smith style release.
It's even more fun when there are two or three, to give helpful advice, like "Maybe you gotta pull back the hammer" or "it doesn't open, you gotta look down the barrel to see!"
I couldn't help myself, after watching one ham-hand spend nearly a minute, I took the pistol back and showed him how you hold it with your left hand, tap the bottom of the stock with the right ("shave-and-a-haircut"), and the cylinder swings right open.
September 1, 2010
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Back in 1978 when i got my DW, revolvers were the way to go, not very many pistols around then. Today as we all know the tide has completely turned around, about all you see are pistols. A large percentage of todays youth have never fired a revolver much less own one. I know a lot of the guys i work with think they are out of date, don't carry enough ammo, too slow to reload. I ask them has your pistol ever failed to fire, I tell them that when you pull the trigger of my revolver it goes bang every time, has never failed in almost forty years.
February 20, 2008
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I can't even remember what I paid for my 715, vented 6 inch in the early 80's. I do recall that I got it at dealers cost
from a buddy who had a FFL. If I had to guess, I won say in the Loe $300 range. Correct me if I'm wrong of the dealer's cost back them.
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August 28, 2016
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June 25, 2011
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My 6 and 4" gun was $250 in 1978 or 79
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SCORPIO said
I have had the same experience at the range many times. The Supermags always draw attention and most folks have never heard of Dan Wesson let alone the vintage revolver line. I always do my part to educate the great unwashed masses. 🙂
Chris I experience the same thing just about every time I go to the range. Especially when they are bright shiny stainless. Last time at the range a guy asked me if I brought the shiny cannons out play...
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