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August 28, 2009
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Hi all. Been lurking here for awhile but couldn't post pics as I was in Australia for a couple months away from the gun safe. The Monson M45 was built in 1987 as a silhouette revolver, with 8-inch HV barrel. I used it in that role for about six years in IHMSA matches in Anchorage, shooting 300-grain LBT/LFN bullets over W680. Scoped on sandbags that load would consistently group at 2.5 moa - plenty for iron animals. I never went clean but had a bunch of 38s and 39s with it - it is by far the most accurate CF revolver I have owned.
After my eyes started to lose their clarity - I started losing targets to poor iron sight acquisition - I quit regular IHMSA shootint and scoped the Dan for use on Kodiak Island. With a Leupold 2X in Millett rings it accompanied me for several years, racking up a good toll of blacktails. I used a single load, Hornady 250XTP over 15 grains of BlueDot; the load clocked just shy of 1200 fps and was very accurate with relatively mild recoil. I now live in Texas and have only used the Dan a few times on scrawny Texas deer - but it still works.
April 11, 2009
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Lucky man that is a fine wesson!
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15VH pistol pack
715 plus two barrels
44 pistol pack in transit
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November 17, 2008
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Wisdom is merely the realization of how little one knows, therefore I am wise.
January 22, 2008
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Welcome to the 
Long Colt. Thanks for sharing your story, you are one of the lucky few here that have a Model 45. I know that one's on a few members short list!
March 25, 2008
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That is truely at the head of my next to buy list. The blue Monsonwith an 8" barrel the only thing better would be one with box and comp 4" barrel as a spare package. 
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January 24, 2009
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That one's a real beauty, nice choice for a fine lookin' Dan Wesson.
That's on my list of DW needs too.
aboard! Thanks for sharing the story & posting a shot of that beauty.
April 25, 2008
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Long Colt. That Monson .45 is a scarce one, something all of us are looking for here. I guess you knew mugs and bev back in the silhouette days. They are in Arizona now, still shooting steel. You should take that scoped .45 and find a silhouette match...we allow scopes now. It's still lots of fun!
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August 28, 2009
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Yep, shot with Muggs and Bev for years - great folks and sharp shooters too! I still occasionaly exchange posts with Muggs on various boards. I also shoot the one-off NRA HP match but use a scoped T/C or BF for that. The Dan is pretty nose-heavy with the scope and HV barrel...... 
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