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New Dan Wesson Fan(owner) Austin TX
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February 15, 2011 - 7:32 am
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New to the forum and Dan Wessons. I was getting the bug to replace my sons 357 s&W which currently reside at my home with another S&W when a friend was moving who no longer is able to actively shoot. I didn't want anything this large, since my son has a 454Casull and it doesn't get used very much. I have never met a gun I didn't like(except maybe the bruises from my vz24). I am a avid reloader and getting interested in casting. I am not obsessed yet. This caliber and gun looks like it is a casters heaven. I was a little leary of getting a DanW since they were so inexpensively priced I thought there might be issues. I passed up a 357 at a local pawn shop for 2 bills. I started shootin 2 years ago when my son returned from the Marines. I now own 17 long guns and 7 handguns. Most of the long guns are 22's I rescue from the scrap heap. The freind who sold this to me gave me his Rabbit 22 short youh rifle which I can find no info on? If anyone has ever heard of a Rabbit 22 let me know.

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I sure haven't heard of a Rabbit 22, but I'd wager a bet that someone here has.Smile

Looks like that's a .44 you have pictured, or is it a .41? I can't quite make it out from here. Either way it looks like a beauty, I bet you'll find that DW to be fun to shoot.

Welcome aboard & thanks for theCool Pics

*EDIT* I forgot your other post regarding this gun...it's a .44, I see. Woops! Smile

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Welcome to the forum, that my friend is one very great looking revolver. Should be a blast to shoot, have fun.

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Welcome to the forum! Most of the time if you can find a Dan Wesson locally they can be had for a good price.  Once you start hitting the auctions you will have to pay more!

Very nice looking Dan!

 
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February 15, 2011 - 9:13 am
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"Good judgement comes from experience.  Most experience comes from bad judgement."  -  Cooper

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February 15, 2011 - 10:32 am
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Get the action out of the stock and find the proof marks may get some

info. Post pics, I can usually match up proofmarks.

 

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what is shown are the only markings on the gun. No proof marks, nothing? I have tried to google seach everything and came up with nothing.

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 If you're going to drink, don't drive. Don't even putt. 

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I had one of those rifles for a short time-- during my research the best I could come up with was either a Cooey 39 or a copy thereof...

There were a lot of hardware store rifles during that time period--no telling who made them.

SHOOT

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Welcome to DWF. Fine looking .44VH. I used to live in Austin until it got weird. Now live down the road in Bastrop but Austin is following me out here.

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