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Old guns & a Dan wesson
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April 8, 2023 - 8:20 am
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As one old man said “the most fun you can have with your clothes on”. I took two pre1923 guns and my short barrel DW to the range yesterday. I took a Marlin 1894 32-20 rifle and a 1905 32-20 revolver to the range. The old rifle took several serious cleaning sessions th get the bore cleaned up. It shot very well compared to when I got it. The old target is kinda pitiful looking. I was really impressed how it shot everything I loaded up with. I’d loaded some BE wad cutters to try out in my revolvers, these were very accurate loads. These 32-20 target models are real scarce. Last was the Dan Wesson. I was shooting some plus p 38spl . I dug out  some Fed spm primers to load for the Dan.I’m saving the fed primers for the dans. The old dw was 100 percent in double action.

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April 8, 2023 - 8:46 am
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cliff said
I took a Marlin 1894 32-20 rifle and a 1905 32-20 revolver to the range. These 32-20 target models are real scarce.

Nice lever / revolver combo. What make was the target .32-20 ?

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They target is a 1905 s&w  32-20 target model. It was made in teens, I think 1916was the year it was made. I’d love to have a dan  Wesson in 32-20.

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I’ll try to post a pic of my two old s&w 32-20s,The target has a 6 1/2 barrel, the fixed sight model came with a 6in. CliffIMG_0731.jpegImage Enlarger

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There is a Dan Wesson 32-20 on Guns International but very $$$$$$ 3K but it has interesting history ans is new in the box!

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Cliff, thanks for showing off your old Smiff's, they appear to be in great shape.

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Thank you for the wonderful pictures.  I love the old revolvers. 

Steve

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Old firearms may deteriorate, but their Dan Wesson elegance never goes out of style.

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