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January 22, 2008
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Good Morning All,
Unfortantly I missed this barrel and shrould on eBay yesterday morning. It was listed by RustyKnives and looks like a pretty cool setup! I went to $255 but couldn't justify going higher right now.
I'm hoping that IHMSA80x80 might have some history for us on these...
April 25, 2008
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Handgun silhouette competition, as organized by IHMSA in 1975, started with the rifle silhouette targets placed at distances from 50 to 200 meters. Competition was for iron-sighted centerfire guns only. The .22 rimfire game came along in 1979, with reduced 3/8th-scale targets placed at 25-50-75-100 yards, again with iron sights.
Due to the popularity of the NRA's Hunter Pistol program, IHMSA adopted the Field Pistol category in 1987. This used half-size targets placed at the same 25-50-75-100 yard distances. This game used regular production pistols and revolvers utilizing standard straight-wall pistol cartridges with a case length not exceeding 1.29", the same as the .357 Magnum. You could shoot with iron sights, or, for the first time ever in IHMSA, use scopes, however, all targets were shot from a standing-only position.
With the popularity of the Field Pistol category, where just about everyone already owned a gun you could use, IHMSA came up with the Dan Wesson Field Pistol Pac.
The Field Pistol Pac was a standard Dan Wesson revolver with an 8" VH barrel and shroud for iron sights, and a second 8"VH shroud already mounted with a set of Burris bases and rings for the the scoped category. These Pacs thus only had 2 barrels and shrouds, unlike the regular 4-barrel/shroud pacs. Offered in .357 Magnum, .32-20 and .32 H&R Magnum, they all had IHMSA and FIELD PISTOL marked on the shrouds.
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January 24, 2009
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Thanks for the very interesting report, IHMSA.
It sounds like these would have been fairly popular, did they seem popular at the meets you attended? I'm surprised these haven't surfaced more regularly for sale, but maybe the owners are just hanging onto them.
Jody, did that auction meet reserve then & sell?
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February 9, 2009
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Charger,
I believe that shroud did sell.
IHMSA: As always thanks for the great information and education. I had only ever seen one of those before at GunBroker over a year ago a guy was selling a 32 H&R Magnum IHMSA Field Pistol entire gun. I would be curious too how many of these really exist?
New item to research........
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January 22, 2008
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SMF is correct it did sell 
This is basically the same shroud that came with the hunter pac with the exception of the 'IHMSA Field Pistol' stamped into the shroud. I think it looks pretty cool with the wording on the shroud.
I'll keep on the look out for another one of these...
Thanks IHMSA for the background. I knew you would have the scoop on this for us...
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November 17, 2008
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I too was drooling over the field pistol shroud but it was too rich for me so I bid on the 8"VH Rusty Knives also had. But as usual someone wanted it worse than I. Oh well maybe next time.
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January 24, 2009
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Jody Baldwin said:
I think it looks pretty cool with the wording on the shroud.
I like that, and also the slots on the side. For some reason, it sorta reminds me of a certain other gun in my stash. 😛
April 25, 2008
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They were not popular around the matches I attended. You might have seen one here or there. Most folks adopted the Thompson Center Contender for the Field Pistol game. I doubt Dan Wesson made very many of these pacs. I'm not sure, but I believe the iron sighted shroud was a VH with no slots (I would have to look that up). The reason the scoped shroud had the slots was due to the weight limits for scoped Field Pistol guns...no more than 5 pounds, optics included. The slots gave you a bit more room for scope choice.
P.S. This is the first post where match has been required in several weeks. I was beginning to miss that simple calculation every time.
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April 25, 2008
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That was supposed to be "MATH" required to post, but I couldn't edit the original. Sorry.
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January 24, 2009
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Right, now I remember you saying that before about the weight limit & using slots in the shrouds. Makes perfect sense.
You know..I haven't had to do any math for quite a while. I miss it. I wonder if this thing decided that if I can make it past 400 posts, I must know my math?
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January 22, 2008
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Also another difference between the IHMSA Field Pistol' Shroud and that of the Hunter's Pac shroud would be the slots. That occurred to me as I ponder my misfortunate of not getting the IHMSA Field Pistol off of GunBroker.
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Can anyone tell me how to find out how many of each field pistol pac was made?
Especially looking for info on the .32 H&R Magnum
Thank you
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March 25, 2013
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I don't know how many but it wasn't a lot. They were offered to IHMSA members. The serial number was IHMSA and the membership number of the person being offered the pack. Also they could buy up to 3 packs I believe and the same number ended in A, B, or C. I have never seen one higher than 100 and just a few Bs and one C. Most were bought by the early members. A lot of them lived near Big Boar gunshop in Idaho. Evidently they most were stored unfired and decades later they were sold by elderly owners or family through Big Boar. I would be embarrassed to voice how many I have. I seem to have inherited a hoarding gene from my mother. I call it collecting. I have one 357pack. The rest are 32 mag. It is very hard to resist ANIB, 100% condition Dans. 😲. I would guess there is more than 100 but less than 200.
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February 24, 2013
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Ole Dog said
I don't know how many but it wasn't a lot. They were offered to IHMSA members. The serial number was IHMSA and the membership number of the person being offered the pack. Also they could buy up to 3 packs I believe and the same number ended in A, B, or C. I have never seen one higher than 100 and just a few Bs and one C. Most were bought by the early members. A lot of them lived near Big Boar gunshop in Idaho. Evidently they most were stored unfired and decades later they were sold by elderly owners or family through Big Boar. I would be embarrassed to voice how many I have. I seem to have inherited a hoarding gene from my mother. I call it collecting. I have one 357pack. The rest are 32 mag. It is very hard to resist ANIB, 100% condition Dans. 😲. I would guess there is more than 100 but less than 200.rn
Just whisper how many you have and I won't tell anyone here. 😉 Great info, as always.
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