That is a sorrowful thing in its own right. The fine Dan Wesson revolvers are no longer competing for a portion of the shrinking revolver market. Unfortunately, it isn’t just the caliber that’s coming up on obsolescence. This was the Dan Wesson revolver and the one I was shooting that long-ago day was chambered in a then-new and now-forgotten. It was a shooter, pure and simple-designed and manufactured to fire thousands and thousands of accurate shots in a long service life. There was a clean, business-like air about the gun, which was not calculated to sell on the basis of a polished-blue finish or precisely executed grip checkering. This particular arm had 8 full inches of precision-rifled barrel ahead of a unique cylinder and lockwork mechanism. It gives you greater sight radius for distant targets, as well as more bore for slow-burning powders to work their magic, pushing heavy slugs a-way-out-yonder. For long-range work with a wheelgun, you need a lot of barrel. The big revolver had a reassuring, muzzle-heavy heft. User-customizable barrel lengths, a choice of front-sight heights and a variety of chamberings placed Dan Wesson revolvers ahead of their time. By Wiley Clapp - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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