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IHMSA vs IFP
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Wolf (Formally Axxxxx Wxxxx)
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October 16, 2026 - 12:41 pm
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Plain and simple, do they come in 357, and is there a difference. I collect only 357's and this might be the final pistol. I can't recall seeing a 357. 

Andrew

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YES, IFP packs do come in 357. I have one, NOS,. They are less common than the 32 mag packs it seems . Even less common are the 357 Gold Series if you want every DW 357 😄. The IFP also was made in 22lr I believe. Maybe even 22 Mag.  

  I love the 32 Mag DWs. And Smith&Wessons. 32 mag is as powerful as a 38 Special plus P . They can also be reloaded to 327 Federal power. But not for use in any 32 mag gun except a DW or Ruger ,or maybe a S&W 16-4. Another sweet gun . One day I am going to have an IFP bored out to 327 Federal . 327 Federal is almost as many foot lbs as 357 Mag. 

  A number of years ago Big Boar in Idaho was selling a lot of the guns of the original IHMSA members. Family sold them when  ETG and his buddies passed on . Evidently ,most of them have disappeared into collectors hands . Most were NOS. IHMSA members could buy up to 3 packs. The serial numbers are the Members IHMSA membership number with an A,B ,or C after the number. 

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Ole Dog said
......Even less common are the 357 Gold Series if you want every DW 357 😄..........One day I am going to have an IFP bored out to 327 Federal......

Of the Gold Series 15-2, counting yours, I think there are only 5-6 in the USA.   2-3 in Sweden at least one in Germany. That I know exist.

The only Dan Wesson in .327 Federal that I am aware of is the late John Taffin's with the conversion done by Gary Reeder.   That posting was lost in the DWF crash that lost the most recent postings, previous 12 months.

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