Hi all,

I went to the Chisholm Trail gun show in Wichita yesterday. I was looking for a revolver smaller than my 6-inch Ruger Security Six that would fit in a SpeedVault SV500 I keep mounted in a concealed location. I've been keeping one of my pistols in it, but wanted a revolver for its simplicity and reliability. I was going to meet my son-in-law and his mother at the show to buy a S&W she had. Unfortunately I learned she didn't have it any more when I got there (or so I thought).

So we worked our way through the crowd and booths of the show and I came across a Dan Wesson Model 14 with a 2-inch barrel. It came with a leather Hunter 1100-58 holster (unfortunately it's right handed and I'm a lefty) and seemed in good shape, had good lock-up, timing and looked to be in generally good condition. The cylinder's bluing has some discoloration is one area, looking like it might have sit in solvent too long at one time. It isn't readily apparent, but it is about the gun's only blemish.

I had heard of Dan Wesson revolvers before, but really knew virtually nothing about them. I liked the gun and the fact I could buy it for about the same $ I could buy a new Rossi R461 from Academy. Plus, it didn't take a rocket scientist to see the difference in quality of them. So I took a chance, bought it, took it home, cleaned it and put 50 38 specials and 6 357 magnums through it. That was a WOW experience, including the accuracy from a snub nose revolver I'd never shot before, the trigger, and the feel firing the revolver.

I went inside and started researching my new revolver and the big smile I already had got even larger as I decided I had "done good" at the show. I found this forum and joined so hopefully I can learn even more about my new acquisition. Here she is:

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