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November 13, 2009
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Figured I'd drop in and say hello, I just purchased my first DW and will have it in my hands today, tomorrow, or wednesday and the latest. Its a Monson made 44VH8. I've had 629s before but when I looked into handloading for them I was advised they couldn't stand up to hotter loads so I sold them and started looking for a DW. I always thought the interchangeable barrel system was brilliant but just never saw many DWs anywhere so I ended up with Smiths. I'm looking forward to getting it in my hands and maybe even locating a 6" barrel and shroud for it also. This looks like a great place for info and conversation and I look forward to contributing here in the future. I may be new to DWs and handloading the .44 Magnum (but not handloading in general) but I will learn fast!
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February 9, 2009
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falar, to the 
. Where we hope you enjoy reading and learning alot about DW's. There are many great piecves of information here and some real knowledgable members as well. Once you get a chance to take some 
of your new Dan, we sure would like to see it. We reaaly have a picture need here that needs fed often. Thanks for joining.
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November 17, 2008
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to the . We thrive on here, so post em when you get em.
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February 28, 2009
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Welcome falar. Once you start shooting DW's, you'll catch DWAS which is insatiable, incurable, and costs a bloody fortune.
Enjoy your new toy.
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November 13, 2009
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Thanks for the welcome guys, I'll definitely take some pictures when I get it.
I bought it off GB (I know, but I had no choice as no one local had any and even GB only had a few) and hopefully it pans out to be as advertised. I noticed some light drag marks in the pics despite their poor quality (dark) but it looks to be in good shape to me. Did I overpay by much?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=145786061
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May 2, 2009
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Welcome...looks like it is in excellent condition. you'll enjoy shooting it for sure...
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February 9, 2009
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Great looking 44 there. Make sure to not shoot lead bullets out of the the ported "power control" barrell however. They will make a mess between the shroud and your barrel that you would rather not deal with. keep the lead in the solid barrell. Enjoy!
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January 22, 2008
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to the Dan Wesson Forum.
Tomball; looks your just up the road, well sort of. I live on the west side of Houston.
Enjoy that .44, it looks quite nice in those pictures.
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February 20, 2008
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Welcome and enjoy that great looking new .44~!
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January 22, 2008
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Supermagfan said: Make sure to not shoot lead bullets out of the the ported "power control" barrell however. They will make a mess between the shroud and your barrel that you would rather not deal with. keep the lead in the solid barrell.
Falar, that is a beautiful model 44 you have there! Welcome to the the more the merrier! I wanted to reemphasize Supermagfan's comments about shooting lead in a power control barrel. I learned the hard way and for a time I wasn't sure I was even going to be able to separate the barrel from the shroud!
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March 2, 2008
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Welcome to DWF, nice looking 44. When my son was in TX he very rarely saw any DW's. I almost always see one in one of the local shops, availability always outstrips my resources to buy.
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January 24, 2009
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to the
I was watching that auction and
I think it looks like a real beauty, from the pics. I'd say they price is on the upper end of fair market value, but it seems to be in great shape, you did alright on that one.
Let us know how that baby shoots when you get it.
April 25, 2008
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falar, glad to have you here. You will soon see how nice these Dan Wessons are as soon as you start shooting your new one. That is a very nice-looking 44, one I was watching also, but, alas, had no funds for.
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November 13, 2009
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I'm no expert photographer, but here are some pics:
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Judging by the serial # it appears to be mid 80s manufacture right? I definitely like the trigger on this gun so far, the DA pull is considerably lighter than other revolvers I've owned/shot. I like the long hammer spur and short pull of the hammer also. The FFL I picked it up from is a friend of mine who is also a gunsmith, and he has lots of experience with revolvers and Dan Wessons in particular. He said that the cylinder does rotate a bit early and I might want to think about getting it adjusted before I go putting 1000s of rounds down range. Something I noticed is that if you put the ported barrel on, the ports on the barrel are not in the same exact spot as the ports in the shroud like I would have thought. This gun appears to have been fired very little but was obviously stored away for a long time. The ported barrel appears to have never been used and when I took the barrel off it looked like that was the first time it had been off, found a lot of old factory grease dried up in the threads. I gave both barrels a good scrubbing as they were full of lint/dust and the blued barrel had what may or may not be some surface rust. One thing strange that I've noticed is that about 1" or so into the stainless ported barrel it appears that a section of the rifling is missing for the full circumference of the barrel. I can't wait to get this gun to the range and if it shoots half as good as it looks I'll be happy. What an attractively finished pistol this is, hopefully if I pick up a 6" shroud the blueing will match the frame. I'm already thinking about getting a nice custom holster made for it too!
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February 28, 2009
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Gorgeous gun, falar. Just remember; jacketed bullets only through that ported barrel. And, yes, the ports in the barrel are offset from the ports in the top of the shroud. That ensures even gas venting from the barrel so as not to upset the bullett. Then the chamber is vented through the ports in the shroud.
-Mike
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