Mitch here from Lisle, IL.   My Dan Wesson (Monson .357 15-2, 6" barrel w/heavy shroud) was the first firearm I ever purchased in 1979.  I had walked into a small gun shop in Carbondale, IL (I went to school at SIU-C) looking to purchase a .22LR revolver (I already had a .22 rifle my father had given me).  However, sitting right next to the new Ruger Single Six .22LR/.22Mag Convertible was a very stout looking revolver that looked quite impressive.  I asked the owner about it and was informed that it was a Dan Wesson .357 Mag, gently used.  The new Ruger was about $175 and the used Dan Wesson was only slightly more at $180.  I became the proud owner of a Dan Wesson .357 and never looked back at the Single Six.  An older and wiser LEO I knew then hooked me up with a local reloader and admonished me to to not "waste my money" on magnum loads until I was proficient with .38 wad cutters.  I've since bought other revolvers, semi-auto pistols, shotguns, TC Contenders (and multiple barrels), hunting rifles and milsurp pistols and rifles but the Dan Wesson is still my favorite and will NEVER be sold.

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