Dating my Interarms Virginian Dragoon 44 Mag

jdraughnnc:

I''m not sure who manufacture the Dragoons but they were sold in the late
1970's and the early 1980's. In the store that I worked it didn't sell many of them: they had a reputation of the cylinders blowing up. However, I never saw a blown Dragoon myself. I could be wrong but something tells me that they were made by Hawse (spelling?).

Semper Fi.

Gunnery seergeant
Clifford L. Hughes
USMC Retired
 
They never blew up...where did you hear that. The earlier ones were imported from Germany by Interarms. Most of them were made in a plant in then USA by interarms. This has already been brought up.
THEY NEVER BLEW UP
 
MB2 is correct. As far as I know, there was never even a suggestion by anyone that the Interarms made Virginian Dragoon revolvers were weak. They are strong, robust guns capable of any load that can be safely fired in the Rugers.

Earlier guns, called simply Virginian (no Dragoon to it), were smaller framed like the Colt, chambered in 357 and 45 only, and were manufactured not in Germany....but by Hammerli in Switzerland. Interarms was the US importer.

They were blue with case colored frame with nickeled grip frame, and they came with one piece wood grips. Very nice, but not really even similar to the Virginian Dragoon, except for the word Virginian.

To complicate matters further, Interarms imported a nice little 22/22mag single-action revolver from Italy's Uberti. It was marked "Virginian 22".
 
An Interarms Virginian Dragoon WILL blow up-if you use say 22 grains of Bullseye instead of 2400 when reloading. If you use factory ammunition or reloads that are loaded carefully they will give you years of shooting pleasure.
The Colt Walker acquired a reputation for burst cylinders, due IIRC to poor metallurgy, the Colt Dragonn corrected that problem. Perhaps someone got their Dragoons confused?
 
I bought a v-dragoon in about 1982 or 83. It was a 45 colt and it had an engraved snake with "don't tread on me" on the bottom of the grip. It was a good shooter. I did not load my own in those days and used winchester 250 grain ammo.
 
I have a Dragoon by Interarms in 357 mag. It is the heaviest 357 that I own--I believe they were built on 44 frames. It has recessed cylinders and shoots as well as my rugers.I believe mine was made in the late seventies(ser. no.AO5573). The bottom of the grip frame has Don't Tread On Me engraved. Shoot it-enjoy it-great guns.:D
 
My brother gave me a 7.5 inch stainless steel
v. dragoon with adjustable sights. Mine was made in 1976, only 6 days before my birthday. It shoots like a dream! He bought it from his brother in law, who had a trigger job done on it. A super crisp 3 lb pull. LIKE BUTTA!!!!:D. Will leave it to my son.
 
"Dating my Interarms Virginian Dragoon 44 Mag"

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Well, I admire your affection for her, but I worry about a man who is dating his revolver. :D

And whatever you do, do NOT attempt to consummate the relationship! :eek:
 
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