I have owned two different Monson built Dan Wesson revolvers and I just really wanted to love them and I tried but I couldn't. Obviously the whole "idea" of them with the two-piece removable barrel was extremely cool and both of them totally lived up to their reputation for being extremely accurate.
The problem was that I am simply a double action shooter and neither was a great candidate for smooth, enjoyable DA shooting. Neither has any of the other handful of older Dan Wesson revolvers that I have shot or handled.
So what about these new, re-born ones from CZ? CZ has cultivated a fantastic reputation with good reason, their CZ pistols and DW 1911's and even their rifles all get fantastic reviews and few complaints. These new revolvers look very much like the old classic ones and the pure optimist in me just wants to believe they are marketing a GREATLY improved double action while also maintaining everything else the classic Dan Wesson revolver always brought.
I see many of them offered on Gunbroker but have still never seen one at a shop or show.
Has anyone had their hands on them? Especially someone quite familiar with the classic Monson and Palmer Dan Wesson revolvers?
The problem was that I am simply a double action shooter and neither was a great candidate for smooth, enjoyable DA shooting. Neither has any of the other handful of older Dan Wesson revolvers that I have shot or handled.
So what about these new, re-born ones from CZ? CZ has cultivated a fantastic reputation with good reason, their CZ pistols and DW 1911's and even their rifles all get fantastic reviews and few complaints. These new revolvers look very much like the old classic ones and the pure optimist in me just wants to believe they are marketing a GREATLY improved double action while also maintaining everything else the classic Dan Wesson revolver always brought.
I see many of them offered on Gunbroker but have still never seen one at a shop or show.
Has anyone had their hands on them? Especially someone quite familiar with the classic Monson and Palmer Dan Wesson revolvers?