Long story short, about 7 years ago a friend of mine was at my house, as we both have a common interest in firearms I was showing him my stuff. He saw my Dan Wesson .357. I told him that I had loaned it to my Dad while he was building his house (the house was back in the woods in the North Georgia mountains, there were bears in the area & he was 65 years old going out there working alone). When he gave it back to me it was in it's holster & it wasn't until some months later when I took it out & shot it (I had some handguns then but wasn't as interested in them as now) that I realized it was screwed up. The cylinder wouldn't advance properly & the rear sight was bent. My friend said he knew a guy that would fix it for me. I said I knew a gunsmith but he persuaded me to let him take it. That was seven years ago I think -he had lost touch with the guy doing the work (it was his buddys buddy). I have been calling and politely hassling my friend about getting it back for about 3 years but he couldn't get in touch with his buddy to get to the other guy. I got it back tonight.
It is a Dan Wesson .357 serial number 359xxx manufactured in Monsoon Mass. It had been so long since I had it I don't remember too much about how it shot. I dry fired it once or twice this evening & the double action trigger felt really sweet. The cylinder now advances properly but I need to find a rear sight. Will the same sight work for the .357 & .44 magnum Dan Wessons? I saw one on an auction site. Any information ya'all can give me about this gun would be appreciated.
BTW I bought it & a used leather holster for it back in the late 90's at a pawn shop for 75 dollars. If I can get the right rear sight I intend to use it as a woods gun. There are black bear around where I have been going hunting with my neighbor in middle Georgia. I don't plan on bothering them but I would feel better knowing I had a respectable caliber handgun available if I need it. I'll post a pic later if I can find the camera. Sorry for the long post just excited about getting my gun back & drank a little too much coffee.
It is a Dan Wesson .357 serial number 359xxx manufactured in Monsoon Mass. It had been so long since I had it I don't remember too much about how it shot. I dry fired it once or twice this evening & the double action trigger felt really sweet. The cylinder now advances properly but I need to find a rear sight. Will the same sight work for the .357 & .44 magnum Dan Wessons? I saw one on an auction site. Any information ya'all can give me about this gun would be appreciated.
BTW I bought it & a used leather holster for it back in the late 90's at a pawn shop for 75 dollars. If I can get the right rear sight I intend to use it as a woods gun. There are black bear around where I have been going hunting with my neighbor in middle Georgia. I don't plan on bothering them but I would feel better knowing I had a respectable caliber handgun available if I need it. I'll post a pic later if I can find the camera. Sorry for the long post just excited about getting my gun back & drank a little too much coffee.
