A few weeks ago I posted here with some "should I?" questions on a Dan Wesson .41 mag I had a chance to pick up. At the advise of you fine folks I went ahead and got it and as promised here is the report.
We checked it over at my dealers, he knows handguns better than I. The pistol is in very good condition and shows very little wear. Chamber gap is tight, cylinder lockup is positive and tight, and trigger is very nice. Initial impressions were that it is one heavy handgun and pleasant surprise that the grips fill my large hands well.
I shot around thirty rounds or so through it when I got home. No serious bench work or anything like that but it seems to shoot very well. The wind was very strong, but using a rest I had no problems keeping them in "minute of a deer" at 75 yards. I'm sure this will prove to a very accurate pistol when I do some real bench testing and get some practice in with it.
I shot a 2 liter pop bottle filled with water at 75 yards and the 175 grain Silvertip hollow points did an impressive job. I only shot offhand out to about 30 yards but again I was surprised at how easily hits came.
Recoil was very very light. The gun bucked but by no means could you concider it uncomfortable or distracting.
The only delima I have found with this gun is what sighting apparatus to use. It came with a red dot that seems very nice but covers up alot of the target at longer ranges. I have a Leupold 2x handgun scope that I could replace it with. I'm sure it would aid in precise aiming but I worry that it will be to much of a hinderance in close hunting situations. Any advise here would be appreciated.
Other than that, it looks like its time to link up with a friend with a reloader and start cranking out some ammo.
Take Care,
Matt
We checked it over at my dealers, he knows handguns better than I. The pistol is in very good condition and shows very little wear. Chamber gap is tight, cylinder lockup is positive and tight, and trigger is very nice. Initial impressions were that it is one heavy handgun and pleasant surprise that the grips fill my large hands well.
I shot around thirty rounds or so through it when I got home. No serious bench work or anything like that but it seems to shoot very well. The wind was very strong, but using a rest I had no problems keeping them in "minute of a deer" at 75 yards. I'm sure this will prove to a very accurate pistol when I do some real bench testing and get some practice in with it.
I shot a 2 liter pop bottle filled with water at 75 yards and the 175 grain Silvertip hollow points did an impressive job. I only shot offhand out to about 30 yards but again I was surprised at how easily hits came.
Recoil was very very light. The gun bucked but by no means could you concider it uncomfortable or distracting.
The only delima I have found with this gun is what sighting apparatus to use. It came with a red dot that seems very nice but covers up alot of the target at longer ranges. I have a Leupold 2x handgun scope that I could replace it with. I'm sure it would aid in precise aiming but I worry that it will be to much of a hinderance in close hunting situations. Any advise here would be appreciated.
Other than that, it looks like its time to link up with a friend with a reloader and start cranking out some ammo.
Take Care,
Matt
