UPS tracking info got all FUBARed - it had actually been delivered to my FFL on 4/14, but he didn't open packages until late that night and I was out of town for the weekend. I picked it up Monday. Traded away my S&W 647, which is a sweet little rimfire for small game hunting, but I decided it wasn't quite my cup of tea.
So, without further ado, BAG Day #2!
It's an Interarms Virginian Dragoon, 7.5" barrel, in .44Mag. Beautiful single-action with one of the nicest triggers I've ever felt on a wheelgun. No kidding, this has a cleaner break than any S&W I've shot in SA, and perhaps two or two and a half pounds.
It's a three-digit serial, so dates to the mid-70s. On the butt it's engraved "Sic Semper Tyrannis" - the Virginia state motto, which translates to, "Thus always to tyrants". Words to live by...
Range report later this week, I expect. Any pet .44Mag loads out there?
4 comments:
v.pretty
Very nice....if you ever get tired of it, I can promise it a good home
:) Like that will ever happen.
Bob, I'll keep it in mind - it may not be likely but certainly not outside the realm of possibility. More than one nice piece has moved through my collection over the years when I decided it wasn't quite what I wanted... and this is my first single-action-only wheelie. Anything could happen...
... but don't hold your breath. :-)
My first centerfire handgun was a S&W 29, bought back in '74.
I have quite a few 44's now, but my favorite shootin'/plinkin' load is 8 gr. of Unique under a 250 gr LSWC.
Meek as hell in the big gun, & easy on the brass.
To go whole hog, I use 22 gr. of 2400 under a Hornady 250 gr. XTP. That's a hot load (Keith's loading), & I only use it in my carbine or the Ruger Blackhawk.
Have fun...
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