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Offline heggis

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Funny stuff
« on: February 27, 2008, 01:09:20 PM »
I was browsing books at my friends place some time ago and came upon an old instruction book from 1987 about Practical shooting and Silhouette shooting. In the end of the book there was an advert...

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Okay it's in Finnish so rough translation:

"Performance speaks for itself. In IHMS competitions Dan Wesson revolvers make accuracy records in all categories year after year. Top spots 1., 2. and 3. in the top-10 in the last 4 years. No other production revolver can come close to this. Shooters who shoot to win, take Dan Wesson revolvers as superior. When the results are top notch it's not about coincidence, it's about Dan Wesson revolver."


So anyone else can dig up some old ad's or posters or stuff like that :)

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Re: Funny stuff
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2008, 05:41:42 PM »
Can't come up with a particular ad, but do remember this comment from one of the gun magazine's from the late '70's or the early '80's. Some famous gun magazine writer had done an article about the Colt Python that had been sent to him. He was expounding about how great this Python was, accuracy and looks and what not. The last line in one of the paragraphs, he said, this gun is almost as accurate as my Dan Wesson. Since I was in the market for a .357 at the time, went to the local gun shop, and priced them both. Since the Python was double the price of the Colt at the time, around $200 for the DW, and almost $400 for the Colt, bought the DW. Never looked back. gypsyman
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Re: Funny stuff
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2008, 05:44:00 PM »
Sorry, meant to say that the Python was double the price of the DW.  gypsyman
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