Dan Wesson Razorback with new Spalted Maple panels

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Maybe part of what you meant to post is missing?

[d762nato]

Maybe part of what you meant to post is missing?

You know what they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 

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That's the truth.

[Intercooler]

I'm going to give it another whirl without the grip on and see.

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All I can say is WOW!  That is one good looking piece w/o the grip.

[sqlbullet]

Ah...Beautiful grips are the one lament I have with a double stack 1911.  Grip options are expensive and limited.

[Retired Squid]

IMHO it now looks much better w/o the finger grooves, I like the salted maple looks, but went with horn instead. I think the word salted brought back memories of Browning rifles with salt cured wood and rusted rifles. 

BTRZ001

[Intercooler]

Very nice!

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Those horn grips really do look nice.

[Retired Squid]

Sarge's Grips does great work. As for salted maple I think they would really pop on a blued gun, but there isn't enough contrast or something with the SS & light color grips IMHO. But then it's back to the old saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and if owner is happy then that is all that counts in my book.

Speaking of beautiful DW's;

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Love the clean look of DWs across their lineup.  Those 2 are certainly no exception!

[Retired Squid]

And the internals are very simple and clean, unlike S&W and few others.

Here is side by side size comparison with that BTRZ10mm of mine. The revolvers are built like tanks and can handle loads that would self destruct a S&W N frame and due to size and weight it's like shooting a 38 special in a N frame S&W revolver.

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I didn't realize the DW revolvers were that overbuilt.  Kind of like the conversions Linebaugh does to Ruger revolvers.

[Retired Squid]

What DW calls a small frame is heavier built then S&N N frame, large frame guns like the 44 mag were like X frame guns . Here is a DW M-22 22lr & M-15 357 mag side by side.

Most of the internal parts are interchangeable, and only real difference is inner barrel size and size of holes bored in cylinder.

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To make sure I'm clear, you're saying; 

DW 44 MAG guns (also chambered for 445 Super Mag) are closer to the size of S&W X-frame (460 and 500 S&W) platforms than S&W N-frame (44 Mag...) platforms.

Is that right?