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September 20, 2015
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Years back I had several wheel guns, including a Dan Wesson 15-2. As I went through middle age I got rid of all of my revolvers to concentrate on marksmanship skills with semi auto pistols. Recently I have rekindled my interest in revolvers so I can concentrate on accuracy in both single and double action. I recently acquired a Dan Wesson 14-2.
The thing that has always interested me with Dan Wesson revolvers is the ability to change out barrels, making it a pistol way ahead of its time period especially now looking at all of the attempts at modular firearms.
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February 22, 2009
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Welcome Bob- glad to have you with us. It's true- the Dan Wesson interchangeable barrel system was ahead of it's time.
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Welcome Bob. Always nice to have another member form the Lone Star State. You have found the font of Dan Wesson knowledge!
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March 25, 2013
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Besides the ability to change barrel lengths is the very important ability to change a shot out barrel yourself and cheaply. The pawn she's and gun stores are filled with Smiths and other Revolvers that have worn rifling and corroded barrels that are not worth the cost of fixing. You NEVER see old dans in those stores.
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Besides the ability to change barrel lengths is the very important ability to change a shot out barrel yourself and cheaply. The pawn she's and gun stores are filled with Smiths and other Revolvers that have worn rifling and corroded barrels that are not worth the cost of fixing. You NEVER see old dans in those stores.
So what parts wear out on a revolver?
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March 25, 2013
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Darn, I wrote a long answer but it disappeared and I am being called to bed. Tomorrow I will do it again. Short answer, bolt, hand and star. Those and others are not as expensive to fix as a rebarrel. Dan Wessons are user friendly and most things can be fixed by someone with very little experience.
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I'm back. Springs, ejector rod bushings, sear and mating surfaces on the lockwork can wear but it takes many thousands of rounds. All of those parts are basically drop in items. Karl Lewis, the designer, pioneered the use of modular parts using sintered metal, also known as MIM. Later, critical parts were cast. The result was to eliminate the hand fitting of forged parts. The only parts on a Dan that require fitting are the hand and rachet and I think even MOST of them are so similar as to be interchangable. The most expensive changes to most revolvers are changing the grip design and barrel. The use of Allen wrenches is a blessing to folks like me who are screwdriver challenged.
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