April 20, 2014
Just curious, I have been watching these on GB since they appeared. Prices all over the place! Are they selling?? worth buying?? Know anyone who has bought one? I saw a "starts at" of $750 recently, and the price of an original (Palmer models excluded) is right about that, so are they worth it? The next DW I buy will be a 715(new or old), so I watch close and listen......BTW I'm not interested in the "non interchangeable Barrel " guns.
August 15, 2014
First, welcome to the forum. Below is a link to a recent thread on the topic that might answer some of your questions.
https://www.danwessonforum.com/forum/revolvers/current-opinion-regarding-the-new-dw-715/
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
Ole Dog said
A lot has been written on the new 715's. I will keep it short. They are nowhere as beautiful. Angular, sharp edges and cheaper looking. I am sure they are well made though. Not for me.
I think this sort of defines my feelings on the new 715's as well. I very freely admit a predisposition to the originals, the new ones just feel cold and sterile. The silly price is the killer IMHO.
But in fairness, I own all the 15-2/715's I will ever want or need (unless of course someone has a beater 15-2 4VH I could use for a dream project).
I continue to say that CZ/DW's big opportunity is the Large Frame in the specialty calibers
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George Carlin
May 16, 2012
What Ole Dog says is quite common these days in all firearms, CAD desing and CNC cutting makes most modern firearms look a bit generic and clinical. The designers try to avoid weird contours and difficult lines not because they cannot be made but because of cost cutting and ease in manufucturing. Athough I like the design of the new 715 it seems that the reasons above are what gave it its somewhat different looks. If you look closely at an old DW shroud, frame or cylinder they may seem quite plain but they have some weird cuts and fillets. A profound example are the cylinder flutes that on the new 715 end on a constant radius where in the old 715 and 15 had a variable contour. About 8 years ago while in university I started a project to copy what was my father's Dan Wesson at that time in CAD parts. Never finished it and yesterday that I checked it out had several mistakes. Below two photos of a barrel-shroud assembly that misses some elements such as the sights bolt hole but its close. I will start it again in the near future!
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DWF Supporters
October 14, 2010
May 16, 2012
Thank you Hosspower! It was designed using autodesk's inventor. Its true that the barrel assembly is the easiest part to start with, but it also has its difficulties as the barrel its self. I've worked years ago a little bit with pro enginneer and I found it good but complex sometimes without being necessary.
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