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New to me. My first Dan Wesson
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March 29, 2018 - 1:22 pm
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I've already introduced myself in the introduction thread. Here is my new to me Wesson Firearms Inc. 15-2?.. fixed barrel, 6" .357Magnum from the Palmer Plant. I'm not really sure of the model as it's not quite as definitive as my S&W's, Colts and Rugers. Any insight is appreciated.
After a complete disassembly and cleaning, everything appears to be nearly pristine. Internals and bore are solid and now immaculate. Correct wooden DW grips are on the way. More after I get a chance to run her some.
I violated a cardinal rule by acquiring the 6" as I always carry and shoot everything I acquire. 29541676_1855721601125722_2449537790020110658_n-2-1.jpgImage Enlarger

Here is a pic

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March 29, 2018 - 2:51 pm
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That looks almost brand new.  Let us know how it shoots for you.

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March 30, 2018 - 11:37 am
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Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....

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After further research, I've come to find out that these Palmer fixed barrel guns are hard to find but not very desirable. As stated in my introduction post, I took a hit on my trade, but not horribly. I no longer had a need for that sidearm or any of the accessories that were part of the trade. I'm satisfied and I'm sure I'll be more so once I get her to the range. 

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Coming across a fixed barrel Palmer Made DW would motivate me to work some overtime to raise funds.  Sweet looking revolver,  

“We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun; he is no more
humane, while his education has been sadly neglected.”

-Henry David Thoreau

“When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether
they should let them hunt, I have answered, yes – remembering that it was
one of the best parts of my education – *make* them hunters.”

-Henry David Thoreau

 

 

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March 31, 2018 - 10:22 pm
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If a man designed it, and a man built it, then a man can fix it.

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tanker1983 said
I've come to find out that these Palmer fixed barrel guns are hard to find but not very desirable. 

I do not believe that determination is correct.

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Clearly, that "not very desirable" mantra comes from the inability to interchange barrels. While this the most commonly recognized feature of DW revolvers, it is far from being the only innovation sets them apart from the rest.

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