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Shooting my Dan for the first time at the range!
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The Inspector
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Well after finally getting my Dan after 4 years, she is about to be fired for the first time in over 6 years that it was trapped in the display case of my local pistol and pawn.
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She looks so happy. 😀

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Her performing on the range. When I used 357's it took a few times for the pin to ig night the round and fire it off. So I'm going to see what I can do about that.

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The Inspector said:

Her performing on the range. When I used 357's it took a few times for the pin to ig night the round and fire it off. So I'm going to see what I can do about that.

I've had that problem.  You could just need a new hammer spring.

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The Inspector said:

Her performing on the range. When I used 357's it took a few times for the pin to ig night the round and fire it off. So I'm going to see what I can do about that.

I've had that problem.  You could just need a new hammer spring.

Oh well darn. Atleast the 38's worked fine.

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Nicholas-

For any kind of misfire on a DW revolver, I always recommend:

1) Adjust the grip screw in/out 1/4 turn at a time to see if the problem is a grip screw snugged in to deeply (and this is ALWAYS suspect if the grip is not a DW factory original)

2) Look at the Average Joe Tune-up https://www.danwessonforum.com/forum/reloading/tuning-up-your-15-2-the-average-joe-method/ to at least do a basic clean up and spring replacement

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

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Nicholas-

For any kind of misfire on a DW revolver, I always recommend:

1) Adjust the grip screw in/out 1/4 turn at a time to see if the problem is a grip screw snugged in to deeply (and this is ALWAYS suspect if the grip is not a DW factory original)

2) Look at the Average Joe Tune-up https://www.danwessonforum.com/forum/reloading/tuning-up-your-15-2-the-average-joe-method/ to at least do a basic clean up and spring replacement

Thanks! This should help!

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Flipped through som e of your pics over there!  Fine looking DW you have there! The DW grips are some what of a rare find these days. Now you need to venture over to EWK and snag a 2.5" EH with some FO sites mounted on it!  Talk about a calmer for the 357. THen check with LB on the great grips for the Dan,  I would recomend the shootiest style to go with the suit and tie!

 

Keep us posted and enjoy the DW!

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The Inspector said:

Oh well darn. Atleast the 38's worked fine.

Are you sayin 38's shoot just fine and the 357's are the ones giving

the miss fires ? Might just be some hard primers and I would try a

different brand if thats the case.

 

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The Inspector said:

Oh well darn. Atleast the 38's worked fine.

Are you sayin 38's shoot just fine and the 357's are the ones giving

the miss fires ? Might just be some hard primers and I would try a

different brand if thats the case.

 

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Thats what I thought, they were relatively cheap rounds and the pin did hit the primer when I carefully took one out to inspect it after I had tried to ignite it. All they needed was a spanking one more time to get them going.

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We have all ran into some hard primered ammo at one time or another.

Now If you try two or three different brands and have the same problem

then I would look in to it.

 

-Blacktop

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We have all ran into some hard primered ammo at one time or another.

Now If you try two or three different brands and have the same problem

then I would look in to it.

 

-Blacktop

Yeah, if I can find the box I can tell you which ones to stay away from. I had 10 rounds that didn't go off the first time and would not have been good to have been using if you were in a struggle for your life.

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The only ammo I ever had my Dan refuse to fire was some Magtech 38+P's. They took 3 to 4 strikes each! It was ridiculous. It was the same in a Taurus I had at the time and a Ruger too. I think I still have another box of it around here somewhere.

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