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November 5, 2010
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i know I promised these a while back, all my pistols were at a friends house. I actually hadnt even seen them in about 15 years. As a tinkerer and toolmaker, i messed around with a lot of stuff, just because i could. I built two bolt actions pistols from scratch! and i modified my DW 15-2 .357 magnum ti also fire .256 win mag as well. I built a brand new cylinder. since I wasnt satisfied with the crane-yoke play as it was, I rebuilt both. I fixed the barrel and cylinder on the old parts(.357mag) in perfect alignment with some tooling I made. Then while fixed and set up in a milling machine i came in and cut a new opening for the bolt with a slightly wider cutter than the standard bolt slot... I cut the frame and right into the cylinder....one chamber at a time. then I made the new cylinder with the same cutter and dimension...thus both cylinder are perfectlt aligned with the bore. I did this after i rebuilt the crane and yoke... No wobble, nice tight lock up!!! I bought a barrle and cut it into three barrel lengths. I made up a 10" shroud( but I cant find it right now!! sorry that matches DW style exactly) I have only fired the gun using cast bullets, because all the .25 cals that would fit in the cylinder length were for .25 autos!! I got no brass lock up as some had thought I might.
this is the larger bolt
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the gun shoots really great for cast bullets... I think i worked up maybe 4 or 5 loads.
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ill look for my reloading data soon
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bob
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March 2, 2008
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Probably the most unusual DW wildcat yet!
Wish I had anywhere near that kind of skill 
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November 5, 2010
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here is a view of both cylinders...if you guys REALLY thiunk its too blurry, I can take a new picture!!
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many guys that the necked catridge would drive the brass ( and cylinder) back and lock up the action...never happend. I used this caliber, because the extrator fits perfect...the 256 is based on the 357 case!
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bob
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February 9, 2009
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Very cool conversion, surely a one of a kind piece. Thanks for sharing with us.
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April 20, 2010
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Really a neat conversion, I'd say you have created a very unique Dan Wesson. I like seeing what guys with talent and skill can come up with.
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January 24, 2009
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That's some great looking work on the conversion, thanks for showing it off!
That fat bolt sure looks like the cylinder will be rock solid for years to come.
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February 22, 2009
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Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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