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May 2, 2009
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Well, it took a little bit of work, but my Custom DW22 is finally done 🙂 It went from a stock 4" gun to a real beauty--here's the original pic...
And here is what she ended up as... 🙂 I installed a one-off original DW unfluted SS cylinder and SS barrel, and then slotted the shroud. When it gets nice outside I'll take some better pics. I still need to polish up the barrel a little more to match the cylinder. I hope she shoots as good as she looks !
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February 4, 2009
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Shoot-
That's a great looking firearm. Nice job.
I am sure it will shoot well- it is a DW after all. Let us know how it does after getting a few rounds down the pipe.
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February 28, 2009
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That's gorgeous, SHOOT. Nice work. You might want to consider adding a zebra wood grip; they really look stunning, especially on blue guns.
-Mike
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January 24, 2009
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That's a great looking DW, nice work!
So, do you have a local machinist doing the shroud slots for you, or do you send them off to DW?
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Charger Fan said:
That's a great looking DW, nice work!
So, do you have a local machinist doing the shroud slots for you, or do you send them off to DW?
My local FFL guy has a vertical mill, so I've been letting him practice on my shrouds 🙂 That's why I gave him the beater 14-2 shroud first. He is getting the hang of it, my slots are a little wider than they started out, he had to do some cleanup work. I am very satisfied with the work, he gives me exactly what I ask for.
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January 24, 2009
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That sounds like a great guy to have around.
Did you do the rebluing yourself after the slot work was done?
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May 2, 2009
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yea, I just did a touch up with cold blue. Just like the 14-2--some day Hotbluer will get a box full of shrouds from me 🙂
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January 22, 2008
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SHOOT, did you have any issues with timing once you dropped in the new cylinder?
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Jody said:SHOOT, did you have any issues with timing once you dropped in the new cylinder?
I had to do some fitting--took .006 off the length to fit it in the frame. Had to take a little bit off the back of the hand to get the rotation just perfect. I['m hoping it is a tack driver--if it warms up this week I'll try it out.
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February 25, 2009
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January 22, 2008
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Is it the angle of the picture, or does the grip really make the gun look big?
-Wayne
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March 2, 2008
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Might be the angle, but it looks like a small grip too.
Mike said it first, Zebra makes it perfect
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May 2, 2009
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Man--you guys are tough 🙂 I tried every grip I own on the gun before I posted a pic... I thought the smaller grip looked better... guess I need to go try them again and post another pic with a zebra 😉
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January 22, 2008
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I like the small grip look as it reminds me of the old Colt Police Positive revolvers.
-Wayne
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February 28, 2009
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Shoot:
Several of us would appreciate that.
-Mike
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May 2, 2009
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Just to show you the difference in a few grip sizes....
And here was my final choice... the smooth zebras.... 🙂 The dark stripes seemed to go better with the gun.
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November 4, 2008
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Awesome, you can really see the contrast in that picture. What an eye catcher!
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January 24, 2009
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That's
material right there, nice work!
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