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January 22, 2019
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Hello everyone from the land of guns and cheese (Wisconsin)!
At the gun show this past weekend, I took a trade on a Dan Wesson .357 for a piece of 9mm plastic. I love .357s and I thought this'd be a great chance to have a Dan Wesson. After trying to educate myself, I am kind of lost as far as trying to ID this revolver. Here is what I can figure out:
Serial # 357S006015
Palmer gun
Stainless Steel
5" fixed barrel measured from forcing cone to end of barrel
barrel is ported at ~the 2:30 and 9:30 positions.
Any idea what this is and more info on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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December 4, 2011
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Looks like a 715 fixed barrel. I've never seen one ported that way from the factory so I suspect it was done by a previous owner. I think you got the better end of the trade.
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February 22, 2009
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looks like magnaport on a fixed barrel....
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January 22, 2019
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Thank you. Is the 5" common? When I was looking at the 715s, it seemed 6" was the most common with a few 4" ones.
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December 4, 2011
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Most fixed barrels were odd numbered lengths. I think there were a few 4 inch and a few 6 inch also.
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January 22, 2019
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Thank you everyone. Can't wait to get it to the range and see how it shoots.
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June 11, 2016
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Welcome from SE Wisconsin!
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February 9, 2009
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Welcome from PA and it looks like you got a nice deal on the trade. I have one fixed barrel Dan and it shoots very well. Added bonus with the MagnaPort job.
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