Posted: 2/18/2004 3:57:03 AM EDT
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The first gun I bought when I finally turned 21(that was 22 year's ago) was a Dan Wesson 357 magnum with a 8" barrell. Man that was a sweet gun. I wish I had it back now. I thought I had a problem with it, and wanted to know if any of you guy's had this happen. While dry firing it, I would pull the trigger as fast as I could. Ocasionally, when the trigger was in about half travel, it would kinda stick and the cylinder would spin skipping several chamber's. Truthfully it's been so long I can't remember if it ever did it, or I even tried it, with live ammo in it. The gun's has since been long gone. But every time I pick one up at a shop or gun show, I can repeat this same spinning of the cylinder. Am I just some freek with a weird trigger pull, or has anyone else had this happen. Thank's, Cal |
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I've never had that happen with any of my DW revolvers and I have been known to rapid fire with them sometimes. But it is definitely not the way it's supposed to work. What you might want to do is give DW a call. Ask for Bob or Phil and see if they can give you an explaination. The DW guns made back in Monson (those made from around 1969 until 1989) and the newer guns that Bob and gang are making are really, really nice. Maybe the best revolvers out there. The ones from the middle group, the second coming of DW left a lot to be desired. If you do experience this on another DW, how about posting where it was made and if possible, which DW company made it? |
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I think if you short stroke about any revolver's trigger you would get the same effect. It sounds like (I may be wrong) in your quest for rapid fire, you are not allowing the trigger to return fully forward and not indexing the next chamber. Try using the full arc of the trigger stroke and gradually build up your speed. |
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Sounds like it was one of the Monsons. I didn't try it on mine. I sure don't want to see if I can do it, but I can tell you that I've been known to empty it into a target in a fairly short period. Question. Do you shoot revolvers often? The reason is, as stated above, it is a slightly different drill than most semis. I've seen folk short stroke a semi and in some models that can get very interesting. As to the changeable barrels, sure. The new ones can also be changed. My 15-2 is about my favorite range gun. You need to grab one of the old Monsons before folk rediscover them Right now you can still pick up a really nice one for under $300.00 and they still shoot just like they did. Then you can work on that finger. |
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Sig, that was 20 year's ago when I had that gun,,,,,,lol. I had a Browning High Power(silver chrome) at the time too. So I can't remember how I shot either one. I got a wild hair back then for a motorcycle and sold all my gun's. The only thing I've owned since then(until my recent Glock 17 purchase) is my High Standard Double 9. Well now I got the wild hair back for gun's again,,,,,,,lol. And with in the next couple of month's I'm going to come into a little money. I'm going to replace all the gun's I ever had. I think you're right about mine being a Monson. Any idea of what model(if there was more than one then) what that gun might have been. It came with the 8" vented heavy barrel. Got any pic's of your's to hold me over. Thank's, Cal Anyone else got pic's of their Dan Wesson's. |
It was most likely the 15-2 if blued or the 715-2 if SS. The equivalent gun today is their small frame model, but the small frame is more like a Smith N frame than anything else I know of. Hope that will help tide you over. You can also visit their website Dan Wesson Firearms |
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Howdy All, I picked up a DW44 6VH a little while ago. It was from the Monson days. 1981 to be exact. I've emptied her more than once in quick succession with no problems.Perhaps it was isolated to that particular gun. My ol' man had a 15 in the mid 70's and traded it toward a SW29-2. Never shot the 29, and still to this day regrets getting rid of his beloved Dan. Right now they ARE CHEAP, so I'd get one soon. DWFAN |