Dan Wesson .357 Magnum

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Thinking about buying a stainless steel Dan Wesson 357 Mag. Anyone know the cylinder to barrel gap? The gun doesn't come with any tools so I was thinking about making my own barrel wrench and use a feeler gauge to measure the gap. Anyone know where I could get the proper tools? Are these good guns?
 
I've got one and love the way it shoots.I did what you are talking abut ....made my own wrench........can't remember the proper gap .......If i can find it in my notes I'll let you know .........unless someone else posts it first.
 
Being a mechanic, I should have no problem making a wrench. And I know I have a feeler gauge. So if I set her to .006" then I should be OK.:D I've heard that they are very accurate. How about durabilty? Any problems feeding them .357? Do they loosen up easily? Barrels hard to come by?
 
the most common problem I've heard of with DW .357's is "going out of time" apparently they appear to go out of time, but if you re-tighten the sideplate screws, this goes away. As far as barrel gap goes some guys in the states found that different bullets/loads give varying accuracy with different gaps. The big advantage to the DW's is that the barrel is under tension from the front nut which allows more control of its harmonics. Gun writer Massad Ayoob loved the DW revolvers for PPC shooting.
 
Very accurate revolvers. I have one of the first 44's they made, and it shoots very, very well. DW had thier own problems, but the 357's were particularly good, not much went wrong with them, and they are certainly as strong as an L frame Smith, personally I would say stonger. Barrels are still floating around, do a Google and you should find whatever you want. - dan
 
Right on! Another Dan Wesson shooter.

I shoot a 44V10. My cylinder used to jump a bit. Occasionally I found that after firing (always going with single action) I would find the next trigger pull gave me a click, instead of a bang. Apparently the cylinder would move, and I'd be on an already fired chamber. That pissed me off. I have since found a good smith that replaced my bolt plunger spring with a stiffer unit. Now that old (really old actually) DW works like a charm.

I always set my gap to .006 by the way. Many people, and numerous periodicals and documents indicate it as the best gap.

Happy shootin'.
 
If anyone is interested in a Dan Wesson .357 Supermag send me a pm--I have a Buddie's that he is looking to sell. Some brass available and it has the original box, spare barrel, etc.

Regards, 44Bore
 
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