Posted: 10/24/2013 1:48:00 PM EDT
| i have a chance to get a dan wesson .38/.357 with 2in. and 4in. barrell, comes with barrel wrench and gauge. price 499.00. what do you think? thanks |
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That's a GOOD price since it comes with two barrels.
Going rate with a single barrel is around $400-425, subtract $25 if it is missing the wrench but this one has it. Spare barrels will sell for $200 plus on e-bay, especially the 2" ones. That being said, or course you try to talk him down. 
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That's a GOOD price since it comes with two barrels. Going rate with a single barrel is around $400-425, subtract $25 if it is missing the wrench but this one has it. Spare barrels will sell for $200 plus on e-bay, especially the 2" ones. That being said, or course you try to talk him down. X 2 A lot of posters on the board here seem to behind a few years in pricing (Arfcom in general - not necessarily just the revolver guys) |
| got the dan wesson sunday after church, gun shop let me have it $450.00 out the door. it does have vent. rib. shot the gun yesterday, wife shot it too. very accurate works great. sounds crazy but it feels good in hand, you know you have a good weapon. thanks everybody for guidence. |
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You will enjoy it.
I have a Model -15 .357 mag. (blue) that i have owned for over 30 years and still enjoy shooting it, great trigger and have acquired 3 different barrel lengths for it over that time. Seen another at a gun show 2 years ago for $350 (blue, 6 in. barrel) very nice shape. Offered the dealer $275 out the door. Now I have 2 of them. Both are more accurate then my GP-100, SP101 and Colt King Cobra (I have a thing for .357 mags). The only thing I changed was the grips, went with Pacmeyers on both of them. |
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That's an excellent price/deal for a 357 with 2 different bbl's!!!!!
The dw's dominated the silhouette courses for years for a reason. Allot of people pass them buy thinking their a cheap revolver because of the screw-in/changable bbl's. But that's actually their strong point, easy to change bbls/lengths/ sights/grips/bll shrouds/muzzle breaks. These firearms have what's known as tension bbl's. You can walk a load in by simply putting more or less tension (tighten/loosen bbl nut) on the bbl. You can also dial a load in by simply changing the bbl gap, some bullets like a .006/.007 gap, others like a .003/.004 gap. I bring a set of feeler gages to the range with me when I'm testing loads & will make minor changes to the bbl gap to get that extra 1/2" out of groups. A little dw eye candy: A as nib 8" vented ribbed 15-2 http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/forrestr-photo/dan8inch_zps13414d91.jpg A 4" bbl'd rr/wo with some cast 158gr hp's, a little dirty for a day @ the range. http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/forrestr-photo/4inchbullets_zps7dee21c3.jpg Some more dw's with a couple extra bbl's, those heavy slab-sides with the muzzle breaks are the cat's meow for beating & banging on steel/bowling pins. http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t242/forrestr-photo/danwessons_zps0b011f85.jpg |
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This is the Dan Wesson I got, it came with a 2" & 4" barrel, barrel wrench, gauge and target grip. Thanks to everyone for their advice. Shopping around for a 6" and 8" barrel. |
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Nice catch!
You're making me miss the one I had. Got it new in 1977 right after DW went to the hidden muzzle nut. I've owned some really accurate S&W revolvers but the edge went to DW. The only thing I didn't like was the sintered metal for the hammer and trigger. Just couldn't get it as smooth as a Smith. I remember the blueing and polish was better than Smiths at the time. Won't mind picking up another DW like it. |