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December 7, 2009
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signed up about a year ago, and having been pretty busy on the road since then, I'm finally getting caught up with some stuff. Here's my (I'm assuming) 15-2.
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February 11, 2010
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Very nice 15-2 VH with zebra grips you have there and the price was 
Congrats 
-Blacktop
May 17, 2010
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Thats my favorite way to shoot .. a nice VH for sure!!
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1 Palmer FB 15
1 Rossi 357 Model 92 (lever)
1 CZ 75B
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May 2, 2009
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Like I said--love the grips 
... definately a good deal.
SHOOT
February 20, 2008
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Great gripsters...and iron. Thanks for sharing.
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November 14, 2009
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Very sharp looking DW!!!
Happyness is a Hot DW and a pile of used brass!!! Rich
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January 24, 2009
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Great looking 15-2, thanks for showing it off!
April 25, 2008
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Excellent VH with the Zebrawood grips.
The Savantist
December 7, 2009
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Hmm… took it out to shoot at my wife's family farm, and ran into a problem. When loaded, the cylinder would bind every few shots. Otherwise it functioned fine, and was accurate enough for our purposes… plinking and taking down excess pine trees…
It works fine unloaded, so I'm going to give it a good cleaning and work the cylinder with some spent cartridges to see what the obstruction might be.
...yeah, things happen a lot slower the last couple years than I'd like. I really miss living out in the desert.
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March 27, 2009
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Buy your EWK wrench and re gap the barrel! sounds like not at the right gap!
Any else not seeing picture?
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December 4, 2011
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Check the cylinder gap across all six chambers, sometimes one can be tighter than another. Set the gap at .006" on the tightest chamber. Also, be sure to clean the cylinder face of any carbon residue that can build up, especially if your're shooting 38 specials due to the cartridge being shorter than the 357 mag. Give that a try and tell us what you find.
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January 24, 2009
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DWA_Midwest said:
Any else not seeing picture?
Looks like something happened on his end, with the Flickr account.
As Scorpio stated, the cylinder faces are not always true. Set your gap at the tightest one (I often set mine at ".003" and they run fine).
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November 17, 2008
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Gee and I thought I procrastinated! 
Although it does seem like a year just flies by any more.
I think the guys are on to it. Good luck.
LB
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December 7, 2009
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Yeah, free flickr account only allows so many pics, so the DW went at some point for more Zoe pictures.
I'll have to see if I can dig it up again.
After I made my last post, I clicked around with some spent cartridges in the pistol (checked, and made my wife double-check that they were empty 🙂 ). There were no problems all the way around, and I did think to look at the barrel/cylinder gap… it does seem a bit tight.
Part of the reason things have been so slow is that we moved to Alabama, and a good bit of our stuff, including my tools, is still packed and in the basement. I'm gonna have to dig for my feeler gauges, and I suppose I'll have to find me a DW barrel wrench too.
For a hot minute, I considered selling or trading the pistol off, but when I pick it up, it just feels too *right*.
Also, yeah, I've been shooting .38+p as it's what I've been stocking for my wife's GP100.
--edit: I figured it'd be quicker and easier to just take another. Just a cellphone pic, but it's at the top of the thread. Thanks, folks.
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December 7, 2009
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Also, another issue, albeit a minor one: I'm not getting a good line on the cylinder with a speedloader. Just a design thing?
I'm ok with using speed strips, if need be, but the speedloaders might work if/when I get a short barrel and smaller grip.
I've just ordered the barrel wrench and feeler gauge from EWK.
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March 2, 2008
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I rarely use speedloaders, but you are right that they can be a little troublesome. Although the grip has a slight speedloader relief built in, DW grips come up very high on the frame. Speed Strips might be an option?
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December 7, 2009
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Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. This pistol will be dual role: in its current form as a target pistol, and with a 2.5" barrel (and a different grip) as a CCW pistol.
So, the flat speed strips would be good for that.
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March 27, 2009
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Nice looking Dan glad the pic got fixed! You will pleased with the EWK tools. Find the 2 1/2" and even some fiber optic sights from EWK, for your carry! LB makes some great conceal grips!
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December 7, 2009
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Aight. Just got my EWK package today, and adjusted my barrel. Yeah, it was so tight it was actually dragging a little. I set it to a fairly heavy drag on the gauge, so it might be just a l'il tighter than factory, but it seems that shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Now, I just have to wait until I get a chance to shoot it again.
We live in "the country", but still have neighbors in all directions.
I wonder, though... we have a full sized unfinished basement... 
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December 7, 2009
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Finally got to shoot it. With some 148gr wadcutters, she popped 'em all off beautifully, without a hiccup. No shavings or any sign of other problems. If this is why the revolver sold so cheap... I made out pretty well.
I may fine tune the gap a little later, but right now I just want it absolutely reliable.
Now I'd like to find a short barrel and some ccw grips..
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