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February 13, 2012
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Like so many others I was surfing the web and found this site. I bought a .357 pistol pack back somewhere in the mid 70's and shot a boatload of rounds through it over the years. I started having light strike problems with it and my tastes in handguns started leaning towards the 1911 platform. So years go by with the DW stored away.
I started thinking about this pistol again and took it to a gunsmith that had done a bang up action job on a S&W I was trying to get the wife intersted in. As good as he was with the S&W, I don't like what he has turned the DW into. I am hoping that with information I gather at this forum I will get it handling like I remember.
I can already thank you guys for how motivated I am!
May 17, 2010
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Welcome!
Yikes! Its not like a 15-2 is very complicated. Well tell us what ails her and pictures are always good. If its more than a simple fix, and light strikes can be... Good ole DW can fix it for you.
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April 20, 2010
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Welcome, you are definitely at the right place. Lots of great info around here if you look. Also if you want advice or help there are guys on here who know and understand Dans quite well.
Oh, I'm sure you'll notice too, everybody here loves to see 
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November 17, 2008
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to the 
. Lots of great guys here with lots of good info. Dive in the water is fine.
LB
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February 28, 2009
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Welcome and I hope you find the correct answers to your issues here.
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September 1, 2010
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Welcome to the forum from the hills of Tennessee.
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March 2, 2008
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Welcome to DWF! Light strikes are usually an easy fix, almost always a grip screw problem.
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January 24, 2009
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What did he turn it into? Is the trigger too light for comfort, or something else?
aboard.
February 13, 2012
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Thanks for the welcome! The bottom line is that the pistol still does not light off all rounds I fire using double action. However it does fire each round when using single action. The rest is subjective; all I know is that the action is just different and I don't mean in a good way.
I do not believe that he replaced any springs so I have ordered a set from Brownells and following the steps laid out in this forum will change them out. Today I took the side cover off for the first time then took the cylinder apart because it didn't free wheel as nice as before. Cleaned that up as it sure was a mess and it's good to go. I'll have to take pictures of the internals. I can see bright spots that have been worked on and don't believe they correspond with those worked on in the write up.
It's a start anyways!
November 23, 2011
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April 25, 2008
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Welcome from Kentucky! Hope you get it back into fine shape.
The Savantist
December 26, 2010
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to the forum. My 740 had trouble lighting them when I first got it. She's lit everyone after I got all new springs and replaced the hand and trigger (prior owner tried to do a trigger job). What did the smith do to it?
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