Dans Club
DWF Supporters
April 20, 2010
Personally, if it shoots well and doesnt spit lead or powder in your face I would not be afraid of the gap. You could contact Keith Lawton at the factory and ask him about the possibility of sending it in to have the gap adjusted.
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Dans Club
March 2, 2008
The issues with a gap at .011 are:
1) Some flash at the gap, which can be managed somewhat by ammunition choice, and most effectively if you reload, with lots of experimentation
2) Possibility of some "spitting" from the gap, which will be more pronounced with lead bullets, less with jacketed.
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George Carlin
June 29, 2014
Thanks for the feedback; I feel pretty good about the revolver - excellent timing, strong lock-up and solid cylinder (minimal movement), and pretty darn accurate!
I've shot about 100 rounds of 38 spl and .357 combined and did not experience any significant issues such as "spitting." I just noticed the flash when my brother shot it and then I saw him shoot his S&W and there was less flash than my DW.
Thanks for the suggestion on contacting Keith Lawton!
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
The great characteristic of the original DW design is the ability to manage the gap. When you can tighten the gap down as tight as possible you get big advantages in accuracy and performance.
Most general production revolvers have a pretty loose and variable B/C gap to "manage" normal production variances, from tight to very loose. S&W/Ruger/Taurus ... do not want a gun coming back to them because the cylinder is binding when the gun heats up a little and the gap tightens up in a long shooting session. Stretching the gap to "fairly sloppy" reduced those issues.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
Dans Club
April 18, 2014
don't think I've ever seen a fixed bbl 15.
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