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New Fixed Barrel Owner - need help with GAP!
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Raul Pereyra
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June 29, 2014 - 12:51 pm
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Good morning!

I have a fixed barrel model 15 .357, 5 inch.

The gap is .011 but it shoots well - you see a lot of cylinder flash, though.

How can I remove the barrel shroud / barrel and adjust the gap?

Thanks!

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Sorry, short of major gunsmithing, you cannot remove that barrel or adjust the gap to narrower. 

But, Welcome to DWF

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Thoughts on shooting safely at .011 gap?  Not planning to shoot a whole lot, but was thinking about the revolver as a home defense gun.

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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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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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If it is reliable and accurate and for home defense I would not worry. You hopefully will never have to use it.

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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!

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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.

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