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March 18, 2012
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Greeting all from North Carolina. As you can see from the pictures above I have a modest collection of Dan Wesson items. However, this revolver was purchased new by me in 1978 and was the first firearm I owned. At the time I only bought the 15-2 revolver with the standard 8" barrel as that was all I could afford. I later added the 4" and 10" barrels and finally the 6" barrel. I just recently found the pistol pac case last month with the patch buckle and three sets of grips. I picked up the other grips along the way. Eric at EWK was kind enough to vent the 8" shroud for me and did a excellent job. I also purchased on of his comp barrel nuts which is of excellent quality as well.
As for me I am a forensic firearms examiner. I have probably fired more firearms with fewer rounds than most people. I have a great job as I get to shoot everyday and no one gets upset when I am walking through the building with a firearm in my hand. I have learned a lot about Dan Wesson firearms from reading the forum and figured it was times to join.
December 27, 2010
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Welcome from lilesville,nc walt
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December 4, 2011
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from PA. That is a sweet looking pack you put together. Your job sounds interesting, could you elaborate on exactly what a forensic firearms expert does, besides firing guns. Do you do ballistic comparisons like we see on TV like in CSI? Glad to have you aboard, hope you find this site as interesting as I have.
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April 25, 2008
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from Kentucky! Very nice collection there.
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March 18, 2012
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Yes that is exactly what I do. Along with the ballistic comparisions we do gun function tests, suppressor analysis, muzzle-to-target distance determination, serial number restoration, toolmark examination and just about everything else you see on TV. The only difference is that it take a LOT longer than 60 minutes to get things done and things don't always match!
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December 4, 2011
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Are the women in your lab as hot as the ones on CSI, CSI Miami, NY?
Seriously, sounds like a very cool job. What kind of background does one need for a job like that? Its been years since I worked in a lab (micro bio stuff).
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March 18, 2012
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Actually the lab has a high percentage of women. You need a 4 year college degree in a science field. All of my other training was in-house.
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March 27, 2009
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glad to an expert on the other side of the fire arms! I am sure we can help with your Dan, though you have already found our in house guy now take a look at LB for some handy beautiful wood for your 15-2. A couple EH's would go well in your Pac too!
Glad you are here sit back and enjoy! 
September 1, 2010
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Welcome to the forum and thanks for the photos, looks great.
November 23, 2011
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From Indiana. That is a very nice Dan collection. Hope you enjoy the 
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March 2, 2008
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Welcome to the Forum
You might all be interested to see this 15-2:
About 2 years ago I was contacted (through the Serial Number Registry link) by a police Detective who found DWF in a Google search. This gun was modified to accept a home made suppressor and allegedly used in an attempted homicide. After verifying that this was a valid request from a Georgia Police Department, I was able to provide Model identification information, approximate date of manufacture, and an opinion that this gun had been modified from it's originally manufactured configuration. The intent was to use this information in a criminal prosecution.
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November 17, 2008
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Sounds like a cool job!!! to the .
LB
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March 18, 2012
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Thank you all for the warm welcome to the forum. I am sure I will learn a lot from all of you. The modified Dan is very interesting. I have seen many firearms modified for suppressors but never a Dan. It may just be the pictures but the threading on the muzzle end looks tapered. Not the best treading for a suppressor. Again thaks to everyone for the warm welcome.
January 22, 2008
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Welcome to the forum!
Steve great story! I was also contacted once by a detective about the twist rate of a DW 44 Mag...
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February 28, 2009
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to the .
I've never been contacted by anyone regarding firearm specification or anything else.
It sounds like you have an interesting job.
We hope you will enjoy our site.
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February 11, 2010
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How about a of the vent rib Eric did.
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November 17, 2008
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I have seen many firearms modified for suppressors but never a Dan. It may just be the pictures but the threading on the muzzle end looks tapered.
It looks to me like someone used a pipe nipple in place of the shroud. That alone should be criminal.
LB
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March 18, 2012
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Here are a couple of pictures of the 8" shroud that Eric vented for me. It was originally a plain shroud. I cannot tell the difference between the one Eric vented and the factory vented barrel shrouds. Eric was very reasonable and his work is outstading.
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March 27, 2009
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He is the best out here on the machines! He did do a great job!
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