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March 2, 2008
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My beloved 15-2 came with a 6" barrel, and that is the only barrel I have ever had. Since the Dan Wesson is my only revolver ever, I hadn't fired a 4" .357 much. I recently stumbled across a nice 4" barrel at a good price, put it on, and went to the range. HOLY CRAP! What have I been missing all these years? A 4" .357 feels so right at combat range it's amazing. I still think the Gov't Model 1911 is the classic fighting pistol, but a 4" .357 is a real close second.
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
February 23, 2008
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That's one of the nice facets of the Dan Wesson revolvers. I like using the 4" barrel on my model 15 for fast work on steel plates at 25 yards, but prefer the 6" barrel when the targets are at 50 yards or greater, particularly if the targets are groundhogs.
Haven't yet figured out what use the 2" barrels serve, other than to complete the set. The DW snubby is too big and heavy to conceal effectively, although I suppose there are die-hards out there that carry one.
-Lee
February 20, 2008
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Took my first ground hog with a pistol using mine with the 4 inch barrel, and yes when it was my only hand gun I carried with the 2 1/2 on it also.
popgun
February 20, 2008
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Yes, BOTH the 4 inch and 6 inch were equally accurate when we used to "test "fire them on a regular basis.......I always preferred the 4 in in a "vent", and the 6 inch, with a vent heavy.......in the end, I only kept the 6in VH as it did everything I wanted, besides, I just "Love" the looks of it...
They tried to keep everyone "happy" with all the barrels lengths /assemblies, but as said above, the 2 in is just "too big", even with the smallest grips....and anything over the 8 in , was quite "unwieldly"....(hard to hold up to say the least...)
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