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March 9, 2010
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You know I realized the other day that there are no DA interchangable cylinder revolvers out there on the market. I think the model 15 platform would be perfect for this niche of the market. I can easily reomove the ejector rod from my 15(357) w/ no tool just by rotating and unscrewing (I assume thats standard). It would be so easy to supply a 22/22magnum or 17hmr/17M2 interchangable set up. They could offer a 6 or 4 inch base model which could be outfitted w/ additional barrels as the buyer desired for a premium, or you could buy a pistol pack w/ a discounted price ( vs 1 gun then buying 3-4 barrels seperatly) I think that this would really be a boon for DW and I think a direct and strong competitor against the single six.
What say you guys?
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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As long as it's not a caliber change, just a cartridge change in the same diameter, it makes sense, and at least one Member here has a second cylinder to go from .22lr to .22WMR.
Caliber change? Not such a good idea, I think.
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
May 17, 2010
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While it would seem to be a very neat idea (to have complete caliber change) I think its been well documented why DW has to stay away from such a beast (officially). The only way it could work is if the gun could not operate( completely idiot proof) unless the barrel and cylinder were of the same caliber. It would take a re-design of the current system to do that.
Soap Box, Ballot Box, Ammo Box
in that order.
4 Monson Model 15's
1 Palmer FB 15
1 Rossi 357 Model 92 (lever)
1 CZ 75B
February 2, 2009
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I had mentioned in another post about this; that I had talked with one of the gunsmiths at the Monsin plant shortly after buying my 1st model 15 and he had stated that they had considered the multi caliber idea and it had been nixed by legal because of the very possibility of mixing up barrel and cylinder with catastrophic results. The capability is there as the 22 through 357mag are all built on the med frame with the same barrel tube, only tapped different for each caliber and the tube to frame threads slightly different for each caliber,
so as not to be able to interchange by accident.
January 22, 2008
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Phillips & Rodgers made the Medusa. It is close to a multi but sticks to cartridges with the same bullet diameter.
http://www.kitsune.addr.com/Firearms/Revolvers/Medusa_Model_47.htm
I seem to recall a German company who makes a true multi caliber revolver with interchangeable barrels and cylinders, but I didn't spend much time searching for it.
-Wayne
March 9, 2010
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I think you guys miss my drift. I completely understand the arguement against multiple caliber conversion ex: 22 cylinder and 357 cylinder for the same frame. i was speaking more along the lines of same caliber different cartridge like 22lr/22magnum, or 454 cassull/45scp. Same caliber just 2 cylinders for 2 different cartridges. Like the single six, and some of the black hawks.
Jake
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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That makes a lot of sense, although I will say that whenever an ejector rod is loose enough to unscrew by hand, I loctite it. I hate to keep retightening it.
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
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January 24, 2009
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I would mind at all, owning a DW in .45 Colt/.45ACP/.454Casull...
And yeah, if you can unscrew your ejector rod with your fingers, you may want to use Loctite...or clamp it between a couple pieces of wood & cinch it up a little. I find that when they're finger tight, they can loosen up during a range trip (50~100 rounds or so) & not want to advance to the next round, by binding the cylinder.
January 22, 2008
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Here you go... a Dan Wesson 7460.
Will chamber and shoot, .45acp,.45 super, 45 acp+P, .45 auto, .45 win mag, 460 roland. And it can be yours for the tidy sum of $2795.
-Wayne
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January 24, 2009
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wdelack said:
And it can be yours for the tidy sum of $2795.
Hold me back!
Actually, if I had the money, I'd be trowing some serious offers at that guy...but alas, I must watch from the sidelines so far.
January 22, 2008
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I offered $2k and was promptly turned down.
-Wayne
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January 24, 2009
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I had been thinking that a $2300 offer may get him to budge a little. Who knows though, maybe this is a guy who is rock solid on his original price & nothing else will get him to come off that rock.
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