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January 14, 2010
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New member here!
I recently picked up a model 40 in .357 Maximum. It's my first DW, and so far it's easily one of my favorite wheelguns to shoot.
A friend of mine has a 15-2VH Pistol Pac (.357 Magnum) that he's considering selling, and I'm certainly interested. My question is, can I swap the 15-2VH barrels with my model 40? I understand the frame sizes are different, but are the barrels interchangeable? They are both the same bore diameter (.357). The Pistol Pac is already attractive, but if I can interchange barrels with the 40 then that's even better.
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November 17, 2008
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TO THE . The answer to your question is no. The 15-2 is a small frame and the m40 is a large frame. the barrel and shroud is bigger even though the caliber diameter is the same.
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December 12, 2009
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If you need a replacement barrel, Myself and superdan and 788 have had a discussion on ordering a blank from Walther and cutting it up for our 357 Supers. The nice advantage of this is the twist rate can be altered to say a 1-14.
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January 24, 2009
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In addition to LB's post, follow the link for some pics to visualize the diference...
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January 14, 2010
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lbruce said:
The answer to your question is no. The 15-2 is a small frame and the m40 is a large frame. the barrel and shroud is bigger even though the caliber diameter is the same.
Damn! I was hoping they would be interchangeable--but thank you for the quick reply!
I don't need a new barrel--mine shoots great! But I thought it would be nice to be able to interchange the .357 Max with the Pistol pac barrels--sort of like a "super pistol pac" with an assortment of barrels and the choice of max vs. magnum.
Of course, I can always shoot .357 Mags out of the Max, but I prefer to shoot "full length" cartridges whenever possible. I have a number of other revolvers that can shoot shorter cartridges (.38/.357, .44 Long Colt/.454 Casull) but I dislike doing so as I find the longer brass tends to stick in the cylinder after shooting the short loads. It takes a lot of scrubbing to fix that issue!
January 14, 2010
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Charger Fan said:
In addition to LB's post, follow the link for some pics to visualize the diference...
Thank you for that link! I tried to dig around the forum using the search before I posted my question, but I must have missed that somehow. This makes it very clear that they are not interchangeable!
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March 2, 2008
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Welcome to DWF, even if the parts don't interchange, I'd grab the Pack if it's a reasonable price, everyone needs a Pack (like me 
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