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June 3, 2009
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Hi there,
does anyone have any experience of these two calibres, the DW revolvers that shoot them, and the accuracy and reloading ease of the two?
I have just sorted my first DW 15/2 6", and am very interested in the other two 357 variants that DW made.
Thanks
John Hunter
Model 15-2V 6" Blued
February 2, 2009
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I have the 357 Super Mag, model 40. The 360 is a shortened version of the 40; it's about half way between the mag and the max. It was going to be Norwich's answer to the weight problem of the model 40 as being slightly shorter, the weight was less than the max. The loadings and velocities were fairly close to the max, considering the case was shorter. There are much fewer of the 360's around as only Norwich made them as opposed to the model 40 that was produced by all three plants. DW made essentially two frame sizes small/med and lg/supermag the frame and barrel for each were from the same billet only bored out more for the larger calibers and the threads changed on the barrel to frame; to prevent mismatching barrel and cylinder.
June 3, 2009
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Thanks, I had thought that there were three sizes of frame, being up to 357 Mag, up to 44 Mag (including the DW360) and then the supermag series.
I notice in the model spec section that there is a fair weight difference between the DW360 8" and the Model 40 8". Is this just barrel profile/shroud thickness?
Model 15-2V 6" Blued
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Dans Club
February 28, 2009
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John:
You are correct. Three sizes –
- small frame = .22, .22M, .32H&R magnum, 32-20 and the .357.
- medium frame = 360 (.357), 41 magnum and .44 magnum
- large frame = the supermags; .357, .375, .414, and .445.
All except the .375SM came in stainless as well as blue. The .375 was a blue only gun as far as I know. Oops, I have to say that I'm not sure about the .32's, but they may have been blue only as well.
I hope this is of some help.
BTW, I may have a spare .357 barrel tool. It is the plastic one with the attached allen wrenches. I'll take a look. Keep after me.
-Mike
January 22, 2008
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Hey Guys,
There are actually 4 frame sizes:
- The model 738P and 38P was made on a slightly smaller frame than the small frame and this gun only held 5 rounds.
- Small Frame - 22, .22M, .32H&R magnum, 32-20 and the .357.
- Large Frame - 360 DW, 41 Mag, 44 Mag and 45 Colt
- SuperMag Frame - This is basically a large frame revolver that has been stretched to accommodate the longer SuperMag cases. The supermags; .357, .375, .414, and .445.
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Dans Club
February 28, 2009
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Imagine me forgetting about the Lil' Dan frame size. 
I have one for goodness sakes.
Just shoot me.
-Mike
April 25, 2008
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John Hunter said:
I notice in the model spec section that there is a fair weight difference between the DW360 8″ and the Model 40 8″. Is this just barrel profile/shroud thickness?
John, that is because the .360 was designed to work in the large frame size, and the Model 40 was the SuperMag extended frame size.
The Savantist
June 3, 2009
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Thanks Guys,
have any of you shot / loaded the 360 and the 357 max / supermag round? I am interested in any differences in accuracy, velocity, loads etc.
I reckon the 360, being that little bit lighter than the supermag in the 8" configuratrion, and in the larger frame than the standard 357 mag, is probably able to be loaded up and pushed a bit.
I was wondering how close to the performance of the standard supermag / max it can be loaded, probably using 158 grain lead or around the 180 grain jacketed XTP.
Opinions of any type welcome.
Model 15-2V 6" Blued
April 25, 2008
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A friend of mine has the 7360 development gun and it was set up to shoot cast bullets. I have shot it, the gun shoots well, but they are loaded to subsonic velocities. It is super mild to shoot. It will come close to the .357 SuperMag, but how close I can't say. I would suggest if you use cast bullets to make sure they can take higher velocities without leading. The factory lead swaged bullets from Hornady or Speer are way to soft. I use the 205 grain gaschecks from Leadhead bullets. They are the favorite of steel shooters and won't lead the barrel.
The Savantist
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