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June 20, 2010
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I tried searching the forums, but I couldn't find an answer (easily anyways) regarding if fixed barrel Dan Wessons have their barrels under tension. Anybody have an idea? Has anyone taken one off? I saw a reference to a removed barrel in a photo, but no verbiage on how the barrel was attached. I am curious to know if the accuracy suffers on the fixed barrel models.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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I don't know for sure, but I think it is unlikely. There does not appear to be anything at the muzzle end to put the tension at that end. The shroud appears to be force fit.
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June 20, 2010
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Hmm, That is what I would think also, but I just read the March 1995 Fixed Barrel Article that Shoot apparently posted a while back ( https://www.danwessonforum.com/dwf-content/articles/1995_march_fixed_barrel_article.pdf ) and it states the following regarding the fixed barrel design (on the first page, middle column towards the bottom):
The end result was that Bob and his team came up with the idea of opposing
threads that still used a two-piece barrel/shroud arrangement
The article made it sound like the fixed barrel revolvers were still in "pre-production". However, if they stuck with that idea, then maybe there is a "shroud within a shroud" to tension the barrel? The article stated that they thought the tensioning was very important to the accuracy of the Dan Wessons, so I am guessing they didn't plan on dropping the tensioning idea, at least at the time that article was written.
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May 2, 2009
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There is a thread here somewhere about a member who had his fixed barrel converted to the removeable style by DW. He still had the fixed barrel assy.
SHOOT
January 26, 2009
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Yep that was my gun and barrel. I posted a picture of the barrel but I couldn't tell how the shroud and barrel were held together. It has a muzzlebreak on it so it was difficult to see. jwk
April 25, 2008
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I read somewhere that the fixed barrels had over 100 pounds of torque on them. Think they will stay there for awhile.
The Savantist
January 22, 2008
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Hey IHMSA next time you are taking photos and have that fixed barrel out if you don't mind snap a photo the muzzle. Since you're looks a little different than the other fixed barrel guns if I'm not mistaken.
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