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March 9, 2016
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I just received this DW in .44 with two barrels and the wrench. It appears that the installed barrel nut was tightened below the muzzle and the barrel is sticking out so the cylinder gap is almost a quarter inch. How can I fix it?
February 25, 2016
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Remove the barrel nut, then remove the shroud. Screw the barrel into the frame until the gap is .002-.006 then put the shroud back on then reinstall the barrel nut. Should take three minutes.
February 25, 2016
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If the barrel is sticking out to far for the tool to engage the nut then you're going to have to use a little Cajun ingenuity. Find a socket that'll pass the od of the barrel, but not too far past the id of the barrel shroud. Then you're going to take a grinder and make a deep drive barrel tool once you mark the spots where you need to tie into the barrel nut.
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December 5, 2008
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If the nut is not too tight then it should come off by using a brass or plastic drift to tap on a slot in the correct direction. Give this a try first. Barrel nuts are not expensive so you can always get a new one if you don't like the result.
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February 1, 2016
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SnakeInMyBoot said
Remove the barrel nut, then remove the shroud. Screw the barrel into the frame until the gap is .002-.006 then put the shroud back on then reinstall the barrel nut. Should take three minutes.
I would also clean inside shroud and barrel, clean and inspect threads and blow off w/compressed air before
assembly, and .002 shim will be needed if not w/tool 
BTW why is gap so much tighter on large frame compared to small frame .006 ?
stop at new members thread and intro self 
SIZE DOES MATTER
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March 25, 2013
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Hi and welcome. If you can find a way to turn the barrel, maybe a dowel in it, you can unscrew the barrel from the frame. Or as Snake-eye suggested, tap on the slots in the nut. Do you have another nut with the 4" assembly? BTW, that 4 "is worth more than the frame.
. The gap is. 002 on the large frames because the larger cylinders do not expand as they heat up and bind. Also the machining seems to be better and perpendicular. Once you learn the look of the correct gap, whether it is. 006,. O02 or something in between as is the case with most small frames, you can just eyeball the gap by holding it up to the light. After a few cylinders worth of rounds it is a good idea to wipe the face of the cylinder. I usually try to get less than factory spec but don't forget to take the barrel tool with you when shooting.
March 9, 2016
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I really appreciate the info. I'll try to take some time this weekend and work on it. I'll post what I come up with.
January 31, 2016
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90 degree good quality ring pliers. Just thinking...
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February 22, 2009
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Treat it like a stuck nut and barrel. Here's the thread on how to remove it. BTW, please take a moment to stop by the New Members section and introduce yourself. Regards, Ron
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
March 9, 2016
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So I tried the dowel trick that Ole Dog suggested and that didn't work. So I passed it off to a friend of mine who is more mechanically inclined than I am. He did what SnakeinmyBoot suggested. He modified a 16mm socket, gave it a little heat and the nut came off. Whoever owned it before used locktite on the nut. I'm not sure the gun has been fired much. We ran both barrels with both .44Spl and .44Mag. It runs great. Because of the holes in the top of both barrel shrouds I thought the 6" would be ported like the 4" is. Why is the ported 4" worth so much? The gun was built in Monson.
Thank you all for your help.
February 16, 2016
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March 22, 2016
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rwsem said
Treat it like a stuck nut and barrel. Here's the thread on how to remove it. BTW, please take a moment to stop by the New Members section and introduce yourself. Regards, Ron
I agree on the threaded rod and douple nut trick, have done it on numerous pistols for other friends that installed b/a's incorrectly... it works great. When I saw it posted here in a help section, it popped my baloon, because I thought I came up with it when I figured this out back in the early 80's heheheh.
as for the question about ported shrouds and non vented bbl's, as far as I'm aware, all of the ported bbl models actually came with 2 bbls and a shroud, one ported bbl, and one solid, so you could shoot lead.... at least all the ones I bought new came that way... likely the owner that sent you his, lost track of his extra bbl's.
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March 25, 2013
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4" 44 mag are valuable because of supply and demand. Less made and sold back in the day. DW in Norwalk makes them still but the roll mark will not be a Monson.
March 22, 2016
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Ole Dog said
4" 44 mag are valuable because of supply and demand. Less made and sold back in the day. DW in Norwalk makes them still but the roll mark will not be a Monson.
really?
hmm.
hook me up dude, with real order info...
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