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September 29, 2008
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Picked this up in a trade and don;t know much about it. Serial number start with 44. Came with 10″ and 4″ barrel (see pic). Any idea what model? Value?
Also, changed the barrels and the guide is harded to insert from the left side. Is that normal?
January 22, 2008
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Welcome to the forum!
You have a model 744 if I read caliber correctly (44 Mag) on the shroud. Back in January I paid $700 for a 744 with 10", 8" and 6" barrels.
Do you have the barrel wrench? You need to make sure the barrel cylinder gap is set to .006.
Hope this helps!
September 29, 2008
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Thank you. I purchased a barrel wrench kit from CZ-USA. Just concerned as it appeared the gap is tighter on the left side of the cylinder.
January 22, 2008
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Just gap it .006 to the tightest cylinder and you will be fine. I noticed on one of my guns it is tighter on one side then the other, just set the gap the same every time and it will shoot the same.
In your picture you have an 8" and 4" bbl. FYI The slots in the rib are one slot for every two inches of barrel.
Dave
September 16, 2008
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Dave is right, set the cylinder gap @ .006 and you should be fine.
A lot of revolvers have cylinders that are not faced accurately. I had a Smith & Wesson that varied between .003 and .009 thousands on all chambers, but it still shot pretty good.
One advantage of the Dan Wesson revolver is that it shows the owner any inconsistency because you can screw down the barrel tightly to the cylinder face and see what is going on when you rotate the cylinder.
I had a really whacked out Model 715, so I trued up the face of the cylinder in a metal lathe. After facing the cylinder a few thousandths I was able to get shave off the high spots and get it down to a .002 gap with no binding.
The great thing about Dan Wesson's is that the cylinder gap is adjustable so you dont have to worry about barrel setback issues like on other revolver makes.
Ben
September 29, 2008
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So it appears I have a VH8" and a V4" for my 744. The sights on both appear rusty to me and the V4" has some pitting on the outside near the sight. The grip is also slightly cracked. Is it a keeper? Is it worth $500 - $600?
The 744 usually sells between $400 and $550 depending on condition and barrel. 8" barrel and shroud alone goes for $100 to $200 depending on condition and the 4" is usually $30 to $50 less. If it's tight and shoots well it's worth at least the range you mentioned. Grips come up on auction sites even Ebay quite often; be sure it's for your gun, round tang Lg/supermag frame gun. Many sellers don't know the difference, the small med frame guns have a square tang and grips between the sm/med and the lg/supermag aren't interchangeable.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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460smdave said:
Just gap it .006 to the tightest cylinder and you will be fine. I noticed on one of my guns it is tighter on one side then the other, just set the gap the same every time and it will shoot the same.
In your picture you have an 8″ and 4″ bbl. FYI The slots in the rib are one slot for every two inches of barrel.
Dave
I have never considered checking the gap on any cylinder except the one that happens to be "up". Thanks, I learned something new tonite.
Steve
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