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May 29, 2011
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Just bought a DW model 715. It is in great condiditon and has 2 barrels, 2.5" and 6". Barrel tool and barrel gapper plus 4 grips, large DW, small DW, Packmeyer and Hogue. Also came with 200 rounds of 357 ammo. Paid $450 for all of it. How did I do?
Also, I want to know any info about the gun available.
May 29, 2011
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Serial # S/002569
Monson, Mass. Made
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March 2, 2008
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I think you did very well on your purchase. That 2 1/2" is from a 714, which has a fixed rear sight and a pinned front blade that is not interchangeable. This may give you some Point of Impact issues since it has a much lower sight than the 715 front
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April 20, 2010
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I think you did very well on that one. The pistol alone I think is worth at least what you paid, all the rest are great bonuses. Like Steve said, the short barrel with the lower front sight is for a fixed sight model, it will work on your 715 but might shoot high.
By serial # I would say it was made in the early '80s. Lots of other info available here on DWF, look around and if you have any specific questions there are a lot of knowledgeable guys to answer them.
Congrats on a great buy, and welcome to 
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February 11, 2010
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Congrats
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March 27, 2009
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You did welll, with all the goodies you may have some tradeing stock. Some one may have a 715 shroud they would swap you. or you could ship it to EWK and ask him to put a correct sight in it.
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November 17, 2008
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First 
to the . I would say you done good! And I would shoot the short barrel to see how far off point of aim is before I made any changes. Hopefully the only change required will be a taller front sight, if you are lucky you may get away with heavy adjustment on the rear sight, depending on your ammo choice and your sight picture style. 
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January 22, 2008
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Nice purchase, welcome to the forum!
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January 24, 2009
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I agree with these guys, you did good with that purchase price.
I think Lonwolf is right with the manufacture date, there's a Jan. 1983 magazine article regarding the "new" 715's, that shows a s/n very close to yours. So, going by that, I'd say that a 1983 date would be an easy assumption.
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May 29, 2011
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Thanks to everyone for the info on my 715 and for the welcomes to the Forum. I really appreciate the 2.5" barrel comments. I wondered why the 2 barrels had different frnt sights. The former owner told me he was shooting high with the shorter barrel so it all makes sense now. It came with the shorter barrel and I switched it while cleaning it the first time cause I like the bigger gun look of the 6" barrel.
Question; Is the site the only difference? Are the barrel and shroud identical on both models?
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April 20, 2010
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BigT,
The barrels and nut for a fixed rear sight or an adjustable sight gun would be the same. The shrouds for for adjustable sights generally have a set screw in the end that allows easy removal of the front sight, whereas the fixed sight shrouds have pinned in shorter sights, and the top rib is machined a bit lower also.
I'd shoot it and see if you can lower the rear sight enough to compensate, the short 2 1/2" barrel is for close work anyway. 715's look right with the 6" vent barrel.[Image Can Not Be Found]
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