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December 6, 2015
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So, how often do you guys chance the barrels of your Pistol Pack?
Does it wear the cilinder and frame threads easily, or can I expect a life long changing barrels without any worries?
Thanks gentlemans, its hard to find good DW's here in Brazil, so I'm willing to shoot mine a lot in several kinds of matches, but dont want to put excessive strees on the gun.
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March 25, 2013
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The steel in a DW is extremely hard. So says my friend, a gunsmith. He tried to drill a small hole in a stainless cylinder for a roll pin. He broke many drill bits. I tried fitting a sideplate and got nowhere. Granted, I am not any kind of machinist but Dan Wesson was a metallurgical expert. I have seen barrel threads damaged, probably from people dropping them or trying to unscrew barrels that were loctited with a pliers. When I get a new, old gun I clean the threads of barrel and frame well. Keep them oiled and never overtighten the barrel nut or sideplate screws. Snug is good enough. If for some reason frame threads are damaged a competent gunsmith can usually rethread it. One of the great features of a Dan is that you can cheaply replace the barrel tube in the rare event of shooting one out.
February 16, 2016
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Luckily, I have enough Dan's in various configurations, that admittedly I do not need to change BA's very often, but ... most of us remove the barrel during cleaning and the reassemble.
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December 5, 2008
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Ricardo, I predict that you could change barrel assemblies as often as you desire, and as long as you don't damage threads by cross threading or other abuse, the cylinder and threads will last longer than you and your grandchildren. 
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March 2, 2008
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I'm a bit late to this discussion. I will simply say that if the DW revolver is currently in good condition, well maintained/cleaned, properly "assembled"and lubricated, and shot with appropriate ammunition (which can include some pretty substantial reloads) it will be pretty hard to break it. My first gun was a 15-2 bought new in 1977. I pushed the reloading envelope pretty hard with this gun, my son now shoots it several times a year and it is still going strong.
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December 6, 2015
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Thanks for your imput guys, so, lets shoot the boy and keep him clean.
And in the time to change barrels, oil the threads and take care not to "smash" them.
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December 4, 2011
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I take my barrels and shrouds off every time I clean my guns when I come back from a range trip. I have never had an issue doing so. The barrel nut is the only part I've ever had to replace due to a previous owner overtightening it to the point I started to round out the slots, a cheap and quick fix as I keep several new spare nuts in my range bag. As for the frame threads, don't worry, just keep everything cleaned and lightly oiled and the gun will likely last as long as you do.
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December 19, 2014
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There’s a lot of other parts in a handgun that get used (worked) a whole lot more than the threads on the barrel. Something like maybe several thousand cycles versus maybe a few hundred. I’m not worried.
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