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February 1, 2013
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I just bought a Dan Wesson 744, and I just found some ammo for it today. When trying to load it, I found that the loaded cylinder will hang up on a circular protrusion from the face of the frame around the firing pin. It looks like the protrusion is about .040" long, I'm guessing it's a retainer for the firing pin that's abnormally protruding from the frame.
Here are some pictures:
Any idea how to fix this?
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Dans Club
December 4, 2011
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I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like that before. Is that a blued gun done in a parkerized finish? Where was the gun manufactured? Monson or Palmer MA? not that it really matters. I can't see how this gun could have ever been fired with that protruding like that. Looks like it should be machined flush with the rest of the recoil plate. I'm sure somebody with more experience and knowledge will be along shortly, so lets see what consensus we can come up with.
OK I see you said its a 744, so that would be stainless. It looks like its been bead blasted, finish seems rough. Where did you find this gun? It looks like the machine work wasn't finished at the factory. Do you know if its ever been fired?
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February 1, 2013
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The gun is stainless, and was manufactured in Monson.
I just looked at a schematic, and it looks like it's the firing pin bushing protruding from the frame. Apparently the large framed Wessons have the firing pin inserted from inside the frame, and then a bushing slips over it and a pin goes through the frame to retain the bushing.
I'm guessing if I replace the bushing and pin, it will be fixed, but I'm not sure how the bushing could've been installed incorrectly so that it ends up not being flush.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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I believe I'd try to remove the pin holding the firing pin in place and attempt to clean up that whole area and re-seat the bushing, BUT I am far from being an expert in this.
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George Carlin
February 11, 2010
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Looks like someone forced the roll pin in there , bushing slot may not have been facing
up like it's suppose to when it is installed. Might be as easy as getting that buggered
pin out and putting bushing back in right and installing new roll pin.
You won't know anything until you get that messed up roll pin out, that
is your first step. 
-Blacktop
February 1, 2013
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I appreciate the advice. I'm going to borrow a punch set tonight and see if I can't get that retaining pin and bushing out. For posterity, I'll come back with the results if I manage to fix it.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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The great thing about DW revolvers is that they are very user friendly, and really lend themselves to home gunsmithing. I think blacktop may be pretty close to you having a solution for this problem.
I THINK that pin should push out from right side to left.
Although you will not be taking your 744 quite this far "downtown", you might find this informative
https://www.danwessonforum.com/forum/reloading/large-frame-disassembly-tutorial-pics/
None of this really applies to what you might be attempting to resolve, but
Knowledge is Power
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
February 1, 2013
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I brought the 744 over to a friend's house to borrow his punch set. We were able to get the pin out with little hassle. The firing pin bushing was in quite tight, but we were able to push it out by tapping on the firing pin with a large punch and mallet. We aligned, reinserted, and tapped the bushing in until it was flush with the face of the recoil plate. The pin went in without issue, and I took the gun out and shot it that night.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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"Feel the Force, Luke"
Somehow or another we help fix pretty near every DW problem, it looks like this is working out pretty well for you.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
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