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July 6, 2010
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Hello to everyone, I am new to this site, and new to these guns. I recenty purchased my second, 15-2 .357, and have a question about the grip. Both of my dan wessons are model 15-2, .357, monson guns, and both have the checkered walnut target grips, but the grip on my latest addition is larger in size than the other. I haven't brought the gun home yet, so I can't say exactly how much larger, but it definately has more girth than the other. So my question is, did the same grip come in different sizes? As I stated, other than the size, they are exactly the same.
thanks, brad
May 17, 2010
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Welcome...
Not sure about the grips.. when you bring her home... post some pics and we can talk about it.
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May 17, 2009
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There were / are different styles of grips, e.g. a combat style with finger cut-outs and some small ones which I don't remember the name right now. Someone will know more about this for sure.
As Pine said pics will help
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November 17, 2008
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Bd, most likely I suspect you will find the larger of the two grips the medallion will say DWA and the smaller of the two will say DW. The DWA grips are from before around 1980 and the DW grips are after. The grips were all built by sub contractors I believe, so they varied some over time. As the guys said, pics will help nail it down, although a lot of mystery still remains about our favorite subject.
LB
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July 6, 2010
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Here are some pics of the grips. The smaller grip no longer has the medallions, so I'm not sure if it was dw, or dwf.
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November 17, 2008
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Hmmm, must be just a different time era and different Subcontractors.
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July 6, 2010
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The larger grip is nice, its like brand new, but I have small hands and its just a little too big. Now that I have brought the gun home, I will handle it and see if I can get used to it. Otherwise its time to look for another smaller one. I like the zebra like you have, I might just have to try to get one of those.
thanks, brad
January 22, 2008
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Brad,
The target zebrawood grips are still available directly from Dan Wesson for the small frame revolvers. Another option is to have LB make up some custom grips for you. Below is a picture of the grips I received from him last week. You can check out some of his work by clicking the link in the sidebar. The pictures below speak for themselves!
July 6, 2010
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Yes, I checked out their site, but I want the target style, which they did not have. I'll have to check out lb's work.
thanks, brad
January 22, 2008
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Hey Brad,
All the items they have available is not listed on the CZ-USA website. I would suggest contacting Genny or Priscilla at Dan Wesson directly. Here is a link to their contact information and to the current price list.
Hope this helps,
Jody
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March 2, 2008
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Brad- First of all, welcome to DWF. There is a real wide range of DW grips down through the years, Hogue also has a lot of grips available BUT you usually have to wait on backorder. A few opportunities include:
Buy an inletted block and roll your own
Buy a beater grip on ebay or Gunbroker, and start grinding
Buy an LB Custom (you're gonna do it eventually)
or try one like this:
I don't especially like this grip,but it has a nice width to fill a smaller hand without the swell at the bottom to make you feel like you can't control it. It is a DW grip, and it's yours to try out on one condition-you need to PM me your mailing address so I can send it out to you, a freebie to a new Michigan guy from a old Michigan guy. This is a little DWF thing we call "paying it forward", it's my turn to throw one out there.
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January 24, 2009
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That's a super nice offer, Steve.
Especially for an irreplaceable DW grip.
I have fairly large hands, but have never been a big fan of a grip that puts your pinky finger too far forward. I like to keep a lot of the feeling of recoil control delegated to my pinky finger, so when I got this grip a while back from one of our fantastic DWF members ( 
), I was delighted to find that it has that "just right" feeling at the range. It's rapidly become one of my favorite wood grips for small frame DW's.
This one looks like sort of a checkered/flat-sided version of Steve's grip. No idea who made it as of yet, but it looks right at home on a Porkchop!
July 6, 2010
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Steve, thanks for the generous offer! PM sent.
July 6, 2010
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I got a quick pic of my two today and have posted them in a couple of other places, so I thought I'd go ahead and post it hear as well. The one (bottom) isn't at all pretty, but it gets the job done. Can't wait to shoot the new arrival (top).
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