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October 27, 2010
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I am having extreme difficulty getting the barrel of my model 15. I just wanted to make sure there isn't something as a Model 15-2 with a fixed barrel?
February 11, 2010
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Yes they made a fixed 15-2 in the Palmer era. If it's a removable the end shoud look
like this.
-Blacktop
October 27, 2010
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That's what mine looks like. Just checking, thanks!
Does anyone know of gunsmith in Texas, preferably Lubbock or D/FW area, that's good with DWs?
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March 27, 2009
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soak it in solvents someone may have locktighted it. I have a old DW wrench that will fit a socket works well for these stuborn ones. Get us a pic of what you are dealing with . Not sure on the Texas smith if you were near kansas we could break it loose i am sure.
Blacktop Nice pic!
February 11, 2010
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Thanks…but not mine , it is member mattias gun
borrowed it from another post for a quick reference.
-Blacktop
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March 27, 2009
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see if this link works? http://cgi.ebay.com/Dan-Wesson-barrel-tool-/160512686689 the wrench is one like i have great to break the stuborns out..
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January 24, 2009
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EWK's wrench design is better, in my opinion. You can put an even pressure on both the left and right side while pushing in & unscrewing. The steel is very strong & doesn't slip out of the nut grooves, due to the pilot insert that slips into the barrel.
Check them out at the EWK Arms link to the right of this screen.
Standard EWK wrenches are sold in blue steel, stainless is pictured here.
February 11, 2010
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Wonder if Eric would consider making a nut wrench like what DWA posted but
with more of a nut end. I think it would work perfect with a impact gun. I think
it would do a better job on theses really locked on nuts. Was not
long ago someone used the all thread double nut method and bent his frame,
If I remember right he had no other choice because the nut slots were stripped
....still I think the quick burst of an impact would help the problem before
the nut gets stipped.
-Blacktop
October 13, 2009
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Sure thing, I have them available! I don't know how well it would hold up to the impact through!
http://www.ewkarms.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=26
Eric
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March 27, 2009
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EWK does have one now with a hex end one just purchased one > http://www.ewkarms.com/zencart/images/DWSMHEXWrench.jpg
3/8" impact may work well or break over.
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November 17, 2008
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Just a thought guys, yes an impact wrench is great for breaking loose stuck nuts but I would be hesitant to put one on my shooter for fear if the wrench did slip it would do a lot of damage before you could get it stopped. Maybe a impact driver where you only get the one impact at a time. Just my thoughts, and of course it is up to the individual to decide how to proceed. Good luck.
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January 24, 2009
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lbruce said:
Just a thought guys, yes an impact wrench is great for breaking loose stuck nuts but I would be hesitant to put one on my shooter for fear if the wrench did slip it would do a lot of damage before you could get it stopped. Maybe a impact driver where you only get the one impact at a time. Just my thoughts, and of course it is up to the individual to decide how to proceed. Good luck.
LB
I've gotta agree here. I would be pretty leery of using an impact gun on one...it would only take a second to zing the notches right off a stuck nut.
Using an impact driver would be more well suited for a problem like that, because you're driving the tool into the notches & twisting at the same time. It would be much harder to round off the notches in the nut using this method.
February 27, 2009
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I would think an old fashioned MANUAL impact would work fine. Anyone remember the ones you actually hit with a hammer?
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March 27, 2009
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kpm said:
I would think an old fashioned MANUAL impact would work fine. Anyone remember the ones you actually hit with a hammer?
I think I have one of those i used on my VW bug years ago. Agree on the manual impact if all else fails (wrenches not impact). I have able to break all loosef with old style. wrench.
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kpm said:
I would think an old fashioned MANUAL impact would work fine. Anyone remember the ones you actually hit with a hammer?
That's the type I'm talking about. Looks like this...
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May 2, 2009
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I use a hand impact on the case screws on motorcycles--keeps the Phillips from stripping out. I've never had a need to use any impact method on any DW--and I've had more than a few 
... Patience is the key, along with lots of soaking and a good solid grip on a good EWK wrench.
To do it properly you MUST put the shroud in a padded vise to eliminate any movement.
SHOOT
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November 17, 2008
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Yea this is what I was referring to. I may have called it by the wrong name. Luckily for me I have never needed one yet.
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SHOOTIST357 said:
I use a hand impact on the case screws on motorcycles--keeps the Phillips from stripping out. I've never had a need to use any impact method on any DW--and I've had more than a few
To do it properly you MUST put the shroud in a padded vise to eliminate any movement.
SHOOT
I am with Shoot on this! I have backed the barrels out before with nut stuck on it! just soaked it away some light taping to lossen things up. The hand impact could do more harm than good on these!!!
May 17, 2010
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Well.. I think the trick... besides the good soaking and a good wrench ( EWK) is the table vise.
......and maybe some heat.
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DWA_Midwest said:
see if this link works? http://cgi.ebay.com/Dan-Wesson-barrel-tool-/160512686689 the wrench is one like i have great to break the stuborns out..
I'm not saying this won't work, but I'd be careful. Waaay back when my DW was new I had this wrench, and I rounded out the notches in the nut. I did not maintain VERY firm pressure to keep the hex headed piece in the nut, it slipped badly, and everything went downhill from there. It was sent back to DW and fixed.
I only trust the EWK wrenches now for anything that might be overtightened, they are very easy to keep even, straight into the nut pressure.
Soak it, warm it, soak it, hold the wrench in place. Give the wrench a couple of sharp taps on the end (into the bore axis) and back out the nut. It's had (maybe) 30 years to get locked into place, you might just have to work on it a little to get it out.
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