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February 13, 2015
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Hi,
I own a DW 15-2 and have bought this some years ago, a complete kit. There is also a .22 barrel with it, I can add this barrel into the 6" .357 barrel. The only problem is ..... I don't have a cilinder for .22.
What is original used to fire .22LR in this revolver? A complete insert with 6 holes? Or 6 separated converters from .357 to .22?
Thanks in advance,
Ray
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March 2, 2008
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You cannot use a .22 barrel on the .357, the threads are different for safety reasons.
The Dan Wesson small frame IS NOT a switch caliber gun. I hope you were not misled to believe that it could be a multi caliber gun.
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December 19, 2014
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I hope the .22 barrel doesn't thread into that .357 frame, otherwise something is big-time screwed up. If you haven't tried to thread it in, DON'T TRY IT, you'll screw up your .357 threads.
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December 4, 2011
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Do you mean the actual barrel tube screws into the frame or do you just have a barrel shroud marked 22LR ? The shrouds will interchange but as has been stated by others, the barrel tubes will not interchange. This was done for safety so that someone couldn't accidentally try to fire a 357 thru a 22 cal tube. Also, the firing pin is different for the rimfire guns.
A few pis will help us understand this better.
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March 25, 2013
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+1 what Scorpio said. From what I am reading you have a 22 barrel tube you want to use with your 357 shroud. The solution is to buy a 22 frame from Toltec on Gunbroker. Then you can use your 22 barrel and 357 shroud.
February 13, 2015
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Thanks for the replies. Maybe it wasn't clear from me but:
i own a .357 with .357 barrels. The .22 barrel i have, doesn't have thread for the 357 frame. The .22 barrel can fit into a .357 barrel which I can screw into the frame.
situation is that i have a 357 frame with a .22 barrel (into the 357)
to buy another frame is no option for me, we are limited with the amount of weapons we own in the Netherlands, and a framme counts as a complete weapon according the Dutch law
ps i trie to post some pics this weekend
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February 22, 2009
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It sounds like someone threaded the 22 barrel (tube) to match the threads in the 357 frame, which could be dangerous if one wasn't paying attention.
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February 22, 2009
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Ah; I see- a sub caliber insert. Now this makes sense. A picture IS worth a thousand words. A talented metal smith could probably turn an adapter but you would have to use witness marks for installing and work out alignment issues. A lot of potential for something to go wrong.
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April 18, 2014
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looks like someone had a serious head start. I would bet at some point there was an insert for the chambers. In fact didn't we see something like this recently, that someone had posted???? maybe in a 22mag.. forgetful nowadays, I am.
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