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October 11, 2015
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Being new to the Dan Wesson world, I was wondering about the desirability of different barrel/shroud combinations. That is, is a ventilated rib better than a solid rib? Is a full underlug (I take it that is the heavy underlug) better than the short one? Which barrel lengths are most common/least common?
I guess what I'm getting at is for collectibility purposes, should I be searching for ventilated rib/heavy underlug shroud/barrels over the others?
My gun has the 6" ventilated short underlug on it now, but would like to get the 2.5", 4", and 8" eventually.
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February 22, 2009
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The 10, 12, and 15" barrels command the highest prices.
I find the 4" BAs to balance the best but I like the 8" or 10" BAs for any revolver I use to hunt with. Of course, you should have a 2.5" for conceal carry or nightstand storage and then you may as well keep the 6" for a traditional look. The 12 and 15" BAs are a necessity if you really like to wring out the last ounce of performance. Vented seem to be easier to find than non vented. For collectables- you may as well just keep your eyes and wallet open and get one of each length, vented and standard, heavy and standard...
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March 2, 2008
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The least common style seems to be the Heavy profile, but that does not mean the most collectable.
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
October 11, 2015
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So I guess the bottom line on the barrels is be true to yourself, and get what you think looks best on the gun. I'm finding out about the open wallet thing very quickly looking at the eBay and GB auctions.
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March 2, 2008
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Absolutely! It no longer means very much to me that the barrels are interchangeable, after owning all the common lengths on half a dozen 15-2/715's, it's only 4VH for me. Cost me a bit of money to finally reach that conclusion, but DW is pretty much the only gun out there that let's you make that determination easily.
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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March 25, 2013
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It seems everyone has their favorites. I think like Ron. At least one pistol pack in each style at a minimum. As for as prices, the 6"in any style seems to be the most affordable as well as most common. The 4" and 8" are the most valued and the 21/2" is close behind. The vented shrouds seem to be more desirable than the invented but not because there are less of them. The least common is the heavy unvented but the most desired seems to be the VH. I find I am most accurate with an 8" BA. Anything longer than that I find the heavy Lug just that, heavy. I really like the look of a slotted shroud.
June 16, 2013
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And as far as having interchangeable BAs, it's much more fun to have a separate gun for each barrel.
It makes it much easier to admire them all at once (which I highly recommend doing daily).
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March 2, 2008
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I have my favorite barrel style, I put it on several guns
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
March 4, 2014
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I have a blued 6 inch VH slotted shroud for my .357 mag (not supermag) how rare are these? The only slotted shrouds I see are generally on the supermags.
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March 25, 2013
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I have a SS slotted 44 vent and a blue 44 VH that is slotted. EWK did the blue one before I got it. I don't know the providence of the other. The only 357 slotted shrouds that I know of are the ones on the "Gold Series" in 6 and 8 ". Eric will slot them and the factory will also.
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