4" Heavy barrel for Dan Wesson .357CTG

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A few months ago I bought a Dan Wesson .357 on a private sale. The gun came with only the 6" barrel, but did include the barrel removal tool, so for a while I've been thinking of getting a 4" barrel. The other day I pulled the trigger on a EWK 4" Heavy weight barrel, which came in today.

This barrel is a monster. It weighs in at 17 ounces, about 4 ounces heavier than the original 6" barrel. I haven't yet shot the new configuration, but I would think the heavier barrel should provide even more recoil compensation than the original.

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DUDE!

That thing is plum-ed out! :D

EWK makes some great stuff and he's a great guy. I'm sure you'll like that new barrel very much. Let us know once you've had some range time with it. But be careful, those DWs are addictive!
 
C5rider said:
DUDE!

That thing is plum-ed out! :D

EWK makes some great stuff and he's a great guy. I'm sure you'll like that new barrel very much. Let us know once you've had some range time with it. But be careful, those DWs are addictive!
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Ain't that cool ?

I know some people hate that look and get them reblued, but I personally love that two tone look.
 
Sweet...that EWK stuff is fantastic. Waited like 4 months for my 2 1/2" but the end was that I'm totally thrilled and the barrel is accurate beyond reasonable expectations.

Love the look of the DW with that heavy monster barrel. I bet it shoots yummy...

VooDoo
 
Greetings
Been hauling DW's around since 1982 up north there and you will not be dissapointed !
What happens now is you discover the DW family are the most accurate and robust double actions that have been made. From steel critter shooting to real critter popping they simply perform.
Close the barrel gap to .0015, snug the barrel nut reasonable tight and have fun.
Did you get one of Eric's 1-12 fast twist barrels ? Excellent for shooting 200 grainers at 950 FPS. Makes big "thwaps" on soft tissue when cast from range scrap.
Mike in Peru
 
I have an 8" EKW heavy barrel, recoil is laughable with standard factory 158 grain magnum loads, and the accuracy is excellent. You tend to get questions at the public range asking what revolver it is. Sorta wish I had gone with the 6" because of the weight.
 
I have a Dan 15-2 with a 6" vent rib without the under lug and really like it. I am familiar with EWK and I am always astonished how many people over at the DWF love that giant hunk of a barrel. I am sure it shoots great, I just can't seem to get past it's unconventional looks I guess. An 8" one has to be...uh...something to behold (and hold). I am patiently waiting for EWK to make another run of barrels so I can order up either a 3" or 4" full lug for the Dan I have.

I will also note that my dad has a 22lr Dan with the plum bluing and it actually does have a neat look to it. If I had one I would certainly leave as is. I don't think the depth of the plum color comes through in a photograph.
 
I haven't had a "Barney" 15-2 yet, but I have a very nice looking 44. I kind of like it. In the pics on gunbroker, it just looked slightly "plum", but when I picked it up at my FFL, it was really purple! This pic is off the auction, and it doesn't show the purple it has:

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Haven't seen a plum Dan Wesson before. Years ago I had an HK P7 that was also finished that way. Looks neat; makes it kind of different and unique.
 
They're not "finished" that way, the original blueing turns pruple with age due. There seem to be diverging opinions as to why this happens: Wrong silica or nickel content in the steel, salt content in the hot blueing bath, but the bottom line is that it turns like that after a while.

Rugers, S&W, Even some HK have exhibited this (dis)coloring. Some folks dislike it enough to either get rid of the gun or have it reblued. Others think of it as a distinguishing feature.
 
And there's no need to include CTG with the gun's description, that's "cartridge", not part of the model designation.
Denis
 
EWK has .357 4" and 2.5" VH and EH assemblies in stock right now. just ordered a 4" VH.

EWK stuff is pretty highly regarded by Dan Wesson aficionados (including me).
 
Dudemeister said:
Rugers, S&W, Even some HK have exhibited this (dis)coloring. Some folks dislike it enough to either get rid of the gun or have it reblued. Others think of it as a distinguishing feature.
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You see it on Makarovs quite often. As you said, it's been observed on HK P7's. I have a Springfield P9 (Tanfoglio Witness)that has 'gone plumb.' I've seen it on a number of DW's. Not a big deal, but not my favorite.
 
hAkron said:
EWK has .357 4" and 2.5" VH and EH assemblies in stock right now. just ordered a 4" VH.

EWK stuff is pretty highly regarded by Dan Wesson aficionados (including me).
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Snap 'em up if you need barrels for your DW's guys...the fit and finish on these is as good if not better than the originals I have seen. I wanted to add a pix of my recently acquired 2 1/2" tube which has got me shooting and lusting for revolvers again.

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Dudemeister

I wrote to HK and they said that the plum color could have been due to several factors: something different in the content of the metal they were using at the time, slight change in the heat treating process of the metal, or some sort of variation in the composition or strength of the bluing solution. The guns were finished this way at the factory; they did not turn the plum color at a later date.
 
Well, maybe HK likes to do that for effect, but I can tell you that DWs came out of the factory blue. They turned plum over time.

Whether that was the original intent, I doubt it, because there would have been something in the literature about it, what the owner should expect.
 
BRB,
People with limited knowledge of what barrel markings mean make frequent Internet posts regarding their "new" S&W .38 CTG, "new" Colt .357 CTG, and here "new" Wesson .357 CTG guns.

When they do, they typically think CTG is a model, not a caliber.
Knowing the truth (and being more accurate in describing the guns in future conversations) can be helpful.

Posts such as "Just bought a new Smith .38 CTG, tell me about it.", "Can anybody tell me how old my .38 CTG is?", and so on are useless.
A thread title such as "Dan Wesson .357 CTG" can be talking about more than one gun.
Yes, in this case with photos & so on it was easier to tell what the thread was about, but
it doesn't hurt to know how to more accurately describe what you have.

No OCD about it, runs in the same category as educating people on the use of "magazine" vs "clip".
Denis
 
DPris et al,

When I typically see the added "CTG" in posts, I assume a new gun owner and proceed accordingly, so your warning or statement is sage advice to a newbie IMO.
Others may think you're OCD (are you?:D) but it can show a level of expertise those who include it have... or perhaps 'lack' is the better word. Education/knowledge is good.

Of course, I could be all wrong here as well. EWK does label it .357 MAGNUM CTG. (as do other makers) and I don't know, Dudemeister may own 300 other revolvers as well... (not a newb in other words)

Nice looking 15-2 Dudemeister. Lovin' the plum patina myself. Chemical reaction gone agly but kind of nice.

How does it shoot with the new monster tube/shroud? Looks hell bent for solid.
 
DPris said:
BRB,
People with limited knowledge of what barrel markings mean make frequent Internet posts regarding their "new" S&W .38 CTG, "new" Colt .357 CTG, and here "new" Wesson .357 CTG guns.

When they do, they typically think CTG is a model, not a caliber.
Knowing the truth (and being more accurate in describing the guns in future conversations) can be helpful.

Posts such as "Just bought a new Smith .38 CTG, tell me about it.", "Can anybody tell me how old my .38 CTG is?", and so on are useless.
A thread title such as "Dan Wesson .357 CTG" can be talking about more than one gun.
Yes, in this case with photos & so on it was easier to tell what the thread was about, but
it doesn't hurt to know how to more accurately describe what you have.

No OCD about it, runs in the same category as educating people on the use of "magazine" vs "clip".
Denis
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I thought the thread tile is self explanatory "4" Heavy barrel for Dan Wesson .357CTG". It's about the 4" heavy barrel I bought for my DW.

The only place CTG was ever mentioned was in the thread title. I didn't realize it would offend some people.

PS> I do know what CTG or CTGE (like on the old S&W Breaktops) stands for.
 
Baba Louie said:
DPris et al,

When I typically see the added "CTG" in posts, I assume a new gun owner and proceed accordingly, so your warning or statement is sage advice to a newbie IMO.
Others may think you're OCD (are you?:D) but it can show a level of expertise those who include it have... or perhaps 'lack' is the better word. Education/knowledge is good.

Of course, I could be all wrong here as well. EWK does label it .357 MAGNUM CTG. (as do other makers) and I don't know, Dudemeister may own 300 other revolvers as well... (not a newb in other words)

Nice looking 15-2 Dudemeister. Lovin' the plum patina myself. Chemical reaction gone agly but kind of nice.

How does it shoot with the new monster tube/shroud? Looks hell bent for solid.
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Haven't taken it out yet. I sort of pre-plan my range trips with different guns, and the next trip out is with the .Vaquero and the P99. The DW's turn is in about 2 weeks.

But, it's calling out to me, and I might change my mind about which one goes with me next. I'll post more info here once I put a few rounds through it.

P.S> I don't have 300 guns. I live in California, and if I did own that many I'd probably be on Homeland Security's most "watched" list. ;)
 
Dude,
If you know, you know.
Most who include CTG seem not to.

No offense taken.
Denis
 
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