CZ Is Making Dan Wesson Revolvers Again

[Zundfolge]

I still contend that if the street price of these is greater than $800 then they won't sell and CZ will discontinue the line before the year is out.


The other big question hanging over their head is going to be quality ... DW's have come and gone in different forms over the years and the quality was not consistent (for example Monson Mass DW's are considered better made than the Palmer Mass guns).

In addition to coming in under $800, they better be Monson Mass quality guns or again, they won't sell and CZ will dump the line.

I remember when DW revolvers were current production guns, though, and don't see their return as being particularly exciting. Many examples seemed to sit in dealer cases back then and didn't carry much in the way of resale value.

Frankly I suspect this has always been one of the major reasons folk bought DWs ... you could find a new (but dusty) one in the back of the gun shop case and pick it up for what you'd pay for a similar Taurus (but end up with a S&W quality gun ... built Ruger tough).

The other reason people bought these was Pistol Packs (which apparently CZ is not going to do)

 

[hardluk1]

Time well tell but if enough people that want one remind cz what is expected and offer advise on other calibers maybe they will get the message. All have to admit that if these pistols sell for a price compairable to th 1911 and no priced like there cz line of pistol it will kill any long term sales. With only 500 being built the first year they will sell them It's going to be the following years that tell if they stay around awhile. The last run was reather high so we should probably not except any great prices.

 

[Chuck Perry]

Another service sized, 6 shot 357 Magnum revolver? Seriously? The hot ticket right now is 22LR versions of centerfire guns. Someone needs to introduce a reasonably priced full size double action 22LR revolver. DW offered a 22LR at one time, I believe on the same frame that CZ is going to manufacture for the reborn 715. Seems like a no brainer for CZ, if they can keep to cost down below the S&W 617.

 

[fastbolt]

The other reason people bought these was Pistol Packs (which apparently CZ is not going to do)

I think you're correct to some degree about the pistol packs when it came to enthusiasts wanting to use the same frame for different roles with different length barrels. The ability to change barrel lengths was a bit intriguing and enticing, but the overall size of the frame mitigated against the really short barrel length being practical ... unless you considered a wheelgun approx the size of a 2 1/2" Python being a "practical" concealment choice (and some folks did).

The potential for some owners to not properly secure the barrels was also something to consider. After all, some folks have a hard time replacing a lid on a jar.

The choice of caliber would seem to be a decent all-around choice, especially for the hand-loaders, although there's also been some improvement and variety when it comes to bullet design and weight in recent years. Maybe the silhouette and handgun hunting part of the market will find some interest in these new DW's.

Considering the size of the DW frame, it's too bad they didn't consider increasing the cylinder capacity to 7 or 8 rounds, though.

Personally, I never cared for the cylinder release being upfront on the yoke (crane, whatever some manufacturer cared to call it ).

I guess we'll learn more at the Shot Show. I may not care for the DW revolver, myself, and the quality has yet to be demonstrated, but I like seeing American-made revolvers remain within the market.

 

[Rexster]

I am interested. I had long wanted to get a good pre-owned .357 DW sixgun with the pistol pac. They have shown up occasionally at a large local dealer.

The aftermarket shrouds are interesting, too. This also has me thinking yet again of asking a highly talented local 'smith about the feasibility of adapting the DW barrels and shrouds to one of my several Ruger sixguns. Some 'smith used to do these conversions with S&W revolvers, in the 1980's, as I recall.

 

[carbuncle]

This is pretty cool, I'm a fan of DW revolvers. I'm not going to rush out and buy one of the new ones, but it does remind me to keep an eye out for the old DWs. I still regret selling my 6" barrel .357, that was a fine-shooting revolver.

 

[Zundfolge]

... but the overall size of the frame mitigated against the really short barrel length being practical ... unless you considered a wheelgun approx the size of a 2 1/2" Python being a "practical" concealment choice (and some folks did).

Hey, I resemble that remark.

 

[fastbolt]

Hey, I resemble that remark.

I figured I might elicit a response.

Admittedly, while I often carried an issued 4" M66 or a 4" M686 on my own time, as well as any number of Security/Service/Speed-Sixes and even later one a 5 1/2" Redhawk and a couple of N-frame .44's, I haven't belted on a medium or large frame revolver for concealment roles in some time.

I still take some of them out to the range upon occasion, if only to let the youngsters see that a Magnum revolver can still run with the pistols in the hands of a long time revolver shooter ... and usually run the course as fast, or faster, when it comes to rate of accurate fire/shot strings, losing time only on reloading (and not as much as many folks might suspect when it comes to regular pistols shooters who don't really practice or understand effective loading techniques with their hi-cap wonder pistols ).

The last time I cleared & maxed out a service pistol qual course-of-fire with a couple of my .44's, using full power heavy bullet weights (315gr JHP, as I recall, since I had some on hand), a couple of the other instructors came up to me and started reminiscing about when they used to carry revolvers on-duty, and one of them used to carry a S&W 44. Magnum as a motorcop.

Then I took a M66 2 1/2" out to the range and showed folks how it could be used with various Magnum loads to make accurate hits from the commonly used 3-11 yards drills out to 75 yards. It made me remember why I used to enjoy carrying an issued .357 Magnum ...

Glad to see you're keeping your older DW snub in good shape.

 

[hardluk1]

That dw looks pretty small to me. You might slip 8 22 mags into a 15 series cylinder not 357 just not that large. They are the same basic size as a combat masterpiece. How many DW owners can reload quicker than with a sw mid size. me me me. I have had both a model 10 sw and my dw 15 series for 34 years and i can reload quicker for sure with the dw. People just out think thereselfs sometimes and make things tougher than it really is.