Dan Wesson 715 vs DW 15-2

[MikeInOr]

I have read that Dan Wesson revolvers have a shorter pull / trigger reset than most other double action revolvers.

I have never handled a Dan Wesson.

I have seen Jerry Miculek say he preferred Smith and Wesson revolvers due to their speed of trigger reset but I do not know him to have ever discussed length of trigger pull or length of trigger reset or Dan Wesson revolvers.

All of the above randomness being said, how do your Dan Wesson revolvers compare to Smith and Wesson or Ruger in terms of trigger pull and trigger reset?

Thank you.

-Stan

Dan Wesson revolvers have a "faster" double action trigger than my other revolvers. By "faster" I mean that the trigger has a shorter pull (and reset by default) but is a little heavier. Basically the DW's are just geared a little differently with a different mechanical advantage. The DA pull on my 744 is very smooth and I am quite fond of it compared to my other revolvers but I have quite long and strong hands so don't really notice the extra bit of trigger weight..

The SA trigger on my 744 is as good as the best S&W triggers I have ever shot which I am pretty sure worked over by a smith... and it is a LOT better than most of the S&W and Ruger SA pulls I have shot.

 

[stanley_white]

Dan Wesson revolvers have a "faster" double action trigger than my other revolvers. By "faster" I mean that the trigger has a shorter pull (and reset by default) but is a little heavier. Basically the DW's are just geared a little differently with a different mechanical advantage. The DA pull on my 744 is very smooth and I am quite fond of it compared to my other revolvers but I have quite long and strong hands so don't really notice the extra bit of trigger weight..

The SA trigger on my 744 is as good as the best S&W triggers I have ever shot which I am pretty sure worked over by a smith... and it is a LOT better than most of the S&W and Ruger SA pulls I have shot.

Thank you!

-Stan

 

[Viper1357]

A bit off topic, but a slight justification for the stainless costing more... At least the new model.
I'd grown up in the 70's dreaming of one day owning a blued DW .357 (pistol-pac) and/or a Colt Python 6" blued. Well neither ever materialized, and now nearly 50 years later (err this year) whilst saving up for a 2020 Colt Python (more like just being on waiting lists..lol) I stumbled upon the newer DW 715 in stainless steel. I was also taken back by the updated expensive price but also realized how much the Colt Python I was waiting for costs! So, Once I saw and handled the new DW 715 in person at the (traveled a bit..lol) lgs, I remembered the same feeling back in the 70's as a kid wanting the original DW vented .357 and decided that back then I wanted the DW more, so now I finally had my chance and I snapped it up. Then I decided to create my own updated DW 715 stainless 'Pistol-Pac' and got on the CZ DW webstore 'email when back in stock' list for add'l bbls and shrouds. So, yes it does seem very expensive since the old days, but pretty much in line with other stainless revolvers of higher quality, and where else can you get a high quality modern .357 magnum revolver with user changeable barrels?


So here is my 6" DW 715 with the additional barrels I purchased separately when CZ DW got them back in stock sometime back. The case comes with the additional molded barrel places as I believe it can be purchased as a set as well as just the 6" version. I added the 2.5" which wouldn't be part of the kit (Pac) otherwise.




And for nostalgia's sake I found and bought this 'new old stock' DW walnut wood grip that might have been on the one I wanted back in the 70's

 

[hemiram]

I wouldn't mind having one of those new 715 cases. They are light years ahead of the old tan foam box my 715 came in. I need to see if CZ will sell me one at a sane price..

 

[MikeInOr]

And for nostalgia's sake I found and bought this 'new old stock' DW walnut wood grip that might have been on the one I wanted back in the 70's

I didn't even want a Dan Wesson revolver when I read a review of them back in the 80's. Being barely more than a kid at the time the thought that I could ever afford one never even occurred to me. It was more of a "that sounds cool for someone". Fast forward to couple of years ago when I was set on getting a S&W 625 in 45 Colt and I came across a DW 744 for $700. I drove 4 hours each way after the seller agreed to $650 and I haven't missed owning a 625 in the least!