PPC style revolvers

[SavageMOA]

I posted this in another forum, but I'm trying to get some more info.

Ok I know this may be an obvious question but I've fallen in love with Dan Wesson's PPC revolvers as well as the PPC "look." How does one get a hold of one of these style revolvers? Do they have to be specially done by a gunsmith? Because I can't seem to find any in any gun stores and they are rare online.

I want one kinda like this:

 

[krs]

I think Clark still builds them, and Brownell's carries .38 barrels and sight ribs..

I don't think there ever was a manufactured pistol that could be bought new but I could easily be wrong about that.

I've never seen a barrel like that before now and I've seen a lot of things.

 

[.38 Special]

Every once in a while a manufacturer will produce a "PPC-like" revolver. The last one I can think of was the Rossi Cyclops.

These are competition guns, though, with a very limited market. Making one to "competition standard" is an expensive undertaking, and making them for the mass market would almost certainly fail. Essentially, you have to buy a base gun, like a S&W Model 10, and then send it to a specialist. I had one made by Jarvis many years ago, and it was one of the finest and most enjoyable guns I have ever had. Stolen, a few years back. I keep meaning to have Alan Tanaka -- probably the most respected PPC builder around -- make me another one, but it ain't cheap...

Were I you, I'd simply keep an eye out on the auction sites. They come up with fair regularity and generally for a reasonable -- $500-$800 -- price range.

HTH!

 

[Deer Hunter]

Man that looks awesome.

 

[Beagle-zebub]

Just keep an eye on the used market. These pop up a lot, and since their hey-day is past, they are pleasantly inexpensive.

 

[SavageMOA]

I just love the way that large, flat-sided barrel looks. I guess I'll just have to hope that i'll eventually come across one that someone doesn't want anymore.

 

[9mmepiphany]

i see that it's a Dan Wesson and it looks familiar.

didn't Dan Wesson offer a competition barrel at one time? it would be an easy option to put into production as they already have the interchangable barrel...all it would take would be an additional shoud. their shouds slide straight on...so the rib would fit over the frame...and you'd tighten the barrel nut to tension the barrel.

they were trying to take advantage of their growing reputation for accurracy. i seem to remember that the problem was getting a good DA trigger pull on their M 15-2. with only surface hardening of the action parts, action tuning was tricky