Poll: How many frequenting this board own a Dan Wesson? - Page 2

Jim Richardson · 01-21-2005, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rr4406pak

I own a stainless Dan Wesson Revolver from the 1980's in .357 Mag with the 6" barrel. Big wood grips on it. Where can I find the Model number on it?

Most likely it is a 715. Where was it made?

raskolnikov_22 · 01-23-2005, 09:28 AM

Just became a DW revolver owner with a 44-V6. It possesses an exquisite blue finish and the hand filling DW wood grips are way cool!

rr4406pak · 01-24-2005, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Most likely it is a 715. Where was it made?

It says Monson, Mass U.S.A. on the right side below the cylinder.

Does this give any clues?

Thanks!

Jim Richardson · 01-25-2005, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rr4406pak

Quote:

Most likely it is a 715. Where was it made?

It says Monson, Mass U.S.A. on the right side below the cylinder.

Does this give any clues?

Thanks!

Yup. It's a 715, probably 715-2.

rr4406pak · 01-25-2005, 05:19 AM

Is there any way to tell for certain from markings on the gun?

I have the original box too. Did they print any useful info on there or were they generic?

Do you have any idea how much this gun is worth in perfect condition with the box and tools that came with it? It is the 6" barrel in stainless with the vented rib and there's a big chunk of square metal beneath the barrel going all the way to the end. Has big wood grips (no checkering) with tiger stripped looking grain with a bronze medallion in the middle that says DW.

Any help is appreciated.

Shoots nice.

Thanks again!

Kukri4302 · 01-25-2005, 04:21 PM

rr,
Saw one this weekend for $650 at a gun show & I could have got it for less.I was offered $150 for my blued 4"DW.LOL,you couldn't buy it from me for $600,I love shooting this gun!One bad thing you have to accept, if you are trying to sell,people right now ,MOSTLY want AUTOMATICS,something that is light & can shoot 15 or 16 times!They consider REVOLVERS passe,guns OLD TIMERS shoot.I have an AUTO but I'm keeping & shooting my DW.It goes BANG everytime & hits where I aim,6shots if ok with me!
Jim

Three44s · 02-27-2005, 02:52 PM

Last January, I bought a Blued "new condition" Dan Wesson in .41 Mag.

It's a 6" with a vent rib and the heavy under rib.

The grips are the wooden no finger grooved and they as well as the gun is STUNNING!!!!

I also bought a 8 3/8" barrel Smith 57-1 at the same time and its in excellent condition as well.

Could not believe the value in the Dan Wesson ...... got it for $275!!

The guys in the Smith forum could not believe that I did not pack it home right then but I savored it for a couple of days. The day after I bought it, another guy walked in and .......... it was gone! WHEW!

Three 44s

loco41911 · 03-01-2005, 03:26 PM

I have a Dan Wesson Patriot in 45ACP, I am extreamly happy with it fit and finish are the best.

aw93se · 04-09-2005, 10:50 AM

I have two 15-2, one 38 and one 357

ira41magfan · 05-03-2005, 08:27 AM

I have one, it's 414 supermag but don't shoot it much. I haven't a place to shoot beyond 25 yards and that's not much of a challenge for that revolver.

Grizer · 05-28-2005, 07:18 PM

Only one, 357, 2" model 14.

10mm_Bob · 05-28-2005, 09:07 PM

I have the Patriot Commander Bobtail (PT-CBOB) in 10mm, and a brand new Razorback (also 10mm) on the way.

kjhoren · 05-29-2005, 04:51 PM

Dan Wesson Revolver owner checking in. I have a 744VH which is a large frame blued .44 Magnum with interchangeable ported barrels. This is a awesome revolver.

I'm hoping to acquire a Razorback 10mm 1911 some day......

raskolnikov_22 · 05-30-2005, 08:24 AM

Any updates on the status of CZ/Dan Wesson? They made some fine quality handguns.

SR · 06-02-2005, 06:50 PM

I own a Model 15 (Monson, MA manufacture) .357 Mag with a 6" vent barrel and a PTE-EXP 1911 in 10mm with adjustable sights, a blued slide and stainless frame (thanks Bob Serva).

doublesharp · 06-20-2005, 01:24 PM

I just bought a DW .357 2 1/2" vent rib fixed rear sight, red ramp front sight Monson Ma. Has smaller walnut grips with round DW emblems. Hardly used. I gave $200. Does this sound like a model 14? Any way to tell for sure? Thanks

Grizer · 06-20-2005, 05:19 PM

Yep, you got a model 14, 15 has adjustable rear sight. They made the 14 & 15 with dogleg or porkchop style shroud from 71 to 74, after that, they made new style shroud without dogleg.

JackOfAllTradesMaster@Nun · 10-27-2005, 07:21 PM

I have a model 15-V Pistol Pack. .357mag. Blue. Heavy lug. Ventilated shrouds. 8", 6", 4", 2" barrels.

http://www.cnw.com/~hotrod/Toys/GunStuf ... olPack.JPG

Love this pistol, but I must admit, it seems to have a bit of a timing problem. Double action trigger is one of the best I've got in a revolver. Single action is incredible. Belt buckle, jacket patch. Three sets of grips. Wood large. Finger groove. And Pacmyr's. Also the serialized case.

It's one of the more accurate revolvers I own.

-Steve

DaMaj · 10-31-2005, 07:34 AM

Own a Monson Era Model 15 Pistol Pac. Don't find myself changing barrels very often.

375supermag · 11-25-2005, 01:11 PM

Hi...

Brand new here...just stumbled across this forum looking for some on-line reloading data.

I was intriqued by the forums being delineated by manufacturer.
I happen to own two Dan Wesson revolvers.
One is a stainless .44 Mag with interchangeable barrels in 6" and 2" with smooth wooden grips.
The other is a blued gun in .375 Supermag with an 8 3/8" shrouded barrel with slots cut in the shroud.

I need to find reloading dies for the .375 Supermag. Any ideas?

Thanks for whatever help anyone can provide...

Feldhege · 01-26-2006, 01:20 PM

I have 2. One is a DW 357 (monson) with 4,6,and 8 barrels. The other is a 44Mag with 4 & 8 barrels. Hopefully I will find the 6 and have a nice set.

Wheelgunner · 02-09-2006, 05:31 AM

A 15-2 (Monson) in .357mag with 2,4,and 6" barrels

brownie bellows · 02-11-2006, 04:14 PM

I have:
2 Monson 357 15-2 models, one a pistol pak with 2", 4" 6" and 8" barrels
2 model 12 357 with "pork chop" barrels, one with old external nut and one with recessed nut, 2", 4" and 6" barrels.
1 CZ Pointman7 in stainless

pdethl01 · 02-19-2006, 10:14 AM

I own a 15-VH series pistol pack.
741VH6 41 magnum
744VH6 44 magnum
715VH6 357 magnum with Burris 2x scope.
15V4 with an extra 2"VH and 8"VH barrel, non fluted cylinder.
Bobtail in 45 ACP.

Gotta love the wessons.

riptidenj · 02-24-2006, 01:12 PM

I have a Model 12 with the original outisde barrel nut, a Model 15 Pistol
Pac.

mp mike · 02-28-2006, 07:56 PM

I own a 445 Super Mag

Allen Nivens · 03-01-2006, 04:50 PM

I posted here in Sept. '04 that I thought that I would like one in 45LC or 460 Rowland. Well, I found one on Gun Broker and will pick it up Saturday if everything goes as it should. Model 45V, 6" with the box and papers. It's like waiting for Christmas morning.

Allen Nivens · 03-01-2006, 04:52 PM

Double post

ops: Just excited about the new gun I guess.

MP1SG · 03-04-2006, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MP1SG

I have 3:

Pointman: Dave Pruitt, Seven, Panther

Oh, I added a CBOB to the DW family.

dferguson · 04-20-2006, 10:29 AM

I own a .45ACP Pointman - very accurate and well made with very tight fitand a quality built pistol - I bought a Colt Gold Cup for half the price when I bought the Pointman!

nrd515525 · 04-27-2006, 01:18 AM

Hi everyone!

I'm new here, first post.

I just bought another DW .357, this one is a 715, 6" VH Barrel, and three grips, I should get it today or tomorrow. Hope it's as nice as it looks. I'm already looking for a 4" VH barrel and shroud.

This will be my fifth model 15 going back to 1977 when I bought a near mint model 15-2, the nicest one by far of the four. The two I others I actually bought ranged from good condition to pretty nasty with a badly pitted barrel. I carried the nasty one at work as a bouncer/security guard in a Las Vegas casino, it functioned perfectly, and I didn't care if it got scratched up in a fight. And it sure did!

The fourth was built from a big box of parts I bought from an old guy back in 81 I think. He was closing up his gunshop and I asked him if he had DW parts. He comes up with a big box and tosses it on the counter and says, "Fifty bucks, it's yours!" I could see a 4" VH shroud, new, so I instantly gave him fifty bucks and spent an hour in my truck, looking through my treasure. There were more than enough parts to build a complete blued model 15, and I did just that when I got home. I ended up with a whole bunch of spare parts, and my "new" (the frame had use and a nasty scratch on the side) I took all the other stuff to the corner gunshop right down the street from me then, and traded all the rest for a 4" and a 6" VH barrels and shrouds.

At my peak, I had four model 15s, with 4" and 6" barrels and shrouds for all of them. Sadly, I sold them all off, and the nicest one, still in excellent shape went for part of a new PC about 10 years ago. A friend bought it, never shot it, and was supposed to give me first shot at buying it back. He forgot, and sold it to his cousin, who still has it.

Hopefully, the new one shoots as good as the others, and then I can look for another of my old favorites, a Browning BDA .380. Lots of them out there...

ArizonaCowboy · 08-06-2006, 09:17 PM

I recently picked up a CBOB in .45. My only "complaint" is that it might be a little to tightly fit,but thats nothing some shooting wont cure .Now I want to find someone to bob my SA.

BIRDZMAN · 11-22-2006, 02:45 PM

I have a stainless supermag. 8" bbl. 2x leupold 357 max converted to 44 rhino

nrd515525 · 09-12-2007, 12:34 AM

I have two DW revolvers:

A near mint Monson 715VH 6"

A decent enough Monson 15 V made from parts from several sources.

I had 4 other Model 15's in the past, ranging from a near mint one, to one I put together out of a huge box of parts I bought for $50.

flashbackk · 01-31-2008, 01:37 PM

I have a CBOB in 10mm. My 45's are now in the safe. I love that bobtail and the 10mm is a hammer.

Bearlaker · 02-03-2008, 09:21 AM

I own a 15-2 with 4" and 6" barrels and a side plate for a 715.

Morrisey · 02-04-2008, 01:44 PM

I have a CBOB in .45 Auto.

Tom

TangoRomeo · 02-08-2008, 01:29 PM

PM7 10MM

Irod · 03-18-2008, 11:57 AM

Mod. 15

Ohms Machine · 04-27-2008, 03:27 PM

Just picked up a DW CBOB .45 and realy like it. Very reliable.

View Poll Results: What are the dan wesson firearms you own?
Pistol (model and caliber.)	65	52.00%
Revolver (model & caliber.)	41	32.80%
I want a DW pistol (model & caliber.)	17	13.60%
I want a DW revolver (model & caliber.)	2	1.60%
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02-27-2005, 02:52 PM	#47
Three44s Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yakima, Washington Posts: 1	Newbie to this forum and Newbie to Dan Wesson Revolvers!! Last January, I bought a Blued "new condition" Dan Wesson in .41 Mag. It's a 6" with a vent rib and the heavy under rib. The grips are the wooden no finger grooved and they as well as the gun is STUNNING!!!! I also bought a 8 3/8" barrel Smith 57-1 at the same time and its in excellent condition as well. Could not believe the value in the Dan Wesson ...... got it for $275!! The guys in the Smith forum could not believe that I did not pack it home right then but I savored it for a couple of days. The day after I bought it, another guy walked in and .......... it was gone! WHEW! Three 44s

03-01-2005, 03:26 PM	#48
loco41911 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 4	DW I have a Dan Wesson Patriot in 45ACP, I am extreamly happy with it fit and finish are the best.

05-28-2005, 07:18 PM	#51
Grizer Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 7	DW revolvers Only one, 357, 2" model 14.

06-20-2005, 05:19 PM	#57
Grizer Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 7	DW ID For Doublesharp Yep, you got a model 14, 15 has adjustable rear sight. They made the 14 & 15 with dogleg or porkchop style shroud from 71 to 74, after that, they made new style shroud without dogleg.

01-23-2005, 09:28 AM	#42
raskolnikov_22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 285	Just became a DW revolver owner with a 44-V6. It possesses an exquisite blue finish and the hand filling DW wood grips are way cool!

01-25-2005, 05:19 AM	#45
rr4406pak Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Marion, New York U.S.A. Posts: 19	Is there any way to tell for certain from markings on the gun? I have the original box too. Did they print any useful info on there or were they generic? Do you have any idea how much this gun is worth in perfect condition with the box and tools that came with it? It is the 6" barrel in stainless with the vented rib and there's a big chunk of square metal beneath the barrel going all the way to the end. Has big wood grips (no checkering) with tiger stripped looking grain with a bronze medallion in the middle that says DW. Any help is appreciated. Shoots nice. Thanks again!

01-25-2005, 04:21 PM	#46
Kukri4302 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7	rr, Saw one this weekend for $650 at a gun show & I could have got it for less.I was offered $150 for my blued 4"DW.LOL,you couldn't buy it from me for $600,I love shooting this gun!One bad thing you have to accept, if you are trying to sell,people right now ,MOSTLY want AUTOMATICS,something that is light & can shoot 15 or 16 times!They consider REVOLVERS passe,guns OLD TIMERS shoot.I have an AUTO but I'm keeping & shooting my DW.It goes BANG everytime & hits where I aim,6shots if ok with me! Jim

04-09-2005, 10:50 AM	#49
aw93se Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 3	I have two 15-2, one 38 and one 357

05-03-2005, 08:27 AM	#50
ira41magfan Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Okie thru and thru Posts: 14	I have one, it's 414 supermag but don't shoot it much. I haven't a place to shoot beyond 25 yards and that's not much of a challenge for that revolver.

05-28-2005, 09:07 PM	#52
10mm_Bob Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Behind cover Posts: 2	I have the Patriot Commander Bobtail (PT-CBOB) in 10mm, and a brand new Razorback (also 10mm) on the way.

05-29-2005, 04:51 PM	#53
kjhoren Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 24	Dan Wesson Revolver owner checking in. I have a 744VH which is a large frame blued .44 Magnum with interchangeable ported barrels. This is a awesome revolver. I'm hoping to acquire a Razorback 10mm 1911 some day......

05-30-2005, 08:24 AM	#54
raskolnikov_22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 285	Any updates on the status of CZ/Dan Wesson? They made some fine quality handguns.

06-02-2005, 06:50 PM	#55
SR Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2	I own a Model 15 (Monson, MA manufacture) .357 Mag with a 6" vent barrel and a PTE-EXP 1911 in 10mm with adjustable sights, a blued slide and stainless frame (thanks Bob Serva).

06-20-2005, 01:24 PM	#56
doublesharp Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1	I just bought a DW .357 2 1/2" vent rib fixed rear sight, red ramp front sight Monson Ma. Has smaller walnut grips with round DW emblems. Hardly used. I gave $200. Does this sound like a model 14? Any way to tell for sure? Thanks

10-27-2005, 07:21 PM	#58
JackOfAllTradesMaster@Nun Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lynden, WA Posts: 5	I have a model 15-V Pistol Pack. .357mag. Blue. Heavy lug. Ventilated shrouds. 8", 6", 4", 2" barrels. http://www.cnw.com/~hotrod/Toys/GunStuf ... olPack.JPG Love this pistol, but I must admit, it seems to have a bit of a timing problem. Double action trigger is one of the best I've got in a revolver. Single action is incredible. Belt buckle, jacket patch. Three sets of grips. Wood large. Finger groove. And Pacmyr's. Also the serialized case. It's one of the more accurate revolvers I own. -Steve

10-31-2005, 07:34 AM	#59
DaMaj Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 19	Dan Wesson Owner Own a Monson Era Model 15 Pistol Pac. Don't find myself changing barrels very often.

11-25-2005, 01:11 PM	#60
375supermag Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1	Re: Dan Wesson Owner Hi... Brand new here...just stumbled across this forum looking for some on-line reloading data. I was intriqued by the forums being delineated by manufacturer. I happen to own two Dan Wesson revolvers. One is a stainless .44 Mag with interchangeable barrels in 6" and 2" with smooth wooden grips. The other is a blued gun in .375 Supermag with an 8 3/8" shrouded barrel with slots cut in the shroud. I need to find reloading dies for the .375 Supermag. Any ideas? Thanks for whatever help anyone can provide...

01-26-2006, 01:20 PM	#61
Feldhege Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sevierville, TN Posts: 9	I have 2. One is a DW 357 (monson) with 4,6,and 8 barrels. The other is a 44Mag with 4 & 8 barrels. Hopefully I will find the 6 and have a nice set.

02-09-2006, 05:31 AM	#62
Wheelgunner Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 15	A 15-2 (Monson) in .357mag with 2,4,and 6" barrels

02-11-2006, 04:14 PM	#63
brownie bellows Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2	my Dan Wessons I have: 2 Monson 357 15-2 models, one a pistol pak with 2", 4" 6" and 8" barrels 2 model 12 357 with "pork chop" barrels, one with old external nut and one with recessed nut, 2", 4" and 6" barrels. 1 CZ Pointman7 in stainless

02-19-2006, 10:14 AM	#64
pdethl01 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Guns I own I own a 15-VH series pistol pack. 741VH6 41 magnum 744VH6 44 magnum 715VH6 357 magnum with Burris 2x scope. 15V4 with an extra 2"VH and 8"VH barrel, non fluted cylinder. Bobtail in 45 ACP. Gotta love the wessons.

02-24-2006, 01:12 PM	#65
riptidenj Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7	I have a Model 12 with the original outisde barrel nut, a Model 15 Pistol Pac.

02-28-2006, 07:56 PM	#66
mp mike Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	I own a 445 Super Mag

03-01-2006, 04:50 PM	#67
Allen Nivens Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 5	I posted here in Sept. '04 that I thought that I would like one in 45LC or 460 Rowland. Well, I found one on Gun Broker and will pick it up Saturday if everything goes as it should. Model 45V, 6" with the box and papers. It's like waiting for Christmas morning.

03-01-2006, 04:52 PM	#68
Allen Nivens Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 5	Double post ops: Just excited about the new gun I guess.

04-20-2006, 10:29 AM	#70
dferguson Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 1	Dan Wesson I own a .45ACP Pointman - very accurate and well made with very tight fitand a quality built pistol - I bought a Colt Gold Cup for half the price when I bought the Pointman!

04-27-2006, 01:18 AM	#71
nrd515525 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toledo Posts: 3	Hi everyone! I'm new here, first post. I just bought another DW .357, this one is a 715, 6" VH Barrel, and three grips, I should get it today or tomorrow. Hope it's as nice as it looks. I'm already looking for a 4" VH barrel and shroud. This will be my fifth model 15 going back to 1977 when I bought a near mint model 15-2, the nicest one by far of the four. The two I others I actually bought ranged from good condition to pretty nasty with a badly pitted barrel. I carried the nasty one at work as a bouncer/security guard in a Las Vegas casino, it functioned perfectly, and I didn't care if it got scratched up in a fight. And it sure did! The fourth was built from a big box of parts I bought from an old guy back in 81 I think. He was closing up his gunshop and I asked him if he had DW parts. He comes up with a big box and tosses it on the counter and says, "Fifty bucks, it's yours!" I could see a 4" VH shroud, new, so I instantly gave him fifty bucks and spent an hour in my truck, looking through my treasure. There were more than enough parts to build a complete blued model 15, and I did just that when I got home. I ended up with a whole bunch of spare parts, and my "new" (the frame had use and a nasty scratch on the side) I took all the other stuff to the corner gunshop right down the street from me then, and traded all the rest for a 4" and a 6" VH barrels and shrouds. At my peak, I had four model 15s, with 4" and 6" barrels and shrouds for all of them. Sadly, I sold them all off, and the nicest one, still in excellent shape went for part of a new PC about 10 years ago. A friend bought it, never shot it, and was supposed to give me first shot at buying it back. He forgot, and sold it to his cousin, who still has it. Hopefully, the new one shoots as good as the others, and then I can look for another of my old favorites, a Browning BDA .380. Lots of them out there...

08-06-2006, 09:17 PM	#72
ArizonaCowboy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	I recently picked up a CBOB in .45. My only "complaint" is that it might be a little to tightly fit,but thats nothing some shooting wont cure .Now I want to find someone to bob my SA.

11-22-2006, 02:45 PM	#73
BIRDZMAN Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NC Posts: 2	I have a stainless supermag. 8" bbl. 2x leupold 357 max converted to 44 rhino

09-12-2007, 12:34 AM	#74
nrd515525 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toledo Posts: 3	I have two DW revolvers: A near mint Monson 715VH 6" A decent enough Monson 15 V made from parts from several sources. I had 4 other Model 15's in the past, ranging from a near mint one, to one I put together out of a huge box of parts I bought for $50.

01-31-2008, 01:37 PM	#75
flashbackk Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4	I have a CBOB in 10mm. My 45's are now in the safe. I love that bobtail and the 10mm is a hammer.

02-03-2008, 09:21 AM	#76
Bearlaker Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 3	I own a 15-2 with 4" and 6" barrels and a side plate for a 715.

02-04-2008, 01:44 PM	#77
Morrisey Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2	I have a CBOB in .45 Auto. Tom

02-08-2008, 01:29 PM	#78
TangoRomeo Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 30	PM7 10MM