PugetSound5
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Hi. I have a couple of questions regarding a Dan Wesson model 15VH (of Monson MA manufacture). And yes, it’s a beauty and I can see myself buying a new DW pistol pack in the future.
Trigger feels good too.
I’d like some info on the proper use of the feeler gauge. I feel, after doing it a few times, that the gauge (0.06) has to left between the barrel (forcing cone; is that what’s that portion of the barrel is called?) and the cylinder until the shroud assembly has been tightened (but please correct me if I’m wrong on that point).
Now, what I have for a manual is the reprint of a magazine article, which says that the barrel should be “hand-tight” against the gauge. My question is, how tight? Should the gauge be removable without any forcing, meaning that you’d tighten the barrel just so against the gauge and then un-tighten it just a tad to let the gauge pull without forcing? Or should the barrel be tight enough against the gauge that there is friction when the gauge is pulled out? This last procedure does not quite feel right to me…
The other question is about grips. I have looked at the system by removing the grip on mine and it’s pretty nifty but… are grips for this older model still made? By whom? Or better yet is Wesson Firearms still using that same system on the new guns?
Finally, I read about the transfer bar safety and it said that it protects against the “accidental” fall of the hammer. Anyone care to explain this one?
Thanks in advance for the info,
PS5
Trigger feels good too.
I’d like some info on the proper use of the feeler gauge. I feel, after doing it a few times, that the gauge (0.06) has to left between the barrel (forcing cone; is that what’s that portion of the barrel is called?) and the cylinder until the shroud assembly has been tightened (but please correct me if I’m wrong on that point).
Now, what I have for a manual is the reprint of a magazine article, which says that the barrel should be “hand-tight” against the gauge. My question is, how tight? Should the gauge be removable without any forcing, meaning that you’d tighten the barrel just so against the gauge and then un-tighten it just a tad to let the gauge pull without forcing? Or should the barrel be tight enough against the gauge that there is friction when the gauge is pulled out? This last procedure does not quite feel right to me…
The other question is about grips. I have looked at the system by removing the grip on mine and it’s pretty nifty but… are grips for this older model still made? By whom? Or better yet is Wesson Firearms still using that same system on the new guns?
Finally, I read about the transfer bar safety and it said that it protects against the “accidental” fall of the hammer. Anyone care to explain this one?
Thanks in advance for the info,
PS5