Who likes pork chops?
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Actually, this is a 15. The model 12 is the more unusual looking pre-cursor to the model 15. Big honkin adjustable sights, and a barrel nut that looks like a gear at the muzzle end, though also with the 'pork chop' barrel shroud. The 12's (and 11's) were only made for a short time and were replaced by the original pork chop 15's, which are nearly identical to the final configuration - the 15-2. There were 15-1's in there as well, but I think they were more of a transitional model.
This is my first pork chop, all my other Dan's are -2 era guns
This is my first pork chop, all my other Dan's are -2 era guns
Nick,
It's called a Pork Chop because of the lower edge of the barrel shroud, it has a 'ledge' on it to keep it lined up with the frame. Later models used a roll pin on the frame and an index hole on the barrel shroud to line the two up.
Dan Wesson revolver feature removable, replaceable barrels. So you can have a single gun with various barrel lengths, that you can change yourself in moments with the provided tools. The company was named after one of the two founders, Dan Wesson, who happens to be the great grandson (and name sake) of Daniel B. Wesson, one of the two founders of his own gun company - Smith & Wesson.
These guns were quite popular in silhouette shooting in the late 70's and early 80's. The company changed hands a few times after Dan Wesson's death and really always had trouble keeping things together. They are currently better know for their semi-custom 1911 pattern pistols. At the present time they are owned by CZ.
The story is that the non-traditional location of the cylinder latch results in better cylinder alignment which adds to the inherent accuracy of the Dan Wesson revolver. The way the barrel threads into the frame, then is pulled tight to the shroud at the muzzle end causes a uniform tension across the length of the barrel, which is also said to aid in accuracy. Lots of things were done in a deliberate and intentional way by guys who knew how to build solid guns.
The cylinder release is a bit weird at first. After a while it becomes second nature. I don't even think about it any more when I shoot mine. I'd love to get a large frame some time, but they tend to go for so much money that I'd rather spend a bit more and get a Freedom Arms. Great guns.
Nicely put!
I never owned one but they always impressed me as handsome looking guns, accurate, and real shooters in that you could put *lots* of rounds through one without fear of harming it or shooting it loose.
I always had a desire to get the 'pistol pack' with all the barrels. The price today makes me hesitate.
Very nice find!!!
I agree, the cost of the pistol pac is out of control. I bought one earlier this year from my trusted local source, but even with the good deal they gave me it was still a lot more than I usually like to spend on my stuff.
silvermane_1
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darn, i thought this thread was about wheelguns and their owners that have Prork chop Sideburns, or BBQ wheelguns and BBQ Pork chops.
micromontenegro
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Love them porkchops! Here's mine:
I have since added the broomhandle stock to go with the snub barrel.
I have since added the broomhandle stock to go with the snub barrel.
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I'm noticing mine has an unusual rear sight. It's lower than any other 15's or 15-2's I've ever seen. It's held on with two screws instead of a hex screw and a pin, and my front sight looks odd in its height and placement. It's possible this is a 14 that was converted to adjustable sights, but if it was, it has been re-blued. Also the top side plate screw is a slotted screw. A normal DW side plate screw won't fit it, but it's doesn't look like a repair.
That was my initial thought as well, but even the 14's have a 'hump' around the rear sight notch. Would it be practical for somebody to pay to have the top of the frame chopped down and reblued, just to add an adjustable sight? It would seem like a simpler job to mill a small notch and drill a pin retainer hole for a factory sight. Clearly this doesn't look to be factory, but I don't get the motivation for going through the effort/expense to do this to a gun when there were factory guns with adjustable sights.
Now I have to look at my DW M-12 and M-15 to see if the pork chops fit on the M-15. That Hogue Monogrip ? Try it first. Both mine wear Pachmayrs.
That looks like an S&W rear sight on that one DW. The cylinder release is postioned just right to be operated by the left thumb. And, yes, they are good shooters.
That looks like an S&W rear sight on that one DW. The cylinder release is postioned just right to be operated by the left thumb. And, yes, they are good shooters.
I don't know about practicality or economics, but those have frequently been at the bottom of the list of requirements for many shooters. I've been guilty of this myself just to get something that, to me, is "Just Right".
What does the front sight look like? I'm wondering if someone didn't want a specific front sight & had to get the S&W look alike rear to go with it for the "perfect" sight picture. Some machining would be involved anyway so it might not have cost that much more to go the whole hog?
A bit like this, but not quite. I really liked the EWK fiber-optic front sight, so I made a different color fiber-optic rear as none existed then. Grips & sights (who'da thunk it?) are the most popular things to mess with on a revolver.
What does the front sight look like? I'm wondering if someone didn't want a specific front sight & had to get the S&W look alike rear to go with it for the "perfect" sight picture. Some machining would be involved anyway so it might not have cost that much more to go the whole hog?
A bit like this, but not quite. I really liked the EWK fiber-optic front sight, so I made a different color fiber-optic rear as none existed then. Grips & sights (who'da thunk it?) are the most popular things to mess with on a revolver.