Well my Monson, MA DW 715 is completely toast. The barrel split which unfortunately split the frame
I am beyond pissed at myself (because I had considered replacing the barrel since the throat was eroded only after 1500ish rounds) and at DW. I had been in contact with Bob at DW expressing my concerns with the barrel throat getting eroded and he said:
“Andrew, This seems to be the new normal on barrel wear, I have been told it’s because of the recycling of the steel. I don’t know, I’ve seen barrels with thousands of rounds through them with no wear and then some with hundreds of rounds with wear. Heavy hunting loads and hand loads will cause erosion but I have seen this with target loads also. I have been told they are safe to shoot and will last, they just don’t look like the will . I realize I haven’t answered your question but that’s the best I have at this time. Keep me posted on how it performs and if it gets any worse.”
So because of their shitty QC on the steel I’m out a $800+ gun that is next to impossible to get in this state.
Not to sound entitled but the amount of money I’ve given DW on custom shrouds and action work, I feel like I should get a discount on one of their new 715’s and/or at no cost.
So pissed.
I had also been in contact with someone on the Dan Wesson forum who is having the same issues with the erosion and purchased a barrel the same time I did (July 2019) and he also said that his first Dan Wesson revolver blew up because the barrel wasn’t heat treated. I’ve got a couple emails to him asking what Dan Wesson did to resolve that but haven’t heard back yet
@dhuze now you can really say I broke a gun officially!!
It definitely seems like my barrel wasn’t heat treated either. Any metallurgists here??
I am beyond pissed at myself (because I had considered replacing the barrel since the throat was eroded only after 1500ish rounds) and at DW. I had been in contact with Bob at DW expressing my concerns with the barrel throat getting eroded and he said:
“Andrew, This seems to be the new normal on barrel wear, I have been told it’s because of the recycling of the steel. I don’t know, I’ve seen barrels with thousands of rounds through them with no wear and then some with hundreds of rounds with wear. Heavy hunting loads and hand loads will cause erosion but I have seen this with target loads also. I have been told they are safe to shoot and will last, they just don’t look like the will . I realize I haven’t answered your question but that’s the best I have at this time. Keep me posted on how it performs and if it gets any worse.”
So because of their shitty QC on the steel I’m out a $800+ gun that is next to impossible to get in this state.
Not to sound entitled but the amount of money I’ve given DW on custom shrouds and action work, I feel like I should get a discount on one of their new 715’s and/or at no cost.
So pissed.
I had also been in contact with someone on the Dan Wesson forum who is having the same issues with the erosion and purchased a barrel the same time I did (July 2019) and he also said that his first Dan Wesson revolver blew up because the barrel wasn’t heat treated. I’ve got a couple emails to him asking what Dan Wesson did to resolve that but haven’t heard back yet
@dhuze now you can really say I broke a gun officially!!
It definitely seems like my barrel wasn’t heat treated either. Any metallurgists here??