2011 Dan Wesson .357

[jameslovesjammie]

I was on CZ's website today and just noticed a new addition under Dan Wesson! This is the first time a revolver has been under there in a LONG time!

http://cz-usa.com/assets/product-images/397/11%20DW%20715%20Proto_png_637x200_q85.png

No price point as of yet, but if they are built to Monson quality they will have NO problem selling them!

http://cz-usa.com/products/view/dw715/

[jameslovesjammie]

Page 20!!!!!

http://cz-usa.com/assets/files/CZ-USA_2011_Product_Catalog.pdf

[blaser.306]

I wonder if they will re offer any of their "big" guns in the future ? It appears as though there is enough spare room in the frame to insert a .357 max cylinder sometime in the future !

[Doc Highwall]

Seeing that picture brings back memories when I worked there in the 70's, when I left I was in charge of bluing all the guns. I use to average just over 250 guns a day.

[BD]

That frame looks a lot more like my 744 than my 15-2.

BD

[MtGun44]

Like I said . . . . .

Bill

[missionary5155]

Good morning
Well if they only sell the 357 that is better than nothing But they sure will miss the boat.
Get the Supermags in production ! Start with a 455. Then a couple hundred 414.

[Moonie]

I'm in for a 7445 to replace the one I had years ago.

[armed_partisan]

Awesome! I bought a 715 4" last year in anticipation of them re-releasing them, and now I can get new barrels, parts, and grips. Sweet!

[armed_partisan]

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! They have the spare barrels for sale in their store already, including Blued and Stainless, .357 and .44 Magnum barrels, 2.5"-10" barrels, but the 6" Stainless barrel and shroud combo costs $304! That's almost as much as I paid for the entire gun! The 8" version is $374 and the 10" is a whopping $433! Even the barrel wrench costs $43!
http://shop.cz-usa.com/C-30/BARRELSSHROUDS.aspx

[SethD]

Yes, unfortunately after cz bought dan wesson they decided everything they sold was made of gold. They forgot one of the great things about dan wesson was that it was a great gun at a reasonable price. Now it is a good gun at a high price, but there is a lot more competition in the price bracket they now try to sell dan wesson stuff at. Like you I can't justify spending as much for a new barrel as a whole gun would cost.

[armed_partisan]

According to the 30th edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values, the interchangeable barreled model 715's last MSRP in 1995 was $376, which is about $524.20 in 2009 dollars according to Westegg. It looks like the CZ-USA stuff might be going for TRIPLE that amount, double if we're lucky.

[sniper]

That is a 357 built on what used to be the .44 magnum frame, I think. The medium framed DW 357 that I owned in another lifetime was a real joy to shoot. Pity they haven't re-issued that one in stainless.

I once had a neighbor that had one with the 12 in. barrel! Of course, we all had our opinions about why he would even consider one that long, ;) but, that is a story for another day.

[Kskybroom]

A 6 in SS 44 barrel Rose wood grips
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