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I've been refusing to buy one of the new DW revolvers until I can see an fondle it. One of my LGS's does a lot of CZ business and I had asked them to see if they could get one in for me and when I went in to shoot today they pulled it out from the back room and there it was. Serial number under 400, no "pre production" stuff, just brand new in it's really nice case.
So on to the gun. It's a beauty, very solid and the stainless had a really nice finish to it. The cylinder release is in the front of the cylinder, as all DW's are, and it was a bit balky at first but after a few dozen rounds it operated very smoothly. The DA trigger is very nice, probably a pound or 2 more than my SW PC revolvers but just as smooth with zero glitches or "bumps" as you pull it and just the slightest amount of stacking. The SA pull is perfect, 4 lbs and breaking glass.
Really outstanding case. Probably the best gun case I've ever gotten on a new gun.
I wasn't planning on buying a new gun so I didn't have any reloads with me and had to buy some PMC 38 sp ammo to shoot, and it's not the most accurate of loads. The target picture is about 3 cylinders worth of shooting before I'd cleaned the gun or adjusted the sights or anything else. Beautiful sights btw, very high quality. I didn't shoot very well today so combined with my off day and the factory ammo the results weren't too hot (even shooting my EAA Witness and HK45 I didn't shoot well and I always shoot those guns well). Bottom line, I don't doubt that if I'm having a typical day and shooting my loads I'm going to get very good results with this gun. I also need to get a full cleaning into it and readjust the barrel attachment and make sure all is snug.
As an old wheelie guy I'm just tickled to death to have the new DW revolver in my grubby mitts. As much as I love SW's and like the Ruger revolvers we need another good revolver on the market and this is it.
The gun ran me 1150, which may wind up being a high price in a year or 2 if prices keep falling. At the same time my buddy at the LGS said that DW is never going to run high volumes of this gun and he thinks the price will only go up when people realize the quality of the gun. Who knows. I do know that the gun seems worth every penny I paid for it and I'm really happy to finally have one.
The pics:
So on to the gun. It's a beauty, very solid and the stainless had a really nice finish to it. The cylinder release is in the front of the cylinder, as all DW's are, and it was a bit balky at first but after a few dozen rounds it operated very smoothly. The DA trigger is very nice, probably a pound or 2 more than my SW PC revolvers but just as smooth with zero glitches or "bumps" as you pull it and just the slightest amount of stacking. The SA pull is perfect, 4 lbs and breaking glass.
Really outstanding case. Probably the best gun case I've ever gotten on a new gun.
I wasn't planning on buying a new gun so I didn't have any reloads with me and had to buy some PMC 38 sp ammo to shoot, and it's not the most accurate of loads. The target picture is about 3 cylinders worth of shooting before I'd cleaned the gun or adjusted the sights or anything else. Beautiful sights btw, very high quality. I didn't shoot very well today so combined with my off day and the factory ammo the results weren't too hot (even shooting my EAA Witness and HK45 I didn't shoot well and I always shoot those guns well). Bottom line, I don't doubt that if I'm having a typical day and shooting my loads I'm going to get very good results with this gun. I also need to get a full cleaning into it and readjust the barrel attachment and make sure all is snug.
As an old wheelie guy I'm just tickled to death to have the new DW revolver in my grubby mitts. As much as I love SW's and like the Ruger revolvers we need another good revolver on the market and this is it.
The gun ran me 1150, which may wind up being a high price in a year or 2 if prices keep falling. At the same time my buddy at the LGS said that DW is never going to run high volumes of this gun and he thinks the price will only go up when people realize the quality of the gun. Who knows. I do know that the gun seems worth every penny I paid for it and I'm really happy to finally have one.
The pics:
