Originally Posted by BC38

I had no idea there was anything unusual about it until I read this article. Guess even a blind hog finds an acorn every now & then.

Given that the dash 6 started production in 2004 with the 2-piece barrel, I have no a clue how mine - built 7 years later in 2011 - ended up with a heavy barrel.

The owner of the LGS where I bought it said that he sold it new to the original owner, including selling them the Crimson Trace grips. So the probability that it underwent a barrel swap seems unlikely to me.

Maybe S&W found a few stainless 38 caliber barrels lying around in the factory somewhere and decided to put them to good use.