Gotta just love the detail in that report, must have taken several seconds to come up with that. Also love the fellow who sent one back twice because it had "loosened up". Must have been just to much work to read the owners manual and the section on how to adjust the B/C gap and properly tighten the barrel and shroud to the frame.

The fact is the Dan Wesson revolvers were different in some key areas than most revolvers. The lock was on the crane because that location puts the lock at the location closest to the barrel, helping to insure accurate alignment between the cylinder and barrel. It also features a spring loaded ball detent at the rear of the cylinder so that End Shake just cannot happen. It also features a minimalist lockwork that is very easy to access and repair.

Downside is the leverage points for Double Action and the Coil Mainspring mandate a DA trigger weight much heavier than what can be achieved with a well tuned S&W. Sometimes and old fashioned Leaf Spring really is the better answer. The Barrel also needs to be checked for tightness at every cleaning, an easy task if you have the wrench originally supplied with these revolvers.

Sum it up and like any other revolver it's a mix of positives and negatives. Where the Dan Wesson's excelled was in Precision Single Action shooting. Some reports I saw and heard about back in the 70's was that with a scope and a sandbag a very good handgun shooter could shoot sub 1 inch groups at 100 yards.