Blammer - Gun Blog

This is a repost from my former blog: Gunnergrummz. We’ll be transfering some of the more useful stuff over the next few days.

The Dan Wesson is just about my favorite revolver with its interchangeable and highly accurate barrel system and massive frame and mean looking underlug. Smithing information on this gun is hard to come by, so here is a useful one for takedown:

There are very few sources of gunsmithing information availble for the Dan Wesson VH8 models. Here are mine as confirmed by the factory:

Dan Wesson Disassembly Instructions

1. Remove rear sight by punching out the retaining pin (this is to make hammer reinsertion later easier).
2. Remove the grips.
3. Pull the hammer back and tighten the 3/48th screw 1 or 2 turns to capture the hammer.*
4. Pull trigger to release the hammer into its captured position.
5. Pound out the hammer pivot pin left to right.
6. Pull trigger and lift hammer straight up out of its slot.
7. Punch out the trigger guard.
8. Remove half-moon lock on lower crane leg. use needle nose pliers to remove the crane lock.
9. Hold revolver upside down and work cylinder back and forth on crane to remove it.
10. Remove cylinder and crane assembly.
11. Unscrew the ejector rod, spinning it counter-clockwise.
12. Use empty cleaning rod to remove the main spring guide bye inserting the empty end over the spring guide where the guide meets the hammer. compress the spring and unscrew the 3/48 screw.

*On my own Dan Wesson, turning this screw did not capture the hammer, nor could I see how it would be possible. Your mileage may vary.