roval
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Finally saw one in my lgs . I like the appearance but I wish they rounded off some of the sharp corners. The trigger seemed quite heavy but most reviews I see online liked the triggers.anybody with their own experience to share?
You might consider a lighter weight shroud for your 6" - makes a big difference between heavy & light shrouds.I have one with a 2 1/2 " and a 6 " barrel. The 2 1/2 is very accurate, as is the 6" but I like the short barrel more as the 6 is quite muzzle heavy. The action is different , but easy to get used to. Like mine.
I personally always prefer the heavy shrouds on DW guns. I have a 15-2 also, and have VH shrouds for both 4" and 6" barrels. I got the "pitted" 4" SS barrel and shroud for about half what a "perfect" one would have cost. Funny thing was, a couple of passes with a Lewis Lead Remover, and the "pits" disappeared, leaving the barrel "perfect". My next deal was on a 6" VH blued shroud and barrel that the previous owner used red loctite on, and getting the nut off was a huge hassle.
I had to use heat AND a lot of muscle to get it off. When it finally broke loose, it had a strip of Loctite that hung off the nut threads. I pulled it off as soon as it got cool enough to handle and then soaked the nut in nail polish remover for about a half hour. The barrel tube had almost no Loctite in the threads at all, which seemed odd. Once the nut and barrel were "clean", the nut went on and off nicely.IIRC, heat is the recommended method to release red Loctite. I only use blue, but some claim it doesn't work well for small diameter bolts/screws. I've never had any problems, so.....
Did you send it back for repairs? The new DW has been pretty good about that.I had an original 715 that was incredibly accurate. It did have a timing issue I couldn't resolve.