https://www.gunbroker.com/item/901998292
Because I have deep personal connections with Monson, MA, I have always wanted a Dan Wesson. I am not a collector or anything, so I don't care if it is correct or perfect. I will lug it around the woods and shoot it and beat it up. I wanted a Monson Dan Wesson that fit the budget, that was my standard.
Here's my main question to the knowledgeable: is this actually a 38 special? It says so on the barrel, but I half guess it's actually a 357 frame with a non-original barrel/shroud. I say this because the frame is marked "15," and I thought model 15's were 357.
Two subsidiary questions: if it is a 357 with a 38 special barrel, is there any reason not to shoot 357's through it? (Like, are the 38 special barrels/forcing cones/whatever weaker than 357?)
If it is a 38 special, is +p OK despite no such marking? (I can't imagine not, but what I don't know about revolvers is.......well, almost everything.)
And an unrelated question: does anyone know if that front sight is replaceable with GP100 sights? I read that it is, but that was on the internet.
Thanks!