Need help with new revolver!

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I have recently inherited my first revolver and I am finding little or no info on it. It is a Dan Wesson Firearms , Model 460, 460 Rowland, Serial No.: R00080. This is my first post so I will a temp to upload a few photos,
Second question is , the Gus has sat in a closet for years, what should I use to clean the gun? It has looks like it has a barrel inside of a barrel and a special tool is required to remove the inner barrel.
Third question is, what rounds can I shoot out of this gun if I should even shoot it? 45acp, .....
What's it worth.. Sorry so many questions but new to the revolver game, a lot different from m+p and ar's I'm use to.
 

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What you have is a Dan Wesson .460 Rowland, a wildcat cartridge. I don't know what rounds are interchangable, if any.

The barrel has a nut at the muzzle that requires a special wrench to remove. After the nut is removed, the outer shroud can be slipped off, then the barrel unscrewed fromthe frame.

As to cleaning, barrel removal is not necessary, just swing out the cylinder and hold it open while passing cleaning patches through the bore. I use Hoppe's No. 9 fro cleaning, though there are other products that do just as well. Swab out each chamber with a patch soaked in solvent also. Follow the soaked patches with a dry patch and you've cleaned the gun.

To open the cylinder, in case you don't know, press down on the latch just in front of the cylinder and swing the cylinder out. Ease it out and also ease it back in, don't slam the cylinder around, also known aa "Kojaking the gun."

I'm not familiar with the Dan Wesson, maybe somebody here can tell you better.

Bob Wright

P.S. The gun is not a collector's item. Its value is that of a used gun, but probably could bring $600~$700.
 
Thanks

Thank you for your time, any idea on where to purchase that barrel tool? I see small amounts of surface rust if you look closely , I would love to disassemble and truly clean the gun up

Thanks again
 
I would love to disassemble and truly clean the gun up
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Don't.

Unless you are very familiar with the inner workings of a revolver, removing the barrel and sideplate is not recommended. You'll end up with a mess on your hands that will require either a ton of time to reassemble or a decent gunsmith.

Swab out the barrel with a decent gun oil or lead remover if necessary, clean under the ejector star, wipe down the outside and call it a day. Go very, very light on the oil too.
 
You can probaly get the barrel wrench form somepne like Midway or Cabela's, or maybe Dan Wesson. You will need a feeler gauge also for correct headspacing when replacing the barrel. Contact Dan Wesson Arms for information.

There should be no surface rust, the gun is stainless steel. Whatever stain you see should wipe away with solvent.

Dan Wessons barrels can be interchanged easily, so no problem there. But do avoid trying to go too far. As i recall, the Dan Wesson doesn't have a side plate, but not too sure about that.

Bob Wright

P.S. Google "Gun Parts" for sources of tools. Maybe Brownell's also.
 
Thanks

Thanks, debating on just spending the money to have a good gunsmith shake it down, and I'll put it away for a Dirty Harry tribute shoot, on revolvers, I'm sure there are different frames, it has houge grips on it now, they are prolly 20 yeas old and still comfy, but for the once in a while I would shoot this I would like to have new wood grips or old, is there a type size I should buy, sorry I'm a rooke
 
I wish somebody who knew Dan Wessons would jump in here!

I'm about to the end of my rope.

But try Hogue grips as they also make wood (albeit stabilized wood) grips and may have one for your gun.

Bob Wright
 
The Dan Wesson, like the Ruger DA, has no side plate. Colt and Smith 7 Wesson revolvers have a removeable side plate on the frame to gain access to the action parts, the "innards" of the revolver.

Go to Gun Parts Corporation web site and open schematics on Dan Wesson, Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers to see how side plates are utilized.

Bob Wright
 
FWIW, the feeler gauge is used to set the barrel-cylinder gap, not the headspace, which is not altered by changing the barrel. In the DW, the part that looks like a barrel is simply a barrel shroud. The actual barrel is inserted into the shroud, screwed into the frame at the rear, then a nut installed on the front end to tension it and retain it in the shroud. This allows the use of different barrel and shroud lengths on the same frame.

The DW system with its interchangeable barrels and grips is one of those ideas that sounded good when someone said it fast. In theory, a police officer could have a 5" barrel duty gun with a full grip in his holster, come home, install a 3" barrel and small grip, and be ready for a evening out. Didn't happen. Most owners set the gun up as they wanted and left it, buying another, smaller, gun for concealed carry.

That being said, the guns are quite good, very reliable and accurate, provided the barrel is installed and torqued up properly.

Jim
 
Thanks
Thank you for your time, any idea on where to purchase that barrel tool? I see small amounts of surface rust if you look closely , I would love to disassemble and truly clean the gun up

Thanks again
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Mr. Wright covered it very well. Yet let me add, if you are seeing surface rust in the barrel, a brass barrel brush dipped in #9 can be used to remove the rust. If the rust is on the surface of the revolver, get yourself some Mothers Mag Polish and use it to lightly clean and polish the OUTSIDE of your revolver. Apply the Mothers with your finger tip buff off with a soft cotton rag.
 
Great info

Thanks you all for the great info, I'm sure I will learn as I go, but thanks for the head start! new to the revolver world, anyone know what the 460 was designed for? My not just make a 44 mag revolver? Speaks look close? Also can I shoot 44 mag from this gun?
 
I've had no experience with the .460 Rowland, but think it was an attempt to magnumize the .45 ACP, more or less. Designed, I think, for autoloading pistols.

My data shows you can fire .45 ACP, .45 Super, and .45 Winchester Magnum ammunition in your gun. It will not take .44 Magnum ammunition.

Bob Wright
 
As James K pointed out, there was a lot of stuff you could replace on Dan Wesson revolvers. Not only different barrel lengths were offered, but different barrel shrouds with different weights such as full lug, solid or vented ribs, etc. etc.

The barrel you show on your gun is slotted to lighten the weight and aid cooling of the barrel. And, yes, revolver barrels do get hot with magnum ammunition and a long revolver match.

Bob Wright
 
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