My New 460 s&w

[handgunner308]

I recently Baught my very first revolver for hunting, s&w 460 xvr 10.5 inch barrel hunter stainless steel finish. Anyone at all real familular with this firearm? Its quite accurate from my research and my uncle owning one, I have only shot 20 rounds so far. Id like to know if anyone has tried any real target shooting with this revolver such as benchrest and scoped rigs, distances of 100-200 yard group sizes and ammunition used. Maybe any reloaders who reload this round can also share their rounds they have developed.
Another thing if possible would be any ways to improve accuracy like gunsmithing, such as a rifle shooter would free float the barrel, just any types of gunsmithing type modifications or adjustments that are easy to do at home or can be learned, Im pretty sure working as a machinist I can freefloat a rifle with no gunsmith needed. Even stuff like when ppl were putting the limbsaver recoil accuracy inhancer thing on their rifle barrels.
Just another thing I forgot to ask is best way to clean cylinder burn, I was told polish like mothers mag can potentionaly change the cylinder size ever so slightly, maybe the rough side of a dish sponge and some elbow grease work? I have only tried using a old brass barrel brush and scrubbed the cylinder face. Also theres a scratch on the cylinder not the face just the side can polish remove that? Is it worth it to further polish up the polished stainless areas of the gun to get a more even polish finish and shine than just what the manufacture can provide?
Thank you all who can answer my questions just excited to maybe start target benchrest shooting with it maybe, a new hobby i have never tried

 

[Zaydok Allen]

So many questions, all over the place.....

100 to 200 yard shots should be very possible with that long of a bbl. No smithing should be needed, just a durable scope, and REALLY tight scope rings and mount. The shorter bbl models that weigh less have been known to send scopes flying. Play with the sights, and start out with the Hornady 200 gr. loadings. They are accurate and easy shooting from my 5 inch model.

On polishing. As I'm sure you know, polishing is the act of removing metal. I have polished my stainless guns a lot buy hand with Mother's Mag Polish. Just sit in front of your tv, and polish away. It isn't hard, it just takes time. The scratch may or may not disapear depending on how deep it is.

DO NOT polish the cylinder face as this will eventually widen your cylinder gap. It would take a lot of polishing to wreck the gun, but altering the cylinder gap by accident is never a good thing.

Getting the cylinder face clean is easy. Hit it with a lot of Hoppe's #9 solvent, and scrub it like hell with a brass brush. Also, if you choose to shoot a lot of 454 Casull or 45 Colt out of it like I do, make sure you get the crud ring out of the cylinders left by the shorter cartridges, or you will have difficult extraction at the least, and increased and possibly dangerous chamber preasure at the worst.

Here is mine. Hand polished for about 30 hours with Mother's.

 

[buck460XVR]

Since your model is a P.C. gun to start with, there ain't really any home smithin' needed on the trigger or for accuracy. If you scope it, 460Kodiak gave you some good advice. Only thing I would add is to pay up front for a quality scope with a lifetime warranty. A $150 handgun scope ain't gonna last long on top of that cannon. While the 200 gr Hornady's are great for paper and varmints, I don't suggest them for deer. Just too fragile at close range. I prefer 300 grainers either hard cast or with a jacket designed for .460 velocities. Jacketed bullets designed for .45Colt velocities will work for reduced loads, but at .460 pressures and velocities will have poor terminal performance and can actually damage the forcing cone. Hornady's bullets intended for the .460 besides the 200 grainers are their 240 and 300 gr XTP-MAGS....not their standard .45 caliber XTPs designed for .45 Colt. Speer's 300 gr Deep Curls also are very good. You do not need to load to max for the .460 to be effective for deer. Mid-range loads with the right bullet are more than one needs. Some of the P.C. .460s have tight throats which can increase chamber pressure. Start low and work up slowly. If you get sticky extraction you need to back down. IMR4227 is my choice for hunting type loads under the 300 grainers, with H110/W296 my choice under the 240gr XTP-MAGS.

 

[handgunner308]

That is beautiful, i guess light polishing and elbow grease for the cylinder burn has to do, other than that i already have a burris handgun scope on mine it survived my old desert eagle 50ae.

 

[19-3Ben]

i guess light polishing and elbow grease for the cylinder burn has to do,

Yup. I used to get bent out of shape about cylinder burn rings. Got one of those "lead-away" cloths that is put out (by Birchwood Casey IIRC).
I then came to the realization that it's just not worth it. I now clean the cylinder face to make sure there's no actual crud there that could catch on the forcing cone and jam up my gun, and otherwise, I just leave it. So my revolver has raccoon eyes.... and? Doesn't bother me anymore.

 

[Queen_of_Thunder]

Ahh the S&W 460 XVR. Its on my list. The one with the 14 inch barrel no less.