Dan Wesson 414 Super Mag

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   There are quite a few Dan Wesson 445, 375 and 357 Super Mags floating around, but rarely will you see a 414, which is an elongated 41 Magnum.

This particular example was a special order gun with a 6" full under lug barrel.  Most of the Super Mags, in all calibers, were fitted with 8" non-under lug barrels and slotted barrel shrouds.  That allowed for the longest sight radius and still "make weight" for IHMSA silhouette competition. 

Tony

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Rumore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Callahan's Auto Mag Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Location: Inola, OK Status: Offline Points: 524	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rumore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Dan Wesson 414 Super Mag Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 5:16pm
	There are quite a few Dan Wesson 445, 375 and 357 Super Mags floating around, but rarely will you see a 414, which is an elongated 41 Magnum. This particular example was a special order gun with a 6" full under lug barrel. Most of the Super Mags, in all calibers, were fitted with 8" non-under lug barrels and slotted barrel shrouds. That allowed for the longest sight radius and still "make weight" for IHMSA silhouette competition. Tony
	Run it up, until you blow it up, then back it down a bit.

RangerJim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List International Auto Mag Joined: 10 Jan 2025 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerJim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 5:30pm
	Very cool SS pistol. Does the cylinder lock move up or down to open? Had not heard of the 414 before.

Stainless Magnum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List International Auto Mag Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Location: New "Old West" Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stainless Magnum Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 5:56pm
	I saw the literature for this back in the day, but never saw one anywhere. Not at any gun show. Always wondered how many got made. I thought it was a cartridge that should have been more popular. Good to see you played around with it. Any further anecdotes about it to add?
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