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Post by AxeHandle on May 15, 2022 17:24:43 GMT -5
How about the S&W 940? J frame small and moon clipped 9mm
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Post by ezekiel38 on May 15, 2022 18:47:52 GMT -5
My idea of a 9mm revolver. Not for sale, is it?
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Post by AxeHandle on May 15, 2022 21:50:03 GMT -5
Not yet.... I've recently added it to my J frame "set"
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Post by contender on May 15, 2022 21:56:20 GMT -5
"I must be crazy, but I can think of no reason for a 9mm Revolver ? a bit more power than a .38 Special ? Make a power factor or something ? A little faster reloads with a moon clip. I really see no other advantage..."
First off,,, many folks like a revolver as a back-up for their primary gun,, in 9mm to simplify ammo issues. (Think LEO's here.) That's one reason.
Next,, as Axe has alluded to,, COMPETITION is why they are popular in such configurations. Lower power,, less recoil,, means faster times. Moon clips make reloading fast. That's another reason.
Currently,, the idea has been around longer than many folks believe. Ruger built a Speed-Six in 9mm decades ago. S&W have offered compact 9mm revolvers, (like Axe has shown) and there have been SP-101's & LCR's in 9mm. Folks do like the 9mm caliber,, so they make what people will buy!
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Post by ezekiel38 on May 15, 2022 22:59:45 GMT -5
Faster reloads, better ejection of all five cases and #1 cheaper + easier to find factory ammo. As an old retired cop that 640/9 checks a lot of boxes. Would buy one today if Smith was still building them. I don't need a +P 9. Just a 124 grain standard pressure will do just fine.
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Post by AxeHandle on May 16, 2022 13:00:39 GMT -5
We have played with the 9mm Ruger LCR on the range. Physics catches up with us on that one. Never saw anything cause the bullet to jump crimp so bad. Contacted Ruger, they said there was NOT a problem. Pulled the gun off the range and replaced it with a new one. New one jumped crimp just like the first one. We removed the gun from the range. A crimp jumping range gun does not sell guns intended to be a carry gun. For a 9mm LCR carry gun you'd better carefully select your ammo.
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Post by magnumwheelman on May 16, 2022 13:07:07 GMT -5
MY LCR is a 38 special... no issues jump crimp, but I don't shoot it that well, between the trigger pull & the weight of the gun, "I" shoot the biggest groups with that gun, of all my compacts
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Post by RoninPA on May 16, 2022 14:43:53 GMT -5
We have played with the 9mm Ruger LCR on the range. Physics catches up with us on that one. Never saw anything cause the bullet to jump crimp so bad. Contacted Ruger, they said there was NOT a problem. Pulled the gun off the range and replaced it with a new one. New one jumped crimp just like the first one. We removed the gun from the range. A crimp jumping range gun does not sell guns intended to be a carry gun. For a 9mm LCR carry gun you'd better carefully select your ammo. A possiblity of the "jump the crimp" in a revolvers is probably because (AFAIK) factory 9mm ammo is not crimped since it is made to headspace on the rim in semi-autos thus no crimp. I don't know, but could be wrong, but I don't think any ammo makers make crimped 9mm ammo specially made for a revolver.
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Post by AxeHandle on May 16, 2022 14:50:13 GMT -5
We've run the 357 LCR on the range and saw no crimp jumping. That 9mm cartridge simply was not constructed to run out of an ultra light revolver. At this point in time I think you'll find a list of what to carry in your 9mm LCR. FWIW I've run quite a few factory and hand loads through my 986 with no crimp jumping.
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