owen67
.30 Stingray
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Post by owen67 on Aug 10, 2022 19:38:45 GMT -5
Man, that looks too clean! Did someone not appreciate that gun in the past or is it that new? New and no lock? Something I never thought of before, but the stubby ejector rods on those always made me wonder a bit if they'd ever pose a problem, BUT the 9mm case being so short kind of negates the worry. Very nice revolver! Jeff I’ve never shot a 9mm DA, but I’d also imagine the tapered case on the 9mm would also help clear the chambers. Or not? |
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Post by AxeHandle on Aug 10, 2022 19:48:25 GMT -5
Gun is not marked +p and did not come with an owner's manual. My 642 is marked +p. I'm thinking that if I needed +p performance I'd pull out the 357 640.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Aug 11, 2022 17:53:20 GMT -5
940s were cleared for standard pressure 9MM only, no plus Ps and no +P+s. Guys shooting the "hot stuff" previously mentioned shot them loose in fairly short order. S&W did a recall on them at one time and then suspended manufacture. Hope this helps.
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Post by AxeHandle on Aug 14, 2022 22:17:28 GMT -5
Little gun shoots dead on at 25 feet with Blazer 115s. Good trigger.. TK Custom provided a few moon clips.  |
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Post by AxeHandle on Nov 11, 2024 14:48:20 GMT -5
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gregs
.327 Meteor
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S&W 940-1
Nov 12, 2024 6:14:31 GMT -5
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Post by gregs on Nov 12, 2024 6:14:31 GMT -5
That is a clean example! The three I've seen in the wild were rode hard and put up wet being there role as a backup. Nice score.
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Post by AxeHandle on Nov 12, 2024 7:30:32 GMT -5
Browsed a bit on the S&W forum and it looked like this model was a problem child. Since I'd already played with Ruger LCR 9mm I wasn't concerned. Just the mass of an all steel gun fixed anything I might have been concerned with. Watched a Taurus 9mm snub revolver display the crimp jumping issue just last week.
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Post by rjm52 on Nov 12, 2024 8:51:02 GMT -5
Had one of the 940s probably 15 years ago... Big problem with +P ammo was cylinder lockup... Same with the LCRs. Had both a 2" and one of the rare 3" guns and both would lock up with +P ammo.
Much better round for these little guns would be the .38 Super. Have a 649, 60-10 and 66-2/3" all with Super cylinders and no problems at all with anything shot in them so far...
Bob
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ideal
.240 Incinerator
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Post by ideal on Nov 16, 2024 13:56:13 GMT -5
I've had two 940s over the years. The first one had chamber issues and went back to S&W to have the chambers rebored. The second one was okay but I didn't have a great way to carry moonclips without bending them in my pocket so I went back to 38s and plastic speedloaders. IIRC, the muzzle flip was pretty objectionable with both of them. I almost had the second one Magnaported to teach it some manners.
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