I want a 9mm revolver

Ruger

Look for used SP101. They used to be made in 9 mm. There's one for sale on GunBroker right now.

After wondering about 25s, 625s, 325s and Clint Smith .45ACP revolvers for a long time I finally cracked and bought one of the breed.

So, as a tangential note only, I would like to offer my observation that using moonclips without the tools blows chunks. Using the revolver without the moon clips blows chunks - different chunks, but chunks nonetheless.

At least the .45 paraphernalia is easy to come by. The Prudhome stuff was backordered when I checked but I'd suppose it'd work for both SP-101s and 940s. I don't think RIMZ comes in 9mm.

I reload but I can't say it's the most enjoyable part of the hobby - however, it beats handloading moon clips. You haven't avoided reloading using a 9mm revolver, you've just started a different kind of reloading that'll cut your fingers to ribbons or, in the case you find the tools, just take a pantload of time.

There's a reason these things (rimless cartridge revolvers) are scarce or died altogether and I think I'm beginning to cipher what that reason was.

(I can't wait for those moon gizmos to show up).

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=111924901
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=111587789
Taurus made some revolvers in 9mm as well. A buddy of mine bought one, by accident. Doesn't shoot it much.

Done.
Ruger already makes the Blackhawk Convertible.
I have one, and it is one of my favorite guns that I own.

You don't have to be limited to the five shooters in Hawk's ads.

If you haunt the sales sites and gun shows you will eventually turn up a S&W M547 which has a trick extractor and does not use clips, or a Ruger Speed Six 9mm which does use clips.

There are also gunsmiths that will convert a .357 to 9mm. Of course it will take you a while to save the cost of the gunsmithing in cheap ammo, but there it is.
http://www.pinnacle-guns.com/revolver.asp

well the ruger sp101 is a good choice if you can find one,other than that S&W made a few back in the 90's,and if that isnt satisfying then have one customly converted

You don't have to be limited to the five shooters in Hawk's ads.

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And, if Hawk were being honest, he'd probably admit to a little stress left over from last night. Loaded 96 rounds of .45 and look like I've been shoveling razor wire.

"Demooning" the previous rounds was done with a screwdriver through the clip and a pair of needle-nosed pliers. And cussing.

I also learned that not all .45ACP is the same. UMC yellow box HPs are .0000001 inch fatter around the groove making it an order of magnitude harder to load into the clips than MagTech.

Clips are the tool of the debil. I simply can't conceive of dealing with the wretched things being easier or faster than reloading in the more traditional sense.

So how's this M547 work?

I've got a demooning tool that works great. They arn't hard to find or use.

I've got a razzle dazzle re-de-mooner on the way. Thing is, I was bleeding so badly from the hand loading I mis-moused and selected "UPS ground" and "10.00 NRA roundup" when I intended "UPS Next Day" and "NRA 1.00 roundup".

I did notice they were sold out of the pliers type tool that works with several types of clips by changing arbors. The one on its way is only good for 6 shot .45.

9mm was conspicuous by its absence in most of the moonie gizmo listings. The OP will be into chain mail gloves I'm afraid.

The 9mm clips are much, much easier to use than the .45's. I've got a 9mm SP-101 and love it. No tools are needed for demooning at all, simply pluck them out or pop them right in.

I have a Browning Barracuda which has 2 cylinders, 357 and 9mm. They change out very easily with the push of a button. they show up on Gunbroker from time to time. Made in Belgium and worth their price IMHO. Only revolver Browning made IIRC.

I never really understood the fervor over the auto pistol cartridge in the revolver. I mean, if I'm going to carry a gun as heavy as an N frame, I want a .357 or .44 mag in it. Why .45ACP? You can get some really compact auto pistols in .45ACP and you can reload them even faster than with moon clips with practice. Spare ammo rides easier and less bulky on the belt, I can see it for revolver games like revolver class bowling pins, but not for carry. Similar with the 9mm. A Kel Tec or Kahr is much ligher and smaller and actually makes a great pocket gun, smaller than a J frame. Reloads are faster and easier to carry and the KT carries over twice the firepower. I have a P11, have never really desired a 9mm revolver. I'd rather my revolver be in .38 or .357, but I guess that's too easy. LOL To each his own, though. Some folks don't trust autos. I do if, like my P11, they've proven their reliability to me over the years through many thousands of rounds. Little fart's accurate, too. I mean, I like revolvers. I just have come to the conclusion that for concealment, the auto is the more logical choice. I still carry revolvers a lot, of course, can't toss the habit. Actually, IWB, I like a 3" K frame sized gun or SP101 in .357 magnum a lot. I would rather carry that than the same gun in 9mm. Just me, I guess. I also like carrying bianchi speed strips for tac reload capability as well as they're just plain easier to carry than speed loaders. I'll normally pocket one speed loader and a couple of speed strips when I carry a revolver. Lately, I carry my ultra lite .38 in my pocket and my .357 on my hip and carry .38s for reloads that will work in either gun, makes some sense to me. I suppose you could carry a 9 IWB and a pocket auto for back up, but you'd have to strip the ammo from the moon clips for the auto and vice versa. Wouldn't be as logical.

Just some adversarial thoughts on the 9mm revolver to spice up the conversation. I wouldn't mind having one just to have, but it ain't high on my wants list.

Ruger Convertible

Well, okay, the guy doesn't want to reload and wants a 9mm revolver 'cause ammo's cheap. That's reason enough to own one, IMHO.

Fair enough - I have a 9mm cylinder for my New Model Blackhawk and it serves me well. I reload extensively, and every now and then cook up some loads in 9mm that one or another of my bottomfeeders don't like. :banghead:

Rather than fool around with making a square peg fit in a round hole, that ammo goes to the Blackhawk, which is happy to eat anything.

Revolvers for auto cartridges have a niche with some shooters just like revolver/carbine combinations. Some of us think it's sort of handy, others don't see any sense in it. There aren't a lot of options for a 9mm revolver, as they seem to come and go in limited offerings, but I have for a long time had space for one in my collection.

I have a bullet puller and it works.

I can handload .38 wadcutter so cheap, I don't think in terms of ever having to buy factory. I guess you could use a 9mm snub for .38 snub practice, but then, you could also use a .22 snub for .38 snub practice.

Bullet Puller is okay for a handful, not 500

I have a bullet puller and it works.

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I have one, too. I rarely load under 500 rounds of any handgun cartridge.
My time's more valuable to me than to sit in my basement taking a batch of ammo apart if I can have fun with it at the range anyway in another handgun.

The guy said he wanted a 9mm revolver - and there's no reason he shouldn't have one.

I want one too. I just think it would be a really neat thing, I like revolvers but don't carry one, and my carry ammo for 9mm would probably be great in a small revolver. Did I mention it's neat?

If you look around, you can handload 9mm for even less than .38spc. I like 9mm and .38, so no fight here, just sayin.

I might be biased, though, as I am considering one of the Taurus 9mm snubbies, just because it's a little different. Same reason I bough and enjoy my .30carbine Blackhawk.

SW used to make a 942 as a BUG and I still see them at the range but never find one for sale. A few I have handled were stamp --- State Prison. Most were from the east coast. Nice little pocket gun.



S&W never made a production 942, one was made and sent to Wiley Clapp for testing and he said "it was before it's time." By Brian Williams

Found a SW 940 on Gun America for $600. You would pay that much for a nice new one with a lock to protect you from yoursef.

I have been wanting a 9mm revolver for years, just never came across one in person, or with a decent price tag. Guess I'm going to have to pay the high price someday.

I think it'd be a great range companion for my 9mm autos so I don't have to drag so much different ammo to the range. Don't get me wrong, I love shooting .38 through my SP101, but it gets to be a drag having to haul so much different ammo all the time.

Plus, like some others said, it's different

"I want a 9mm revolver"

That's what everyone says, until somebody makes them.

Then nobody buys them, Again!

rcmodel

I too have a SA Blackhawk convertible in 357/38 and a 9mm cylinder. I came home from a gunshow with it yesterday and this morning I burned up a box of the cheapest 9mm I could find. It does not use moonclips so if they can make a 9mm cylinder for a single action pistol I would think it's not that big of a leap to have one made for any (insert your favorite double action) .357 ????

Mark

I had a 905, got rid of it because of the nasty clips. I do like the 9 and hope that Smith makes one in their 642 w/o the need for clips.

So how's this M547 work?

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http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=86858

I would think it's not that big of a leap to have one made for any (insert your favorite double action) .357 ????

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It is actually quite a leap!

You can't just rechamber an existing .38/.357 cylinder because the chambers are already too long.
So you need something with smaller holes in it as a blank cylinder to start with.
That would be a ?????? caliber cylinder?

And then there is the little matter of the ejector star not working with rimless cartridges, unless you only use moon-clips.
A SA like yours has an ejector rod!

And the .357" bore shooting .355" 9mm bullets.

By the time you had a DA cylinder made & fitted, you could buy a 9mm DA off GunBroker & come out money ahead.

rcmodel

If you haunt the sales sites and gun shows you will eventually turn up a S&W M547 which has a trick extractor and does not use clips, or a Ruger Speed Six 9mm which does use clips

Yesterday at the gun show in Wichita I saw each of these guns at one table. Both were in serviceable condition. The Smith was pricier than the Ruger, seems like the Smith was around $600. and the Ruger about $100 less...I thought about buying one or the other, but didn't; at the end of the day I would have had a gun that fires 9mm and would have limited uses- for me, and this is just my 2 cents, a 357 or 38 is the better choice for minimally increased costs of ammo...