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It certainly is! But this being The High Road we won't go there (it involves a joke of politics).
.357 is a wonderful thing from a 16" carbine barrel, though. Make my whirlenpoppers .44 Special. please.
9mm revolvers - good or bad idea ?
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It certainly is! But this being The High Road we won't go there (it involves a joke of politics).
.357 is a wonderful thing from a 16" carbine barrel, though. Make my whirlenpoppers .44 Special. please.
KevininPa
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I have a Speed Six(2 3/4) and a Police Six(4). My wife has a Service Six(also 2 3/4). I'm considering the notion of having TK Custom or Pinnacle do my cylinders for 9mm as well as .357/38. As of this time on their website, Pinnacle isn't offering the three caliber conversion for moons but is hinting at starting it up soon. I'm hoping they do as I will be supporting a local small business. Nothing against TK, heard nothing but good reviews, just like to shop and support local. Love the .357 factor, but really only use it in the woods. Actually going to keep the Police the way it is. But the two snubs might be changed for two reasons:
One is quicker and easier reloads with moonclips. I believe that these will be a boon for my wife(and me as well). She is a good shot but mechanically challenged. I'm afraid of what she might not be able to do under stress. Moonclips are easy.
The second is that I have a lot of 9mm to practice with. It is cheaper than .38. And self defense rounds in 9mm are cheaper than in .38.
One is quicker and easier reloads with moonclips. I believe that these will be a boon for my wife(and me as well). She is a good shot but mechanically challenged. I'm afraid of what she might not be able to do under stress. Moonclips are easy.
The second is that I have a lot of 9mm to practice with. It is cheaper than .38. And self defense rounds in 9mm are cheaper than in .38.
Boarhunter
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After much deliberation, I today picked up a new Smith Performance Center 986 snubby 9. And I like it very much,
I have recently been shooting several Smith 22 revolvers and a PC 629 with reloaded 44 specials, but decided I also needed a center fire to shoot when I got behind on reloading. The natural choice was 9mm. I have a LOT of 9mm stashed away, and 9 in bulk is relatively cheap.
I do not anticipate any regrets. The gun/ammo combo shoots sweet.
BOARHUNTER
I have recently been shooting several Smith 22 revolvers and a PC 629 with reloaded 44 specials, but decided I also needed a center fire to shoot when I got behind on reloading. The natural choice was 9mm. I have a LOT of 9mm stashed away, and 9 in bulk is relatively cheap.
I do not anticipate any regrets. The gun/ammo combo shoots sweet.
BOARHUNTER
Jeb Stuart
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You lucky dog! That is one nice gun. I really did not shoot many revolvers for years. Over 3 years ago, I bought a Ruger Black Hawk convertible. So much fun to shoot. So many years even as a kid thought I Subbies were so cool. Finally two years ago purchased a LCR9mm. Horrible shot at first but started training often, each week. Thank God, I shoot so much 9mm as I always have about 6-7 thousand rounds available for my semi's. Really love the 9mm. I can shoot frequently, no problem shooting 200 or more rounds in a training session. I could never do that with a 357 and 38 is more expensive than 9mm. Also needed even more training so bought the LCR22. I own so many semi automatics.
Sometimes, I think if I had life to do all over again, I would have just picked a good 9mm revolver. That said, I love the thought of owning the Kimber 6. Have just one gun, and invest all my money into it to include training ammo. Revolver's are just so much fun to shoot.
And I believe if you can shoot a Snubbie well, you can shoot any gun well.
High Five on your new Purchase. You are going to have a hell of a lot of fun!
thomas15
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I'm one of those that uses a 9mm revolver for punching holes in cardboard and ringing steel. And I shoot quite a bit and with other revo shooters that do the same. Among us that do this the S&W 929 (9mm) revolver is very popular. As pointed out, a lot of care and some expense is required to achieve perfection. This with respect to moon clips (most good/expensive ones are headstamp specific) primer brand and primer seating methods need attention (for handloaders which makes up the bulk of these shooters).
Those that play the games I play that don't use the 929 generally use the 627, 327, TRR8 or something like that chambered in .357 but use 38 short colt cases which is basically a rimmed 9mm case as noted here----->
As far as I know 38 short colt (and 38 long colt) brass is only available from Starline. Some, myself included, fool around with trimming 38 special brass to shorter lengths for faster reloads in my .357 revolvers. This of course is labor/time intensive.
ON EDIT: while my 929s are chambered in 9mm I have better results using 38 coated bullets (.358). Most 9mm coated bullets are fatter than the standard .355 (9mm) but still I believe the S&W 9mm bores are a tad oversized. One has to experiment with different bullets to find what works best.
Those that play the games I play that don't use the 929 generally use the 627, 327, TRR8 or something like that chambered in .357 but use 38 short colt cases which is basically a rimmed 9mm case as noted here----->
As far as I know 38 short colt (and 38 long colt) brass is only available from Starline. Some, myself included, fool around with trimming 38 special brass to shorter lengths for faster reloads in my .357 revolvers. This of course is labor/time intensive.
ON EDIT: while my 929s are chambered in 9mm I have better results using 38 coated bullets (.358). Most 9mm coated bullets are fatter than the standard .355 (9mm) but still I believe the S&W 9mm bores are a tad oversized. One has to experiment with different bullets to find what works best.
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Panzerschwein
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Get the 357 and stoke it with 125 grain hollow tips for home defense.
Use cheap .38s for target practice.
Use cheap .38s for target practice.
I love the accuracy of my 929 but I'd be disappointed in the 929 if this were true. One of the hallmarks of a "true" 9mm pistol is that its not using a 38 barrel. Before I purchased the Alfa Proj 9231, I inquired about the barrel specifications and I was told "Rifling in the 9 mm Luger revolvers is according to CIP, which means: 6 right hand grooves, twist 250 mm, groove width 2.49 mm, diameter in the groove 9.02 mm and diameter in the field 8.82 mm."
Jeb Stuart
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Count they are Batam Boot grips. I just put some rugger tape on them that I cut from a sheet that I order from traction grips. I started off the OEM grips, then to the Pro Diamond. I thought the smaller grips would be harder to shoot, but actually I shoot the gun better with them, and of course they conceal better.
Love shooting this little 9mm, very reliable basically a soft shooter. Here is a very interesting write up from "Pocketguns" .
http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/search?q=lcr+9mm
Love shooting this little 9mm, very reliable basically a soft shooter. Here is a very interesting write up from "Pocketguns" .
http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/search?q=lcr+9mm
thomas15
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C0untZer0 ^^^On the Brian Enos forum there is a lot of discussion on the 929. Some say that when they were first introduced they had slightly over sized bores and have been corrected since. I haven't really concerned myself with it, I tried a bunch of bullets and settled on .358 (38) because they work for me in my guns. One of my 929s I purchased new in Dec 2015 the other slightly used in October 2017. I use the same bullets however the headspace is slightly different between the two which in practical terms means I use different thickness moons for each gun. My point is that two identical guns can be at opposite ends of the allowable manufacturing tolerance and still be "acceptable".
If your gun is shooting 9mm accurately what difference does it make if the rifling isn't exactly in spec? Your not shooting specifications are you? Also generally speaking since I use coated bullets (I shoot handloaded ammo) it is considered normal to use thicker bullets than jacketed. Most 9mm cast lead, plated lead or coated lead will measure greater than the standard .355 of jacketed bullets. I have a friend that handloads with jacketed 9mm bullets and they work fine in his 929.
For my Glock 9mm guns I use .356 coated or plated bullets and have used .357 which work well.
If your gun is shooting 9mm accurately what difference does it make if the rifling isn't exactly in spec? Your not shooting specifications are you? Also generally speaking since I use coated bullets (I shoot handloaded ammo) it is considered normal to use thicker bullets than jacketed. Most 9mm cast lead, plated lead or coated lead will measure greater than the standard .355 of jacketed bullets. I have a friend that handloads with jacketed 9mm bullets and they work fine in his 929.
For my Glock 9mm guns I use .356 coated or plated bullets and have used .357 which work well.
Hondo 60
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A 9mm Rugers Sp101 would be an excellent choice
IMHO that would be the perfect BUG
Just my $.02 worth
IMHO that would be the perfect BUG
Just my $.02 worth
Boarhunter
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I am a man of extremes.... Some days, maybe even most days, I carry a couple of Smith 22s for my personal protection. Other days, it is likely a Performance Center snubby 629 with specials. And Perry Suspenders!
But I may have found a Goldilocks gun in the 986 9mm revolver. Not too small. Not too large. And such an easy and accurate shooter.
Plan to burn a lot of 9mm once my moon clips and tools arrive.
I vote a hearty YES to 9mm revolvers.
BOARHUNTER
But I may have found a Goldilocks gun in the 986 9mm revolver. Not too small. Not too large. And such an easy and accurate shooter.
Plan to burn a lot of 9mm once my moon clips and tools arrive.
I vote a hearty YES to 9mm revolvers.
BOARHUNTER
A couple years ago, I bought an S&W 442 Pro which was cut for 38 Spl/357 Mag moon clips. I liked it so well, I sent my 437 and 642 cylinders off to TK Custom to be cut for moon clips.
I have no knowledge of Pinnacle so choose the shop you feel will do you the best job. In any case, it was a worthwhile modification of the revolvers in my opinion. Moon clips are a nice way to reload a revolver quickly.
BrianBelanger
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Hi Wanderling, Your opening statement: A) First revolver, B) Fun, C) already have a pistol inventory. Please consider a 6 inch 22lr revolver. Several now on the market. Mine is a 6 inch S&W617 10 shot; accurate, recoil free and uses inexpensive ammo. Taught my kids to shoot with it. Newbe shooters start comfortably. It is great at hand, eye, grip and trigger finger pull coordination. I have revolvers and pistols in 22lr, 9mm, 40cal, 45acp. (617, 929, 610 and Redhawk 45acp/Colt) Cheers
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