Herb Fredricksen
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9mm revolvers
Add Ruger's Service Six and Charter Arms 9mm Pit bull to the list of discontinued 9mm revolvers. All hard to find. Do your homework so the choices are clear in your head. Watch the shows and auction sites and stand ready. You'll have to be lucky and quick but there is hope.
The easiest purchase, new or used, is Ruger's SA Blackhawk convertible with dual cylinders for 9mm and .38/.357. An excellent handgun, as good as or better than any of the above, but since I can buy one anytime, why hurry. Supply and demand.
If you really want to lust after the holy grail of 9mm revolvers add the Astra Police with quick change cylinders, one for 9mm and one for .38/.357. If Ruger could do it why not Astra? I read of it years ago in an indepth comparative report on 9mm firearms (rifles, pistols and revolvers) but cannot prove it exists beyond that. The photo showed the typical Astra contours my eyes now watch for. If I find one I will buy it, unless the price is beyond my limit, not hard to do. I'm sure its primary market was Europe (true of the others, too) and this one may never have made it here.
I found my S&W 940 Centennial at a local gunshow and grabbed it. Sweet shooting and a beauty to hold and behold. Loaded moon clips are compact, positive, fast in and out. No fumbles.
Herb Fredricksen
Add Ruger's Service Six and Charter Arms 9mm Pit bull to the list of discontinued 9mm revolvers. All hard to find. Do your homework so the choices are clear in your head. Watch the shows and auction sites and stand ready. You'll have to be lucky and quick but there is hope.
The easiest purchase, new or used, is Ruger's SA Blackhawk convertible with dual cylinders for 9mm and .38/.357. An excellent handgun, as good as or better than any of the above, but since I can buy one anytime, why hurry. Supply and demand.
If you really want to lust after the holy grail of 9mm revolvers add the Astra Police with quick change cylinders, one for 9mm and one for .38/.357. If Ruger could do it why not Astra? I read of it years ago in an indepth comparative report on 9mm firearms (rifles, pistols and revolvers) but cannot prove it exists beyond that. The photo showed the typical Astra contours my eyes now watch for. If I find one I will buy it, unless the price is beyond my limit, not hard to do. I'm sure its primary market was Europe (true of the others, too) and this one may never have made it here.
I found my S&W 940 Centennial at a local gunshow and grabbed it. Sweet shooting and a beauty to hold and behold. Loaded moon clips are compact, positive, fast in and out. No fumbles.
Herb Fredricksen
