9mm snubbies

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I thought so. If I already had a .357 snubby I'd have definitely done it. Unfortunately the costs on top of a new snubby were out of my budget. I still may do it, though. Just pick up a snubby and send it off later after saving up a little.
 
Chiappa Rhino is now chambered for 9mm

I just saw that Chiappa has chambered the Rhino, including the 2" barrel version for 9x19

http://www.chiappafirearms.com/product/725

I haven't seen a picture of one but I'm guessing they're using a 357 mag cylinder shaved enough for moon clips.

I'd prefer a cylinder sized for the 9mm Luger cartridge... but oh well, it is a 9mm revolver...
 
Have you taken a snubby revolver to the range and fired it? If not, you may wish to do so to see how well you do. They can be quite difficult to deal with under range conditions. You may want to rent a few small semi-autos in 9x19mm (the Kahr PM9, Kahr MK9, and SIG 938 come to mind). I recommend you shoot them and compare your shooting experiences with each gun. You may find that the snubby is the most difficult to shoot. If you're proficient and confident with them, then have at it.

Carrying spare ammunition for a small semi-auto is easier. Speedloaders and moon clips require some sort of protection for the bullet noses. Many guys just swap out the ammo when it becomes too cruddy from carry, but I prefer not to waste ammo like that. I use a loop of kydex wrapped around the loader or moonclip (.06" kydex from knifekits.com). Just push the loader through as you load and it will fall away. You'll need to practice reloading the gun since the procedure is error prone at speed.

Are the Taurus, Czechpoint, Chiappa and Charter Arms quality guns? You should do some research into the guns you are interested in. You may find complaints about common problems; are you prepared to deal with them? What sort of customer support is available from each company? This could be a big deal since wait times could be very long. I personally won't buy a gun from a company that does not have a great reputation for support unless I know how to work on the gun myself.
 
tomrkba said:
Have you taken a snubby revolver to the range and fired it? If not, you may wish to do so to see how well you do. They can be quite difficult to deal with under range conditions. You may want to rent a few small semi-autos in 9x19mm (the Kahr PM9, Kahr MK9, and SIG 938 come to mind). I recommend you shoot them and compare your shooting experiences with each gun. You may find that the snubby is the most difficult to shoot. If you're proficient and confident with them, then have at it.

Carrying spare ammunition for a small semi-auto is easier. Speedloaders and moon clips require some sort of protection for the bullet noses. Many guys just swap out the ammo when it becomes too cruddy from carry, but I prefer not to waste ammo like that. I use a loop of kydex wrapped around the loader or moonclip (.06" kydex from knifekits.com). Just push the loader through as you load and it will fall away. You'll need to practice reloading the gun since the procedure is error prone at speed.

Are the Taurus, Czechpoint, Chiappa and Charter Arms quality guns? You should do some research into the guns you are interested in. You may find complaints about common problems; are you prepared to deal with them? What sort of customer support is available from each company? This could be a big deal since wait times could be very long. I personally won't buy a gun from a company that does not have a great reputation for support unless I know how to work on the gun myself.
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Do you actually have any experience with snub nosed 9mm revolvers to add to the discussion or did you post just to complain and about small revolvers in general? And as far as the lower cost offerings go, there are folks who either can't afford or are unwilling to spend big money on a gun. If that's the case then they have to work with what's available in their price range even though it may not be what you or I would choose. Besides, it's clear that in spite of all the negative things you see and hear, there are far more happy buyers of products from the companies you mentioned than there are disappointed or they wouldn't still be in business.
 
Have you taken a snubby revolver to the range and fired it? If not, you may wish to do so to see how well you do
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I have. I can easily keep all shots on on a paper plate at 10 yards with a .38.

Are the Taurus, Czechpoint, Chiappa and Charter Arms quality guns? You should do some research into the guns you are interested in.
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Isn't that the point of threads like this? That was my goal of starting this thread.
 
This thread is just one aspect of your research. What have you determined regarding the performance of the customer service departments of those brands? I am asking primarily because I am interested in Chiappa and their new revolvers. If their CS is not so good, I won't buy one.
 
I didn't even see Countzero posted that. But I'm not interested in the Chiappa Rhino. Life's too short to carry such a fugly gun!
 
I don't have any 9mm but the Charter Arms now seem to make a good revolver. I am in the market for one of their 44spl since I only carry large hole guns. In your case I would get the Charter Arms since anything else will be 2x or more expensive.
 
My mom carrys a Charter Arms, and it's been through hell and back. Runs great. But the nifty little nubs in the cylinder of the Pitbull just has too many bugs that need fixin to be an option. Maybe they'll have em worked out by the time I start thinking about a revolver again.
 
The Charter Arms PITBULL in 9mm has gotten mixed reviews, some of them work OK, some of them locked up or wouldn't eject spent casings or both.

http://www.yankeegunnuts.com/2012/10/07/charter-arms-pitbull-9mm/

http://www.shotgunnews.com/2013/07/09/charter-arms-pitbull-review/

Surprisingly, I've always heard good things about the Taurus 905 except for their "stellar" clips, but you can buy quality 3rd-party moon clips for the gun that work great, and I've heard from some people that sometimes in a pinch you can shoot the gun without moon clips.

http://www.youtube.com/results?sear...0j2.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.lf3oWksfSjY
 
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