Are there 9MM wheel guns?

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I have to admit that I have always preferred autos to revolvers, and have stayed with 9mm when I looked at additions to my collections (as small as it is, it's still mine). I currently have 4 9mm and one 380 auto.

Now that California will be requiring microstamping, I thought I might want to add a couple of revolvers to the collection, but would still like to stay with 9mm if possible.

Is there such a gun? Any recommendations?

Appreciate any advice you can provide.

Thanks in advance.
 
ruger makes a convertible revolver that fires .38 special (maybe .357 mag, can't remember) and 9mm. The gun has two cylinders that you swap out
 
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Smith & Wesson made the model 940 and Taurus made the 605. I think 905 is right for the Taurus. Both can be used with moon clips or with out but for positive extraction you need the clips. I love my 940:D
 
I just bought a Taurus 905 last week! VERY short, handy little gun. Cylinger is about 1/4" shorter than the comparable M85 Taurus in .38 and the barrel is 1 3/4". It is not the lightweight (don't know if they made it that way), but it is a nice pocket pistol. It is DAO, BTW.

The nice rubber grips are fine (in fact, great for shooting) but I find them a little 'grabby' for pocket carry. I replaced them with some small wood scale grips and it is MUCH easier to extract from the pocket.

Moon clips work nicely, too. Mine also shoots reliably without the clips. Extraction is easy, but slow as it is one at a time without clips.
 
smith also made a 547 which does not require clips.it has a uniquely designed extractor.they are highley coveted (read expensive) especially the 3" models
 
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Yeah, there's a few. In addition to the Ruger single actions with the interchangable cylinders Kimber1911 wrote about, there are some double action revolvers chambered for the 9mm. I think Smith and Taurus build some, and I'm pretty sure even Ruger use to build 9mm SP-101s.
As far as I know, you have to use some kind of clips to hold the cartridges with most double action 9mm revolvers. That's due to the fact 9mm ammo is rimless - even though the gun companies could build the 9mm revolver's cylinders like Ruger does with their 9mm conversion Blackhawks so the cartridges headspace on their mouths, without the clips in a double action revolver, you'd have no way of ejecting your empty cases. Although, that might not be entirely correct because I recently heard of some kind of double action 9mm revolver that has interchangable cylinders just like Ruger's .38/.357/9mm Blackhawk single actions.
Personally I've never had a reason for wanting a revolver chambered for a usual semi-auto cartridge (9mm or .45ACP) but to each his own. Maybe if I didn't load my own ammo and 9mm was cheaper or more readily available than .38 Special or .357 Magnum, I'd see the point in owning a 9mm revolver.
 
Personally I've never had a reason for wanting a revolver chambered for a usual semi-auto cartridge (9mm or .45ACP) but to each his own. Maybe if I didn't load my own ammo and 9mm was cheaper or more readily available than .38 Special or .357 Magnum, I'd see the point in owning a 9mm revolver.
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here's one good reason
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uisHfKj2JiI
 
Yep, that Jerry Miculek is pretty darn good with a revolver. Tiger Woods is pretty darn good with a golf club too. But I don't play golf, so there is NO good reason for me to want a set of golf clubs.
I said, "to each his own," friend.:)
 
I said, "to each his own," friend
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not a problem,I'm a lot closer to miculek than woods in ability not that great of shot just suck at golf.besides that video is awesome.take care.
 
ruger makes a convertible revolver that fires .38 special (maybe .357 mag, can't remember) and 9mm. The gun has two cylinders that you swap out
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I guess you mean the Ruger Blackhawk (Ruger # BN 34X & BN 36X)
The Ruger SP101 would be nice.
Ruger discontinued the 9x19 mm SP101?
I saw same new & unfired exemplar here in Switzerland. Maybe just oddment from ealier orders?
 
I have a s & w 940 that used full moon clips. It's a powerful snubbie for sure and reloading is extremely fast. It's ok according to s & w for occasional +P loads, but no +P+ as they are too hard on the gun.
 
I just picked up a 2 in. SP101 9mm at the gun show this weekend! Beautiful gun, and shoots POA! I'm surprised by the accuracy of this snubby since most snubbies I've shot aren't as accurate.

The recoil, best I can tell, is between a .38 and .357.

I'm replacing the stock grips with some hogue monogrips to fill it out a little so it won't sting when I shoot it!

The moon chips are VERY easy to use, and actually make shooting it fun because reloading is quicker!


I highly recommend a 9mm revo...pick one up if you find one!
 
mavracer,

there is a typo in your earlier post. The S&W to which you allude is the 547, not 947. Great shooters. Have five or six of them and a 940, which is also a good shooter.


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Hawkn, I don't believe any 9mm revolvers are currently being manufactured today so you would have to search for one. I would recommend a Taurus 905 if you wanted to get started because it is less expensive and maybe easier to find. From my experience the Rugers would be next in line and then S&Ws would usually be the most expensive.
 
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