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I see that the new Taurus Model 905 in 9MM is available at some gun shops.
I have read that the 9MM launches really well out of short barreled weapons, i.e. the Taurus with a 2" bbl. I have also read and been told by a knowledgable police dept armoror that the .357Magnum doesn't do well out of short bbl guns, make no mistake about it the .357mag is plenty powerful regardless of bbl configuration but most of the powder charge is waisted resulting in a loud blast and large fireball when fired from a 2" bbl. He claims the .357 Mag was originally designed for bbl's 4" to 6" and above and won't get close to it's full potential fired from a 2"bbl. His thoughts are that it's not much more powerful, ballistically, than a .38Spl+P when fired from a 2" bbl at short range (7 yards).
It seems to this old man that the .38Spl+P leaves a tiny bit to be desired for personal defense and I know first hand that a .357Mag fired in an Air Weight such as my 12 ounce S&W 340PD is very comfortable to carry but uncomfortable to shoot well and often enough to become personal defense proficient. Therefore, it would seem to me that a 9MM revo in a 2"bbl would bridge the gap perfectly. Anyone seen any 9MM, .38Spl+P and .357Magnum ballistic comparisons? I think most info charts like the one on www.cor-bon.com show figures of velocity and energy when fired from longer bbl'd weapons. I would like to know about velocity and energy statistics of these three calibers fired from a 2" bbl'd weapon measured at ,say, seven yards which I believe is the generally accepted combat range distance.
Anyone seen any comparison like this?
Also a closing thought, I realize that S&W and Ruger (I'm sure others as well) used to make 9MM revos but discontinued them. Was it because of the "Moon" clips? Are they really a nuisance?
I have read that the 9MM launches really well out of short barreled weapons, i.e. the Taurus with a 2" bbl. I have also read and been told by a knowledgable police dept armoror that the .357Magnum doesn't do well out of short bbl guns, make no mistake about it the .357mag is plenty powerful regardless of bbl configuration but most of the powder charge is waisted resulting in a loud blast and large fireball when fired from a 2" bbl. He claims the .357 Mag was originally designed for bbl's 4" to 6" and above and won't get close to it's full potential fired from a 2"bbl. His thoughts are that it's not much more powerful, ballistically, than a .38Spl+P when fired from a 2" bbl at short range (7 yards).
It seems to this old man that the .38Spl+P leaves a tiny bit to be desired for personal defense and I know first hand that a .357Mag fired in an Air Weight such as my 12 ounce S&W 340PD is very comfortable to carry but uncomfortable to shoot well and often enough to become personal defense proficient. Therefore, it would seem to me that a 9MM revo in a 2"bbl would bridge the gap perfectly. Anyone seen any 9MM, .38Spl+P and .357Magnum ballistic comparisons? I think most info charts like the one on www.cor-bon.com show figures of velocity and energy when fired from longer bbl'd weapons. I would like to know about velocity and energy statistics of these three calibers fired from a 2" bbl'd weapon measured at ,say, seven yards which I believe is the generally accepted combat range distance.
Anyone seen any comparison like this?
Also a closing thought, I realize that S&W and Ruger (I'm sure others as well) used to make 9MM revos but discontinued them. Was it because of the "Moon" clips? Are they really a nuisance?
I'm even CONSIDERING a (gasp) Taurus 905.
