Why Arent 9mm Revolvers More Popular?

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I had a Taurus Model 905CIA, first generation. It shot fine. After one box of ammo on the range, the web of this ol' geezer's hand was a-gittin' a might sore, with gloves.

Came one night, in the wee hours, when a bangin' on my door woke me up. (Shades of Ayoob - 'Don't answer the door!') I grabbed the 905, and was puttin' a moonclip in, when a few of the cartridges fell off! So, I grabbed my kukri, instead, and waited. The bangin' stopped.

My dear friend asked me 'about my little pistol', so it is now their's, moonclips and all.

Now, it is single-action pistols, and service-style revolvers, only.
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That's Murphy's law in action right there. Glad nothing came from the banging on the door
 
I grabbed the 905, and was puttin' a moonclip in, when a few of the cartridges fell off!
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The Taurus "stellar" clips are less than stellar, they're notoriously bad and folks routinely buy third-party replacement moon clips for their 905s
 
I don't have a 9mm revolver but I do have a 45 acp revolver. I agree that it sounds like a very lame concept but the S&W 625 has a pretty loyal following. I can't really explain it but as someone pointed out you just have to try it. The reason I have one is I reload lots of 45 ACP for my 1911. I like revolvers also so when I bought my first N frame I just thought 45 ACP and it stuck. If I had a 9mm Glock or something like that I would probably have a 9mm revolver. I think 9mm is a high cap cartridge more than anything and that's what most people equate it to. When you mix that with low cap grandpa style you have a loser.
 
Standard capacity of Glock 26 magazine is 10 cartridges with possibility of carrying 33 rounder strapped to forearm under long sleeve. Yeh, the five or six shot with moon clip reload is pretty lame.
 
"Look Mom! No Moonclips!"

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I handled both of those at the SHOT show and they feel exactly what you'd extpect a L-frame and a N-frame to feel like.

The 929 is just like the 627 and appears to be designed for the new USPSA Minor Revolver classification
 
I can't believe 3 weeks went by and no one mentioned these on this forum.

Oh well..

I am really excited about these revolvers because they are everything I've ever wanted in a 9mm revolver, and none of the things that I didn't want - like a 38 special cylinder length, or a 357 magnum revolver with some minor changes to allow it fire 9mm. A long barrel, adjustable sights.

These revolvers are specifically designed to fire the 9mm round
 
C0untZer0 said:
I can't believe 3 weeks went by and no one mentioned these on this forum.

Oh well..

I am really excited about these revolvers because they are everything I've ever wanted in a 9mm revolver, and none of the things that I didn't want - like a 38 special cylinder length, or a 357 magnum revolver with some minor changes to allow it fire 9mm. A long barrel, adjustable sights.

These revolvers are specifically designed to fire the 9mm round
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My advise would be to buy the one(s) you want ASAP and share your excitement with S&W Team. I would say w/o customer support the person(s) at corporate that came up with this idea will be shown the door real soon.
 
let me see now-I have a 9" 10mm Glock and a 6" 10mm Glock, so why not a 10" 9mm Smith?
I do have a 6" 10mm Smith revolver and it is a fine revolver.

My use for a 9mm of this length, even with 7 shots, is zero as I do not compete. Wouldn't it be easy to make a short barrel approx. 3" for all us
carriers who might want one?? Or maybe even a 5 shot J frame?? WOW. Would that be cool? Would it sell?? Probably not at over $1,000 a pop.
 
My advise would be to buy the one(s) you want ASAP and share your excitement with S&W Team. I would say w/o customer support the person(s) at corporate that came up with this idea will be shown the door real soon.
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Yep

I took a pass on the Ruger Speed Six and S&W 547 and 940 because they had fixed sights, I passed up the Ruger SP101 in 9mm for the same reason. I thought they would come out with a model that had adjustable sights. Instead the 9mm revolver disappeared, and I really regretted not getting one.

I discovered in 2012 that CzechPoint USA had the Alfa Proj 3" revolvers for sale but they sold out seemingly overnight. (I don't know how many Dan Brown actually imported). I have patiently been waiting for Dan to get another shipment which he said should be at the end of March of this year. And now S&W has created TWO revolvers that have everything I ever wanted in a 9mm revolver...

I am definitely going to buy them. I might not be able to pickup the Alfa Proj now :(

But anyway, I've learned my lesson, if you really want a 9mm revolver you can't wait because not a lot are made and they don't stay on the market long. At least that has been the history...
 
Wouldn't it be easy to make a short barrel approx. 3" for all us carriers who might want one?? Or maybe even a 5 shot J frame??
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The Alfa Proj has a 3" barrel but it is a big gun:

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The Charter Arms PITBULL in 9mm has a 2.2" barrel, I'm not sure how well they would sell since Charter Arms hardly makes them. I'm also not sure if the frame and cylinder is a 38 spl just chambered for 9mm or if what. I don't think the gun was specifically designed for 9mm, it may have been designed for the 40 S&W:

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The Taurus 905 has a 2" barrel, people seem to happy with them and I read about more of them than I'd think, there is a recent thread here on THR of an owner looking for grips for his. I think the 905 is the Taurus 357/38 spl gun chambered in 9mm, meaning there is some space between where the bullet sits in the chamber and the forcing cone:

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S&W needs to do that 986 like the 386 NightGuard; 2 1/2" barrel, scandium frame, seven shot cylinder. I'd be ALL OVER that.
 
56hawk said:
As far as I'm concerned the main benefit of a revolver these days is to be able to use ammo that is too long to fit in a pistol magazine. A 9mm revolver isn't any smaller than a 357, and it's way less powerful.
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Old thread I know but
Check the ballistics on 9mm vs 357mag out of short barrels, 357mag really needs a 4" inch barrel to get moving while the 9mm will out perform it in the typical 2" "snubbie". Match the round to the barrel and the barrel to the round I always say.
http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/
 
PabloJ said:
My advise would be to buy the one(s) you want ASAP and share your excitement with S&W Team. I would say w/o customer support the person(s) at corporate that came up with this idea will be shown the door real soon.
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I highly doubt they are going to fire Jerry. ;)
 
Holy smoke, what were they thinking. That new gun should have been a snubbie K frame. The L frame may last a year or two, the N frame is DOA. No one in their right mind is going to buy a 9mm when they can have a 45 for eight fiddy.
 
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