would you buy a 9mm revolver?

would you buy a dedicated 9mm revolver? with the said specifications

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    Votes: 338 54.7%

  • no

    Votes: 280 45.3%
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Taurus made a version of the 905 called the "Instant Backup", it had a shortened cylinder and frame. The problem is that it weighed 20+oz and was a Taurus.
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It's actually a very nice revolver.
More powerful than the .38 Special +P, and softer shooting than the .357 magnum.


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Taurus made a version of the 905 called the "Instant Backup", it had a shortened cylinder and frame. The problem is that it weighed 20+oz and was a Taurus.
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It's actually a very nice revolver.
More powerful than the .38 Special +P, and softer shooting than the .357 magnum.
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Except for the shorter frame and bobbed hammer, I wasn't impressed with mine. The fit sucked, cylinder would bind in the barrel making it very difficult to cycle the action. Great concept, poor execution.
 
Except for the shorter frame and bobbed hammer, I wasn't impressed with mine. The fit sucked, cylinder would bind in the barrel making it very difficult to cycle the action. Great concept, poor execution.
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What did Taurus tell you when you sent it back to them?
 
I agree with one of the last posters, the Taurus 9 I bought was garbage, and delivered unshootable. From what I have seen, their QC is a joke. Dave
 
What did Taurus tell you when you sent it back to them?
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Didn't send it back to them, didn't want to deal with it. I traded it to someone that was more interested in the gun than I was and willing to hassle with it. Then I had a scandium S&W snubby rechambered to 9mm, no disappointments with it.
 
wish S&W would reissue the 940 as part of their "Classic" series...
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Me too (as long as they got them working), it and the 547. Hell, even make a 647. :)
 
I agree with one of the last posters, the Taurus 9 I bought was garbage, and delivered unshootable. From what I have seen, their QC is a joke. Dave
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Why was it unshootable?

And what did Taurus say when you sent it back to them?
 
Having a 9mm revolver doesn't make sense to me. The 9mm was designed for automatic actions. Why shove a square peg into a round hole? If you want a revolver, get a .357. You can get similar performance out of a .38spl+p in the .357. If you reload you can even get away with using the same dies.

Just my opinion. :cool:

-MW
 
I'd love to have one with the correct sized cylinder. It would be a range queen of course, great for not having to chase brass in the snow and mud. Additional bonus for not having to buy a new progressive, just continue to reload with my current 9mm SDB.

Sign me up for the 9mm lever action too while you're at it!
 
I would buy one.....And I would buy a Taurus 905.

I would buy for the novelty mostly and play with some hand loads!

I would actually like to see one in a 4 or 6" as well to play with balistically.

I had the S&W 625-4 and I actually loved that gun...wish I had not traded it.

I actually did hand load some for it, might just look for another one of them too!

But I been in the gun buying mood lately anyway... as someone else said in an earlier post...its another reason to buy a gun too! :)

pic of S&W 625 just for prosperity....miss that gun! :uhoh:
 

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MovedWest said:
Having a 9mm revolver doesn't make sense to me. The 9mm was designed for automatic actions. Why shove a square peg into a round hole? If you want a revolver, get a .357. You can get similar performance out of a .38spl+p in the .357. If you reload you can even get away with using the same dies.

Just my opinion.

-MW
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Because of the reduced length of the cylinder on a dedicated 9mm revolver which means a longer barrel for the same overall length or a shorter gun overall. Also the ability to all but throw full or half moonclips of ammo into place without fumbling with speed loaders. Also the far smaller size of full or half moon clips of 9mm vs a speed loader of .38Spl.

I suspect that a reason we have not seen a move towards a 9mm revolver is because near as I can tell no one has made one from the ground up. They've all be .38 or .357 frames and cylinders modified to work with 9mm instead of being purpose designed. Can you imagine a small and light "short" K or J frame gun with a 3 inch barrel that is no longer overall than a .357 gun that has a 2 inch barrel along with heavy cylinder and the bulk that goes with it?

There's a lot to be said about a 9mm revolver. But so far no one has stepped up onto the podium and done it properley.
 
Other than the novelty, whats really the point? I like the idea for a plinker, but it would sit in my safe with the .38's when it came to using it for anything else.
 
I don't think so. Unless a mfr really surprised me by producing a revolver of startlingly different weight/size/balance built around the 9mm, I can't imagine much of a gain over the 12 oz .38+p I've been carrying for years. Yes, moonclips would be nice, but I generally carry my reload in the form of a speed strip, which lies flat in my pocket, and like the low profile it gives.

Also: while the 9mm works well from a short barrel, ballistically, it's more restricted in terms of bullet type. Look at the giant hollow point of the speer short barrel 135 gold dot; nothing like that is going to feed in a 9mm semi-auto, and hence nothing like that is going to be available as a .355 bullet, either loaded or for reloading.
 
Yes, I would like another range rat. When combing the simplicity of a revolver and the fun factor of shooting tons of 9mm, I say why not!

Some firearm owners are very traditional, just my 0.25.
 
i am all for it. i would love a nice, functional, reliable,high quality 9mm snub. it would really cut down my ammo bill since i dont reload as of yet. around here, i can get 9mm for a little more than half of what i pay for my .38 specials and 9mm always seems to be in stock where the .38s dont. i have a high cap 9mm auto but really dont shoot it much because i am mainly interested in revolvers.
 
In a revover the 9mm isn't going to do much the .38 special won't do. I'd save my money.
 
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No. I have a nice revolver (S&W model 65) which was my first firearm and used for home defense.
I just can't get excited about revolvers. The 9mm. would be a good idea for range shooters, but I have sexy semi-autos that seem to scratch my itch, so to speak.
 
psp7304 said:
Absolutely. I wish Ruger would make the LCR in 9mm.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Some hot 9mm +p HST would really shine in a 13-15 oz pocket revolver and I would not need to stock 38 spec. I have a Blackhawk 9mm/357, and the 9mm makes for really cheap shooting. In the LCR it could go from paper punchers to hole blasters, kind of an all around setup with an extra 1/2 in. in barrel equivalent and a huge assortment of really low cost ammo.
 
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