would you buy a 9mm revolver?

[Loyalist Dave]

I have a S&W 940, which is a hammerless, stainless version of what they still offer in .38 spl. The cylinder is made for .38 spl length cartridges, so I do get very good performance with the 9mm round. Yes it uses moon clips. I got it as a backup to my Glock, when I had one in 9mm.

I wish they made one in .40 S&W so I could back up my current SD gun.

LD

 

[bigfatdave]

Absolutely. I wish Ruger would make the LCR in 9mm.

Now there's a good idea!
Get a modern design built from the ground up to be a 9mm revolver, instead of modifying something old.
LCR, Rhino, or something like that would be a good choice.

 

[winchester '97]

I would, all the fun of a .38 special revolver and only one type of ammo to buy for it and my Hungarian hi power, a full line of 9mm revolvers would probably steal the market away from the 38 special if it featured full size adjustable sight models as well as ccw pieces.

 

[Specs]

Ruger already knows how to do a good job on the 9mm cylinder with the step headspacing so no moon clips needed. I wonder if that would work in a DA as well as the SA Blackhawk. However, I would buy it even if it used moonclips (nice speedloader). Sure would be a slick way for them grow sales with negligible tooling costs.

WOW! Just think about an LCR Convertible ala the Blackhawk Convertibles. 38spec, 9mm, and 357 mag all in one handy little revolver with 2 cylinders.

 

[LafayetteLA]

WOW! Just think about an LCR Convertible ala the Blackhawk Convertibles. 38spec, 9mm, and 357 mag all in one handy little revolver with 2 cylinders.

I would gladly buy one. It could join my Ruger LCR (38), Ruger p345 (45 ACP), Ruger Security Six (357), Ruger Speed Six (9mm) and Ruger SP101 (9mm).

 

[default57]

In a revover the 9mm isn't going to do much the .38 special won't do. I'd save my money.

anybody that doesn't want a 9mm revolver just doesn't understand what we're getting at. I find this ironic because as said by motorcycle charlie

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.

 

[Specs]

Yes, the 38 spec +p is potent, but you can buy Federal HST in 124gr or 147 gr in +p or even +p+ and that is a different league altogether from the 38 spec. So, a 357 LCR could easily handle the stoutest 9mm cartridge available. And, the low end 9mm target fmj from the cheapest supplier is well under $10.00 if you shop around, and I am seeing 18--20 bux for 38 spec. Of course 9mm is also so much more available and it comes in so many flavors, that I think it is a stone natural for the LCR, convertible or not. I have a Blackhawk Convertible in 357/38, and 9mm and consider it to be the most flexible and useful sidearm I own.

Just wondering if it would be a problem creating a double action convertible that required a cylinder swap to go to 9mm? How tough would it be to swap if the cylinder was timed to the revolver? I think it's just the 1 crane pivot screw which could be made to be a quick change of some sort.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

Um, no. I don't have any other nines. I don't need any nines.

ECS

 

[Specs]

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[LafayetteLA]

Just for 1 example consider the 17 oz Ruger LCR 357 selling at $450-$500. If $475.00 is divided by 17 oz the result is around $28.00 per, which is currently higher than silver. I would guess that other modern firearms are somewhat in line with this, so yes, a modern firearm is an investment in precious metal that almost has to go up in stored value, and it has much more function than a bag of 17 silver dollars or 1 oz ingots. I know that this is not considering the difference betwen troy oz value and avoir oz value but it is arguable.

Is it April Fools Day already?

 

[Specs]

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[WC145]

A foolish question. Metal is metal, and ounce per ounce I would prefer a functioning tool to use and keep for trade than some shiny metal slugs that may or may not be marketable to anyone. Right now today I can buy solid value firearms that will appreciate in value whether the price of silver or gold goes up or down. We are talking about hedges and stores of value, not speculation.

What's any of that got to do with the OP's question?

 

[Specs]

You are entirely correct. I mistakenly posted a reply here which applied to another thread. My apologies to the members!

I am participating in a conversation regarding guns and ammo as inflation hedges on another forum. The replies I made were intended for that. I don't know how I got my wires crossed.

 

[ColeK]

Why would anyone want a 9mm revolver?

 

[ColeK]

But if you want one Ruger sale a New Model Blackhawk Convertible .357 Mag / 9mm Luger and the MSRP is $636. The street price shoud be about $500.

http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawkConvertible/models.html

 

[doc2rn]

I too have wanted a 547 for years or a sp 101 in 9mm, so definately. Anyone who needs more than 6 needs to learn to shoot.

 

[MudPuppy]

My grandpa used to say anyone that needed more than one shot needed to learn to shoot.

I like the idea of a convertible 357 myself. I'm not a wheel gun kind of guy, but I am thinking about broadening my horizons. Availability and shared caliber would be appealing for a 9mm.

 

[wankerjake]

I say yes, I totally want a SP101 in 9mm. But when I think about it I don't know why. The 9mm would not do a single thing better than the 357. 38spl ammo is just as cheap as 9mm these days. Back when 9mm ammo was cheaper yeah, but now...I see no benefit. I reload both for the same cost, but the 38spl and 357mag cartridges both smoke the 9mm as far as performance. It would be a luxury revolver for me.

Can we get a lever action rifle to go with it?

Agreed. Or 40 S&W or 45 ACP. You could do a lot with a 10mm levergun, and have a tube capacity of 15-20. Outstanding.

 

[Specs]

Of course the cost between 38 spec and 9mm is the same for reloaders, but if you do not reload, you can buy 9mm at 1/2 the price of 38 spec. Also, if you reload you can load some really hot 38 spec rounds, but due to the pressure capabilities of the 9mm vs 38 I think you might find that using factory ammo only you can get higher velocity from the 9mm using 125 gr.

357 mag is another animal altogether, but the little 9mm can perform nearly as well in sd situations in a small handgun with less flash and bang. I think the advantage of the 9mm revolver would be that there is a huge assortment of ammo out there and it is out there in large quantities. Not as relevant for reloaders.

Since many of us have 9mm semiauto pistols in many configurations, a 9mm CCW revolver would fit right in with the ammo we use in other activities. I maintain a fairly large assortment and quantity of 9mm because I own 3 semiautos, 1 revolver, and 1 carbine.

 

[AK103K]

Anyone who needs more than 6 needs to learn to shoot.

Ah, the age old 6 shot revolver justifier.

Does that mean 7 and 8 shot revolvers are like the heathen autos and no good?

Dont get me wrong here either, I still have, like, and shoot revolvers (and I shoot them as they were meant to be shot, DAO! ), but I'm a little more reality based in my choices for a "weapon". Just because my gun has 17 rounds in it, doesnt mean there wont be 14 or 15 in it when Im done, but if I "need" 10, I got them, and even then, I still got more left than a 6 shot revolver starts with, well that is, if I was foolish enough to have not already done a mag swap.

 

[Specs]

I would have no interest in a large 9mm revo other than my Blackhawk convertible for cheap plinking. My own interest in a 9mm revolver would be in a small pocket sized ccw. With a speedloader or moon clip you could get a fairly fast reload, but still only 5 or 6. My PF9 holds 8, but at any given time it could be only a single shot if it had FTE or FTF, so the idea of a very small 9mm revolver for pocket carry is appealing to me.

I am on the verge of buying an LCR 357, but for now I plan to wait for the show in March and watch for new products. I did go to the Ruger website and in the "talk to the CEO" I mentioned the interest in a very compact revolver in 9mm.

 

[M2MikeGolf]

S & w 547

I vote "yes" and in a big way. I've always thought it was strange that 9MM revolvers never caught on, even in Europe. I have a Smith & Wesson Model 547, and it's one of my favorite revolvers of all time. Amazing design, requires no half-moon clips, and you can still find HKS speedloaders for them. I prefer the larger square butt 4" model, but S & W made a 3" round butt, perfect for carry, more punch than a .38. 9MM is a really compact size in a speedloader, too. It's a shame, I think there would be a market for them; always been a fan of the K frame, but never really been a fan of the .38 Spl.. I wish S & W would make them again, or someone would, but in the meantime, I'm pretty happy to have one!

 

[Surefire]

No.

I hate moon clips.

 

[default57]

I vote "yes" and in a big way. I've always thought it was strange that 9MM revolvers never caught on, even in Europe. I have a Smith & Wesson Model 547, and it's one of my favorite revolvers of all time. Amazing design, requires no half-moon clips, and you can still find HKS speedloaders for them. I prefer the larger square butt 4" model, but S & W made a 3" round butt, perfect for carry, more punch than a .38. 9MM is a really compact size in a speedloader, too. It's a shame, I think there would be a market for them; always been a fan of the K frame, but never really been a fan of the .38 Spl.. I wish S & W would make them again, or someone would, but in the meantime, I'm pretty happy to have one!

yes!

 

[Wolfgang2000]

I have a S&W 940 9mm revolver. I like it.

You have to remember the when the "wonder 9's" were the rage in the police market there were no small 9MM auto. Cops wanted a BUG in the same caliber as their duty gun. So a market was formed. The 547 was made at the request of the French who wanted to armed the police with a revolver but use the NATO 9 MM round. After the gun was designed and made the order was canceled.

Years ago I decided to consolidate my calibers. We (wife and I) chose the 9 MM as our duty/SD round. Till the G 26 came out the 940 was my BUG. Now it's a "house" gun.

For the weight and bulk the G26 is a better carry gun these days, plus you have 2 X as many rounds. Now you have guns like the Kahr PM9. But it the day, if you wanted a BUG, the 9MM revolver was the way to go.

I still have a box or RIMMED 9MM rounds, from the day.