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Post by mqd123 on May 23, 2012 17:23:45 GMT -8
What would you recommend?
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hayaku
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Post by hayaku on May 23, 2012 17:58:09 GMT -8
not many from what i remember, but i haven't looked at revolvers in over 15 years...
the ruger sp101 was a very sought after revolver... i don't think they make them anymore...
you sure you don't want a .38 special/.357 mag? those are very popular calibers for revolvers. i think s&w m&p revolvers are in that caliber too.
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Post by Stan on May 23, 2012 18:55:32 GMT -8
A friend of mine had a S&W revolver in 9mm and took moon clips. Pretty cool but not sure if still available.
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Post by ch139 on Aug 9, 2012 1:21:43 GMT -8
A friend of mine had a S&W revolver in 9mm and took moon clips. Pretty cool but not sure if still available. The little Smith & Wesson 940? Cute little thing; a five shot J-frame that uses moon-clips. I had one about 15 or so years ago. Lots of fun, but not all that practical. It uses a little 5-shot moon-clip and those can be a tad delicate; not something you can just throw in your pocket to keep a reload available. Loading the moon clip isn't a big chore, but unloading almost necessitates a tool for the job - you have to load and unload the clip in order to load and unload the revolver - if the clip bends you may be SOL. It's a neat novelty, but not all that practical. Ruger had some Blackhawks out that had conversion cylinders (357/38 switched to 9mm). The Blackhawk being single action and having an ejector rod the 9mm cylinder is just cut to have the 9mm case headspace on the case mouth (like 9mm Para is supposed to). Don't recall if the chambers in the cylinder in the 940 Smith were cut to headspace on the case mouth or if they were just depending on the moon-clip providing headspace - the moon-clip is supposed to be for ejection of non-rimed cases. Recently Smith has also been making a big N-frame 8-shot in 9mm geared more towards the competition crowd. Again, this gun uses a moon clip. What would you recommend? What kind of application (size, purpose, etc.) did you have in mind? |
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Post by mqd123 on Aug 9, 2012 16:15:10 GMT -8
A friend of mine had a S&W revolver in 9mm and took moon clips. Pretty cool but not sure if still available. The little Smith & Wesson 940? Cute little thing; a five shot J-frame that uses moon-clips. I had one about 15 or so years ago. Lots of fun, but not all that practical. It uses a little 5-shot moon-clip and those can be a tad delicate; not something you can just throw in your pocket to keep a reload available. Loading the moon clip isn't a big chore, but unloading almost necessitates a tool for the job - you have to load and unload the clip in order to load and unload the revolver - if the clip bends you may be SOL. It's a neat novelty, but not all that practical. Ruger had some Blackhawks out that had conversion cylinders (357/38 switched to 9mm). The Blackhawk being single action and having an ejector rod the 9mm cylinder is just cut to have the 9mm case headspace on the case mouth (like 9mm Para is supposed to). Don't recall if the chambers in the cylinder in the 940 Smith were cut to headspace on the case mouth or if they were just depending on the moon-clip providing headspace - the moon-clip is supposed to be for ejection of non-rimed cases. Recently Smith has also been making a big N-frame 8-shot in 9mm geared more towards the competition crowd. Again, this gun uses a moon clip. What would you recommend? What kind of application (size, purpose, etc.) did you have in mind? Backup for CCW. I ended up getting a S&W 638. Turns out there isn't any 9mm revolver on the CA safe list. I'm still keeping my eyes out for one for PPT. Never know, I might get lucky one day. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2012 20:54:25 GMT -8
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Post by mqd123 on Aug 14, 2012 8:09:21 GMT -8
Is this CA legal?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 18:29:54 GMT -8
I don't know.
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Post by mqd123 on Aug 15, 2012 11:48:51 GMT -8
I looked it up, it isn't.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 16:42:28 GMT -8
I have a feeling there are used 9mm revolvers floating out there.
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Post by mqd123 on Aug 15, 2012 20:19:24 GMT -8
They're rare from what I have gathered. I also heard from someone on Calguns that they're actually trying to get this one no the CA safe list. We'll see.
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Post by mqd123 on Aug 15, 2012 21:04:40 GMT -8
Just discovered one that's CA legal: Ruger Blackhawk, .357/9mm Combo
Sounds pretty cool actually but it's a little long, 6.5" barrel.
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