9 mm revolver q

[4t5]

Which have you shot and how did you like it ?

[JimT]

I have never shot a 9mm revolver but I have shot quite a few 45 acp revolvers as well as using 38 Super in my 357 sixgun. I like the rimless cartridges best in the single action sixguns. You don't have to mess with half-moon or full-moon clips. Not that they are bad. I just like things more simple. For a self-defense revolver, the full-moon clips in a double action gun are a fast way to unload and reload. Just not my preference.

But the rimless autoloader cartridges can work quite well in a revolver. So even though I never shot the 9mm, the ones that I have and the ones I have used are accurate and easy to shoot.

[Ysabel Kid]

I have an Uberti Cattleman Sabre in .45 Colt that I picked up a .45 ACP cylinder for (and had it fitted). It is fun to shoot, and .45 ACP is a heck of a lot less expensive than factory .45 Colt (though I can't recall the last time I bought factory .45 Colt - I just shoot reloads).

The year before last I picked up a Pietta "Thunderball". It is in 9mm. Figured this would be fun, and 9mm is now the cheapest centerfire handgun ammunition available. It shoots great and is accurate!

[Ray]

that uberti is gene barry in character as b.w.b. masterson cool !.....if that makes any sense.....

[JimT]

That is a neat little sixgun. Great for Every Day Carry! I had an old model Ruger 357 rebuilt into a .45 ACP for EDC.

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I used a 1911 magazine for a Speed Loader

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[Steve in MO]

I've got a spare 9mm cylinder for my Ruger .357 Blackhawk. It shoots fairly well, and 9mm ammo is super cheap right now. I like having options.

[remshooter]

30 years ago I had a 6/12 inch ,Ruger Blackhawk .357 magnum with an extra 9-mm cylinder .
i dont remember exactly now been too long ago .But the POI between the 9-mm and .357 mag was between 5-7 inches .I was not going to reset the sights everytime i changed calibers .so down the road it went

[wvfarrier]

I have run my 8rd S&W 629 out to 100 yards. It has a 6" barrel and is superbly accurate

[AJMD429]

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I've shot two - both Rugers.

One was a 357 Mag Blackhawk that I had a separate 9mm cylinder for. It works fine, although was mostly just something as an 'extra' to have 'in case' I couldn't access 357 Mag or 38 Spl ammo and somehow had access to 9mm. Fun for plinking, but not as powerful as the 357 cylinder would allow, so not really used. Headspacing was on the cartridge lip, like with the clip-less 45 ACP revolvers.

The other was a Ruger LCR in 9mm, with a 5mm moon-clip loading mechanism. I got it for my daughter due to her wanting a revolver and wanting the lightest trigger pull possible due to small hands. We thought about the 38 Special version, but she liked the faster-loading and five-spare-cartridges-at-hand aspect of moon clips. It was a nice easy-to-shoot revolver and quite decent for self-defense. After a couple years she decided to change to a S&W EZ model alson in 9mm.

Is sure seems that 9mm is kind of the ubiquitous cartridge nowdays - from the Ruger LCP, SIG 938, and Springfield Hellcat, to the many mid-size 9mms, 'duty' sized ones like the Beretta 92, and 2011 craze with double-stack 1911's in 9mm, to SBR's and Pistol-caliber carbines, and even LEVERGUNS...!

I haven't yet seen a 24" barrel levergun in 9mm, but I'm sure someone makes one.

[JimT]

I haven't yet seen a 24" barrel levergun in 9mm, but I'm sure someone makes one.

The bullet would lose velocity in the barrel!

[BobM]

I shot a J frame 940 when they came out in the early nineties. I thought the recoil was excessive but I enjoyed shooting magnums from my 357 Ruger SP101. A few years ago I shot a Ruger LCR in 9mm and again didn’t care for the recoil. As I frequently carry a 9mm, I liked the idea of having a small 9mm revolver but it didn’t work for me

[Lastmohecken]

I shot it so much, that I wore out a Smith and Wesson 45acp revolver, back in the 1980's shooting IPSC Revolver Division. It was a fine shooting gun, but I eventually had to have it rebuilt. And I eventually traded it off. I have owned a couple since then and still have one. It's not going anywhere. I did buy a Ruger 45 Convertible several years ago, but I had lots of trouble with the ACP cylinder, I think it was defective, and that one eventually when down the gun trader's road. Never owned a 9mm revolver, frankly, I don't see and advantage to one over a .38 special or .357, but that's must me.

[Ray]

I just realized that Y.K.'s foto above is most probably a pietta instead of the uberti I mentioned. For those who did not understand the hollywood /television reference I made above, here is some context.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3uF5t9NOJ ... ZXJpZXM%3D

Fast forward to about 5:10 to see barry draw the shortened colt.

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Thought to be the gun from the telly series rented by the studio from stembridge rentals. The frame numbers to 1894 and was .44 wcf. The shorter barrel is .44 but is not thought to be the original. The cylinder on it at the time of its modern auctioning was a .38 wcf. but would not have mattered as the theatrical blanks (4 in 1} were designed to include that chambering. The tarnish on the nickled finish looks as if it had been kept in a holster for many years.

[Paul105]

A while back I was faced with the prospect of being unable to reload. I didn't mind the idea of being limited to 22s but wanted to shoot centerfire as well. 9mm was the least expensive factory ammo by quite a bit, so I bought a S&W 986 - 7 shot L Frame. Here's a picture I poached from another website.
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Do to life circumstances I haven't shot it as much as I'd like and haven't done an y accuracy testing, just some limited double action work on steel. So far I've thoroughly enjoyed the revolver. My reading on the subject indicates these guns have .357 barrels and accuracy is maximized with bullets at that diameter.
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FWIW,

Paul

[Ray]

Paul105, that 986 looks cool.

I have tried quite a few d.a. 9x19 revolvers and always experiment if they'll fire without the clips. So far I have only had one factory loaded cartridge prove to be too short without the support of the clip(s) but I have had several more than that of my own handloads get too much taper on the case mouths.

[pshort]

Howdy Folks,
I picked up a Charter Arms Pitbull in 9mm the other day....
It appears to be a well made revolver .... It's all stainless,
so it's a bit heavier than a S&W J frame... The thing that
piqued my interest, is that there are no moon clips needed..
It has a spring loaded knob in each pocket of the extractor,
that goes in the groove and allows easy extraction like
a rimmed cartridge...... Here's a link:

https://www.charterarmsmanufacturing.co ... 0-pit-bull

Oh, low recoil because of weight and the bbl is ported ....

Tnx.....
Paul

[Ysabel Kid]

I just realized that Y.K.'s foto above is most probably a pietta instead of the uberti I mentioned. For those who did not understand the hollywood /television reference I made above, here is some context.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3uF5t9NOJ ... ZXJpZXM%3D

Fast forward to about 5:10 to see barry draw the shortened colt.

IMG_20260202_031957.jpg

Thought to be the gun from the telly series rented by the studio from stembridge rentals. The frame numbers to 1894 and was .44 wcf. The shorter barrel is .44 but is not thought to be the original. The cylinder on it at the time of its modern auctioning was a .38 wcf. but would not have mattered as the theatrical blanks (4 in 1} were designed to include that chambering. The tarnish on the nickled finish looks as if it had been kept in a holster for many years.

Yep, Ray - the photo is a Pietta in 9mm. I did refer to an Uberti I have with a spare .45 ACP cylinder, but didn't include a picture of it.

Cool video!