I know I just created a thread about why moon clips are needed in 9mm revolvers, but as time goes on I figured these threads will get buried and will be good references for two similar but different questions.

Now on to the real question of this thread:

I've read here and there that the 940 can have sticky extraction issues? This kind of offsets the convenience of a moon clip just being able to drop in, no? How common are these problems?

Can anyone with the 940 share their experience? And will you sell me your 940?

I had a 940 2in and everything stuck once fired. Had to insert a pencil into the fired cases to get them out. Others I talked to said they had the same issue so I sold it. The buyer apparently wasnt interested in shooting it so sticking didnt bother him. By everything I mean standard pressure, +p and +p+. S&W said cylinder was fine and chambers were smooth. Others have had no issues so it seems to be hit and miss

Do a search on the "940", There is a lot of info on the hard
extraction problems. It seems that most members had their cylinders reamed and that solved the problem. There was one
member, who would loan you a reamer to clean it up yourself.

I had one that would bind up with everything I tried to feed it. Second one worked fine with brass cases bud hung up with nickel plated and any kind of steel cased ammo. Plus I found the moon clips to be delicate. switched back to a .38 and speedloaders.

I had one that now resides across the street at a friend's house...he loves it and is his carry gun. He has had no extraction issues that I know of.

That said the gun does not like hot 9mm like CorBon 115s or PowR'Ball...it will lock right up. Most other HP ammo is fine...

Bob

Defense gun? Extraction issues? Fix or ditch.

My 2" had the very hard to extract problems. It is related to rough finish inside the chambers. I was lucky enough to borrow a chamber "hone" ( a special tool of many ceramic balls on spring loaded arms used at low to medium speed and with a special honing oil to polish the inside of the chambers. This did the job, but with any hot loads they will still take a sharp rap on the ejector rod to dislodge the clip full. I developed a load at just over 1000 fps with a 124 gr. bullet and it works well. Some of the later made 940's did not need this treatment.

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