wxl
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My guess they will have glowing praises for it. And it may.
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My guess they will have glowing praises for it. And it may.
Funny thing about my 940-1, bought it late 90's. Shot the literal barrel off! Was shooting it and I noticed my rounds impacting low so I focused on some smooth presses and noticed they were getting lower, 10" at 5 yards low. I stopped and looked at the gun and the barrel was separated at the top. This happened in 2020 so I called S&W and they said to ship it back. A month later I got the gun back in pieces with a letter stating that since this gun had been discontinued and out of production for over 20 years that it was "OBSOLETE" and was not covered under any warranty. That's the exact term they used. Then I start searching for a new barrel (S&W was kind enough to remove the old barrel and threads from the gun), Talk about an straw in a haystack. posted a bunch of WTB ads on several forums and just when I decided to mount a mod 60 barrel I got a reply that someone had one. Installed the barrel and all is good. Obsolete, ha, wish I would have saved that letter.
I swear I didn't know when I started this thread. Pure luck.
I'll look into making speed-loaders for the new 940, like in the photo at the beginning of this thread, when I have the time.
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wxl
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What I would like to see are holders like the TK (out of stock) that let you carry in your pocket.
Seems I can only find one, no idea where my others are hiding.
Seems I can only find one, no idea where my others are hiding.
I'd sign up for a waiting list. Use a one-time, disposable address if you have to.
BTW, how do you use them?
In my design, it was a major criterium that the speedloader were to be fully manipulated with one hand.
With the TK holder, how do you separate the clip? You mentioned a pocket carry. Do you present the whole thing and then somehow shake off the bottom part?
UPDATE: Just to make it clear, there's a demo at the end of this video, but it relies on the carry method to retain the holder. So, not a pocket:
The pocket remains a mystery.
Meanwhile, this is pocket-compatible:
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sousana
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They are just plain fun to shoot. Ammo is extremely plentiful and usually at half the cost of 38spl. I've got 2 Smith 9s, a Taurus 9 and 2 Cimarron 9mm single action, albeit with 4 34" & 5 1/2" bbl. They are simply as fun to shoot as a 22
5Wire
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The problem I see with 9mm revolvers is the slight taper of the 9mm round makes extraction a bit difficult mechanically unless moon clips are used. I'm not familiar with the S&W 940 5 shooter but moon clips present their own carry problems. I had a Ruger LCR in 9mm which would frequently set back unfired cartridges when one was fired. Jam-o-matic.
That being said In my opinion the absolute best 9mm revolver is the S&W 547 —if you can find one they're going for upwards of $1,000. They use the 9mm extractor groove to retain and eject cartridges. No moon clips required, they use spring loaded beryllium "fingers" as extractors. Manufactured with either a 3" or 4" heavy barrel on a Model 10 frame (K frame). I had one of each barrel length.
That being said In my opinion the absolute best 9mm revolver is the S&W 547 —if you can find one they're going for upwards of $1,000. They use the 9mm extractor groove to retain and eject cartridges. No moon clips required, they use spring loaded beryllium "fingers" as extractors. Manufactured with either a 3" or 4" heavy barrel on a Model 10 frame (K frame). I had one of each barrel length.
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stonebuster
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Ruger made a Speed Six 2 3/4", k frame size, 9mm six shot back in the 80's. Hard to find and expensive.
I haven't encountered that problem in my LCR so far, but the folk remedy is to use the list maintained by the Boberg users. Their requirements for crimp are even stricter than ours. If they put the ammo on the list, it's an iron-clad guarantee.
otis24
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Snubbies tend to have short to very short ejector rods. In the S&W line, you need a 3" or longer barrel before a 38 Special case is fully extracted from the cylinder. A 9mm case is almost a half inch shorter, and even less of the case is in the cylinder if you're using moon clips. And yes, best practice is to hold the barrel vertical when you eject, but if you're in a deadly hurry or in a compromised position you may not be able to do that every time, and shorter cases might just make a difference in avoiding an extractor jam.
Interesting reply from S&W, though a bit vague corporate response...
Or a different style firearm using a caliber one already has. Adding a new caliber to the mix is expensive and doesn't add to the self defense scheme…especially a very readily available NATO round.
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Please let us know as I'm really interested in one of these...if I jump, I'll put a set of CT grips with the green module...it will be a tackdriver
In the end, they avoided mentioning if the chambers are reamed with a proper 9mm reamer, and are thus conical for the tapered case. What a bunch of weasels.
What is this ""need" you speak of? Need should never be placed in the same sentence as "gun."
Really, it's simply "because you can." And velocity chasers ought to like the higher fps of a 9mm from a 2" barrel than a .38 from the same length. There's also the old "same ammo as your duty semi-auto" reason.
Heck, if "need" was an important consideration, our industrialized society wouldn't have half of the machines and tools we have at our disposal.... we'd all be making-do with something else.
As all the cavemen pursue the next best spear point...
otis24
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Ummm, how about ammo cost? .38 Special and .357 has b exorbitant lately. In some cases, .38 was exceeding the price of .357.
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