challer61
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While I love my 617 and 686 (with a custom 616 soon to arrive!), I have so much 9mm stocked up and I'm set for reloading. Thoughts on the best 9mm revolver? 986? Ruger Blackhawk?
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Best Revolver for 9mm?
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BLACKHAWKNJ
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I have an Old Model Ruger Blackhawk .357/9MM, you do not need moon clips, extraction and ejection is easy.
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It would be helpful to list the options.
Charter Arms
Ruger LCR, SP101
S&W
What others?
Charter Arms
Ruger LCR, SP101
S&W
What others?
malph
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It depends on what you want to do with the revolver.
I'd take a Smith 940 as an EDC but not as a range gun.
Hands down, 547!
How about a re-chambered Model 15 or 67?
If you want to have some range fun, a 929 JM is a treat to shoot.
The Taurus 905 ain't bad, it's easily found and inexpensive. At the other end of the price spectrum is the Korth Sky Marshal, a surprisingly ugly thing due to Picatinny rails on the right side of the barrel and the frame right behind the cylinder.
Besides the SP101, Ruger also has a 9mm/38 Special Blackhawk Convertible single action. And although it's not a revolver, the Ruger PC Carbine looks interesting.
Besides the SP101, Ruger also has a 9mm/38 Special Blackhawk Convertible single action. And although it's not a revolver, the Ruger PC Carbine looks interesting.
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bigwheelzip
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I bought this one on a lark, but it turns bout to be one om my more favorite range guns. Can be used without moon clips. The 7 round cylinder makes for that much more fun. Accuracy is excellent.
I bought this one on a lark, but it turns bout to be one om my more favorite range guns. Can be used without moon clips. The 7 round cylinder makes for that much more fun. Accuracy is excellent.
Lou_the_welder
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I bought this one on a lark, but it turns bout to be one om my more favorite range guns. Can be used without moon clips. The 7 round cylinder makes for that much more fun. Accuracy is excellent.
My nails aren't long enough to pry them out of the cylinder.
I would recommend one use moonclips on 9mms for a 986.
Or use 38 short colts on it with out. And the ejector pulls them out.
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AManWearingAHat
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Have they solved the issues on the 986? I read a while back they were using .358 barrels on them instead of .356 and people were having lousy accuracy with off the shelf ammo.
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If you like to arrive at the range with a bunch of pre-loaded clips, shoot them up and leave as quickly as possible they are. But those moon clips do not load themselves.
My experience with the 610 I had for many years was it takes a lot longer to load rounds into a moon clip and take the empties out of the clip than it does to just drop the rounds into the cylinder and pluck out the empties, even when using a tool to help get the empties out.
I know people that like to arrive at the range with all their clips and magazines loaded, shoot a couple hundred rounds in ten minutes and leave. But I prefer a slower pace and arrive at the range with empty magazines and load them as I shoot. Nothing wrong with either approach but if you like a slower pace the moon clips are nothing but a pain.
The only time I would use moon clips is for competition or extra ammo for a carry gun. And if I used them for those purposes I would also practice with them.
If someone buys a 9mm revolvers and uses moon clips can they shoot 380s?
Cal44
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One I've looked at that I like is the SP-100 9mm snub.
A LGS had a sale on them for $399 recently -- nearly bought one after examining it carefully.
Maybe I should have because that is a good price, but I already have too many guns.
But it would be worth checking out if you can find one and want a snub for carry.
A LGS had a sale on them for $399 recently -- nearly bought one after examining it carefully.
Maybe I should have because that is a good price, but I already have too many guns.
But it would be worth checking out if you can find one and want a snub for carry.
BMT Mooner. Thank me later.
"...with a custom 616.."
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What's a 616? S&W's ability to come up with numbers seems to have exceeded my number of brain cells.
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What's a 616? S&W's ability to come up with numbers seems to have exceeded my number of brain cells.
Pizza Bob
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"...with a custom 616.."
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What's a 616? S&W's ability to come up with numbers seems to have exceeded my number of brain cells.
I would assume that it is a stainless K-frame chambered for one of the .32 revolver rounds (.32 S&W Long, .32 H&R Mag or .327 Fed Mag.). Start with a 617 and rebore the cylinder and either re-barrel or rebore the original.
Curious as to who is doing your conversion and the method (rebore or new parts?).
Adios,
Pizza Bob
The moonclips don’t load themselves but loading up 8 rounds is just as quick as loading up a 1911 magazine and you don’t have to scrounge around for brass afterward. Loading the clip might take 5 seconds longer than dropping the rounds into a revolver but I can live with that.
I load up 160 to 200 rounds at home and then go shooting. It’s definitely not a 10 minute affair. I’ve shot dozens if not hundreds of groups at 25 and 50 yards and regularly shoot steel targets at 100 yards with my 929. Just because I can reload faster doesn’t mean I have to blast away.
.380’s have a completely different size case. The base is narrower.
