J-Frame Carry Round....38-special or 9mm and Why?

[JimCunn]

"I do support the right of anyone to carry the handgun of their choice".

Me too. I'm in strong agreement with that.

 

[JimCunn]

As a slight aside, I fired my 9mm airweight 637-2 J-frame today for the first time since I replaced the Altamont Combat grips with my old Herrett Shooting Stars - and also the first time since my eye surgery last week. It sure is nice to be able to see the front sight again - I'd almost forgotten it had one. Recoil with 147 gr 9mm and the Shooting Stars is still a bit painful, but nothing like the sharp whacking thumb pain of the Altamonts.

I'm very rusty. Shooting one handed at 45 feet, I slung one round 6 inches high. Hope the ability to get a decent group eventually comes back to me, but I'm not terribly optimistic...

 

[rich5674]

How do you carry loaded moon clips?

The things I like best about the moonclips are the quick reloads and the convenience of carry.

I have 3 J frames. If I could find them, I would carry extra ammo in speed strips. I had a 625(45 acp) and found the moon clips bulky to carry in a pocket and bendable. How would you carry loaded moon clips?

 

[Nytmstr]

I use Buffalo Bore 150gr 38 special standard pressure wadcutters in my 642, there's been much written about 38 special hollow points not expanded when fired through snub nosed revolvers and the wadcutter and even the semi wadcutter hollow points are also a round I'll use , Buffalo Bore and Remington ar my preferred rounds. Another round I have no experience with is Speers Short barrel 135gr plus p JHP , it was designed after the NYPD approached Speer to make a reliably expanding hollow point specifically for snub nose revolver because a good majority of NYPD *** still carry J frames off duty.

 

[JimCunn]

"How would you carry loaded moon clips?"

Walmart pill bottle. Fifteen rounds, and free.

 

[Buford57]

Half-moon clips were a less bulky alternative with the 1917s, but I guess it would be hard to clip 2.5 rounds of 9mm.

 

[JimCunn]

My three 9mm J-frames also have cylinder/yoke assemblies chambered in .357Mag. I find the 9mm to be far more convenient for carrying extra rounds.