Reintroducing the 940

[Doug M.]

I prefer the Centennial style shrouded hammer because it will work better for pocket carry, and TO ME, a J frame is a BUG only. Likewise stainless. It seems to me from the photo that this new 940 has better sights than the usual J frame, reminding me of ... a 640? Don't recall. I have a 940 and even with the cylinder honed, it has pretty sticky extraction. I don't like most J frames any way, so this is not like to end up in my hands.

 

[Telecaster]

I was not familiar with these, & noticed watching the Video, that a hammer spur was not there = DA ONLY. That would be a deal-breaker for me. My Pawnbroker friend had this LNIB Taurus 651 .357 5 shot - & made me a deal I couldn't refuse.
It ca be fired SA or DA with its shrouded - but accessible hammer spur. it is accurate with an excellent trigger.
I wouldn't trade it for any hammer-less revolver. Very satisfactory - so far.

My 640 has such a smooth trigger, easy to stage, that I feel zero need for a hammer spur and SA. YMMV.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

It’s still a 9mm and only five shots.

I saw something like 90% of the S&W Revolver production are J frames now.

A K frame two inch 10 or 13 is what they should put out. Something like this in blue.

 

[roundels]

I have a "6940"-640 frame with a 940 cylinder. That cylinder was one of the last spares from S&W and it dropped into the gun like it belonged there. Fun little gun!

 

[OldLawman]

Carried both blue and stainless guns in uniform and concealed for 40 years, from WY winters to south Florida. I'll take stainless any day for a using gun. Get scuffed up - just bead blast it. In fact, I am going to morrow to do just that to a nice but scuffed up 4" 624.