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.

 

[roundels]

My old 940 had progressively sticky extraction issues, to the point where I had to pound on the extractor to get the empties out. Overly tight chamber. I also had a 547, which was an engineering marvel, but had a terrible trigger on it. I think that model was designed for the French police.

Some of the cylinders had machine marks in the chambers that played hell with extraction. They could be polished out in most cases. The 547 was indeed for the French Police.

 

[roundels]

Some of the cylinders had machine marks in the chambers that played hell with extraction. They could be polished out in most cases but that should have been a recall or better yet something that QC caught early on. The 547 was indeed for the French Police.

 

[Law-dog]

My old 940 had progressively sticky extraction issues, to the point where I had to pound on the extractor to get the empties out. Overly tight chamber. I also had a 547, which was an engineering marvel, but had a terrible trigger on it. I think that model was designed for the French police.

Every gun I own gets a Flex Hone polish at some point. There is not such thing as a sticky chamber or cylinder unless the round is faulty. I started with ARs, then other semi autos then finally realized a mirror finish on any chamber is simply a smart idea. The gun stays cleaner longer and has less problems with carbon build up and dirt, etc.

In cowboy action shooting, you just point the gun up and the empties fall out. If your wheel gun does not do that, it is not the gun, it is the owner not paying attention and keeping the gun shiny and clean.

Try it, it solves problems. And the Flex Hones will last forever if you use them properly. I use 400 and 800 grit.