9 mm revolver?

I have had several S&W 547s, a S&W 940 and a couple of Ruger Speed Sixes. Other manufacturers or 9 mm revolvers of which I am aware are/were Astra, Manurhin and Korth. I believe Taurus is the only manufacturer currently producing one; I have heard the Ruger SP101 9 mm was stopped. Charter Arms is still to roll out their 9 mm.
 
JimmieA. said:
I guess it gets here when it gets here. Ruger is knd of like that a bit I guess. The dealer I'm using for this deal is a S/A revolver specialist called Doc. Roland Guns of the Old West. I'm guessing he a bit on the older side of life, seems to get a little confused about e-mail and customers sometimes. I am in no rush for the gun but perfer to shoot revolvers in the snow to save loosing brass! I took out my 9mm BHP and my GP100 couple days ago. I have shot over 500 rounds through the Browning and maybe 4/8 hit the target at about 13 yards. I took out the .38/.357 that I have shot less than 3 boxes of rounds through and I was beating the centre of the target out and it was raining pretty hard at that point. I can't seem to shoot the D/A revolver in D/A but it is great in S/A. I love my 1911 in .45 but I am not too impressed with the BHP. The BHP is a little lighter and the 9MM must be a little hotter than the .45. I can't wait to try the revolver in 9MM to see if I can shoot the .38 as well as I can shoot the 9MM. I lived in McMurray for about 12 years, worked at Suncor untill "see you at the gate in 08".

JimmieA.
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Yup, that's where I work now. Im surprised at the Browning HP, don't know what to tell you there as I've heard that they are really good pistols.
I'm a pretty decent shot with my SR9, tried my buddies' Glock 17, couldn't hit much with the glock. While he was a good shot with it and couldn't hit much with my Ruger, guess it's what your used to.:rolleyes:
 
The Smith & Wesson 547 is what I use to test 9mm ammo before I waste it in SIGs and CZs and such. 10 meters, one hole, good to scatter all over the target with autos.

Gunnar at Armco was going to cut an S&W 66 for me. The moon clip conversion and reaming to 9mm was reasonable and highly recommended by those who have done it. I just found the 547 first. Shooting 9mm out of a .357 is apparently just as awesome -- the 9mm is about a perfect revolver round. The K or L frame Smith is a favorite for a reason. The two in combination are worth having.

Lately, the +P .38 has been $20 more a case than the 9mm here, so it's hard to get excited about economy if you'd have to shoot 20 cases to recover the cost of conversion, but 9mm will shoot right to point of aim (especially the 115 grain stuff) and it's snappier than .38 but recoil is not as brutal as .357... while still retaining comparable power out of a short barrel.

I'll gladly offer a safe, warm and loving home to any wayward S&W 547s, far away from gunsmiths, barrel vises and action wrenches and lathes and other scary barrel changing stuff!
 
tekarra said:
I have had several S&W 547s, a S&W 940 and a couple of Ruger Speed Sixes. Other manufacturers or 9 mm revolvers of which I am aware are/were Astra, Manurhin and Korth. I believe Taurus is the only manufacturer currently producing one; I have heard the Ruger SP101 9 mm was stopped. Charter Arms is still to roll out their 9 mm.
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The new CA hasn't released a 9 yet. The original company had one back in the 80's. - dan
 
ezglider said:
Yup, that's where I work now. Im surprised at the Browning HP, don't know what to tell you there as I've heard that they are really good pistols.
I'm a pretty decent shot with my SR9, tried my buddies' Glock 17, couldn't hit much with the glock. While he was a good shot with it and couldn't hit much with my Ruger, guess it's what your used to.:rolleyes:
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I think my issue with the BHP is the trigger. I have a GSG1911 and I'm fine with it (it has had a trigger job) and I shoot the STI 1911 fine. These Brownings are known to have a dodgey trigger and I seem to be sensitive to a rough trigger. Shooting the GP100 in D/A I miss the target more than I hit, in S/A I hit the centre more than anywhere else. I am new to hand guns and generally a ####y marksman!
JimmieA.
 
JimmieA. said:
I think my issue with the BHP is the trigger. I have a GSG1911 and I'm fine with it (it has had a trigger job) and I shoot the STI 1911 fine. These Brownings are known to have a dodgey trigger and I seem to be sensitive to a rough trigger. Shooting the GP100 in D/A I miss the target more than I hit, in S/A I hit the centre more than anywhere else. I am new to hand guns and generally a s**ty marksman!
JimmieA.
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Heehee, I'm new to hand guns too, thought that I was doing pretty darn good until a few weeks ago, one of my brothers visiting from out of town came to the gun range with me. We used to shoot in the cadets a couple hundred years or so back, lol and plinked around with our pellet guns as kids. But he's never shot a pistol before. After a few pointers to get him going, he was shooting pretty darn good, then I told him to shift his left foot forward a little, bend his left elbow, a little and push the pistol towards the target with his right ( shooting) hand. Well the little bastard kept hitting the bullseye, 3 out of 5 then 4 out of 5 shots, with the odd flyer. Well WTF? Made me look like the amature that I really am, and though I was impressed by his natural talent, it was pissing me off! Lol:mad::

So I can relate to your remark about being a ####ty marksman, lol:cool:
 
Dan,
I believe the 1980s Pitbull to which you are referring was was chambered in 9mm Federal, not 9 x 19. The Federal round was rimmed to work with a conventional star extractor.
 
gunzik said:
I'll gladly offer a safe, warm and loving home to any wayward S&W 547s, far away from gunsmiths, barrel vises and action wrenches and lathes and other scary barrel changing stuff!
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I was going to leave the party nameless, but he hath willingly revealed himself! Hoarder of 547s, you taunt us with your 12(6) and penchant for fine arms! :mad:

Sell me some pre-46 Smiths please. ;)
 
I have owned and used the Blackhawk 38/357 mag/9mm convertable. My experince was the 9mm was nowhere near as accurate as the 38/357 was. I put this down to the difference in bullet dia. and the length of the two projectiles. Also in my gun you could not chamber shells loaded with .358 sized bullets. I guess a good gunsmith could have reamed the 9mm cylinder so a person could have done that. My blackhawk was not to bad when I used 147 grain 9mm bullets but still not near as good as the other cylinder would shoot. I gave it up as a bad cause and went back to shooting 9mm in my CZ auto's

Graydog
 
I've also read that the Blackhawks are less succesful with the 9mm in a number of places. Although there was mention of them being better when using lead rounds. Perhaps the lead rounds are able to obdurate more fully into the rifling thanks to being softer than the jacketed rounds?
 
Thanks everybody for your input on the Ruger convertible, I really like my SR9 and definitely going to hold on to it. Still would like to get a revolver though, sounds like going the 9 mm route is not practical seeing that the options are pretty limited.
So now I'm on the fence wether I should get a 38 or 357 revolver or even a .22lr as they all run around the same price to purchase. I do have a S&W 22A (.22 auto), great gun for out at the range, cheap to shoot all day long, but get lots of FTF's and FTE's. So a .22 revolver would replace the 22A for sure, but are they more like a toy than a real gun?
Any input from you fellows and gals would be muchly appreciated.
By the way, what a great forum, man it's great that you folks are eager to help and share your info to help a guy out, I'm really glad I found this site. Thanks all.
 
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ezglider said:
As to why I am looking for a 9 mm revolver? Cost of 9 mm amo primarily, as I also have a Ruger SR9 in 9 mm and buy amo in bulk, so to me it made more sense to stick to that caliber. I'm a newbie when it comes to hand guns, and really wanted to know what was available! Not knowing that 9 mm revolvers are that rare. Interesting that there is so many choices in auto fire pistols. :confused:

In light of this, I may consider a 38 or 357 , other than cost differences between the two calibers, which one would be better and why? I realize that I'm likely opening up a can of worms here lol, as opinions can be pretty personal. But hey, Im curious and would like your guys ,and gals, opinions as to why you prefer one over the other, or are they essentially the same?
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Get a ruger GP-100 or a S&W 686, then you can shoot either 357 magnum or 38 special out of it.
 
ezglider said:
Ok thanks, what's the diff between a 38 special and a 357? Excluding price of amo, ie; is one more suited for target shooting ( which is all I do )?
Which do you prefer of the two?

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I target shoot with a 44 mag sometimes as you know cause you filmed it lol. Anyhow, the beauty if buying one of the two guns i mentioned is you can shoot either caliber out of it. So if you dont like the cost or recoil of .357 then you can just shoot .38 special out of it, then you have the option later if you want to upgrade to .357 mag. If im shooting a lot, id rather shoot .38 special, its a lot less recoil so it makes it more enjoyable. However its nice to kick it up a notch too from time to time, if i still had half the guns i bought you could have tried one as ive owned both.

I would say cost wise go with the Ruger GP-100, its cheaper then the smith and built like a tank, its really pretty too.


Check out this thread for a comparison.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=670042
 
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