9mm revolver

IMHO, the advantages of 9mm Luger in a revolver, namely cheap ammo, are outweighed by the extra trouble involving the need for a clip or the extra mechanism for extraction without it. If you want a revolver, my suggestion is to go with a .38 Special/.357 Magnum and forget 9mm.
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Not a subject I pretend to be very knowledgeable about, but isn't one of the advantages of the clips is the ability to reload faster. I never considered it a negative. But then I have no experience with using them either.
 
I had two 940's when the first came out. One replaced the other, and both took a dump, within the first 200 rounds. Both guns locked up tight while shooting them, and had to be disassembled to get the live ammo remaining in the gun out, to send them back to S&W.

I find 9mm to have much sharper recoil than 38+P. I would describe it as being a snappier, stinging type of recoil.
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I find all the snubbie J frames, and especially the lighter models, to have snappy, stinging recoil. The 9mm wasnt any different, and I thought it was somewhere between the .38's and .357's.

I really liked the idea of the 940, just wished they had held up better. Really liked the moon clips. Made for a quick reload.
 
Have to agree with Jim K on this. The Ruger 357/38 is definitely in your range
both in the LCR and the SP 101. Take a look at them and compare them to the 9mm.
Doc
 
Many revolvers are now made or can be changed to allow clips for fast loading while using rimmed cartridges that don't need clips for extraction. It is a fairly costly alternative, which is why I didn't mention it earlier, but it is there.

Jim
 
I own a Ruger Blackhawk with the interchangeable cylinders of 357 and 9mm. The 9mm cylinder does not use moon clips or anything, but is cut to index the round on the mouth of the case. I've fed it a variety of factory 9mm ammo and never had an issue doing so. I'm curious why Ruger or another manufacturer hasn't marketed something like the SP101 configured this way?
I did just purchase a used Charter Pitbull in .40 S&W to satisfy my curiosity regarding their spring retention system built into the cylinder. It works is all that I can say, not as smoothly as a traditional revolver using a rimmed case, but it does work. Based on the recoil, it doesn't seem so different from shooting a 357 in a similar frame size pistol. Maybe their 9mm model would be a bit better but I doubt there would be that great of a difference.
The CA Pitbull in 9mm is always an option where you wouldn't need moon clips or the like.
 
I love my 9mm Blackhawk, but for a CCW I would also recommend the LCR 357 and shoot 38special rounds. The 357 gives you enough weight to make it very easy shooting 38 special.
 
The 9mm cylinder does not use moon clips or anything, but is cut to index the round on the mouth of the case. I've fed it a variety of factory 9mm ammo and never had an issue doing so. I'm curious why Ruger or another manufacturer hasn't marketed something like the SP101 configured this way?
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Properly made, a 9mm chamber is cut to headspace on the case mouth. They are all like that. Moon Clips are for simultaneous extraction in a DA revolver, not for headspace.

Not needed in an SA revolver, and no place to use them there, either. Only a swing out or top break cylinder can use moon clips.

You can USE a 9mm (or .45ACP) DA revolver without moon clips, but you have to poke the empties out one at a time, with something...with an SA revolver, the ejector rod does this just fine, but DA guns use a different system.

I'm sure there is an exception or two out there somewhere, but generally this is the way it is.
 
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