Any 9mm revolver options?

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Garycw

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I'm looking for a light recoil revolver for my wife CCW. I thought I had seen one advertised once, but can't remember the make. I'm thinking this would be a ideal round for her in a small, light easily concealed pistol. Simple and straight forward operation.
 
May have answered my own question. I see charter arms and Taurus makes one in 9mm.
Any other choices in 9mm? In assuming these would be much lighter recoil than 38spl while still being a effective defensive round.
 
Why 9mm over .38 Special? Ammo costs?

If you are worried about performance, Underwood makes a pretty stout round, a 125 grain bullet at 1100-1200 fps from what I remember. They seem to live up to their advertised velocities and that is comparable to a 9mm.
 
Hmmm... How about typing the words "9mm revolver" in your browser window line and clicking?

S&W, Charter Arms, Taurus, and Ruger have all made them or are now...
 
Federal makes a personal defense .38 Special round using a 110 gr. JHP that has very low recoil. And 9mm in a revolver for a non-gun person seems to me to be trouble waiting to happen.

Bob Wright
 
I have owned S&W 940, Ruger Speed Six, Ruger SP101 and Taurus 905 revolvers in 9mm. Unless you reload and can produce light loads I was never able to find a factory 9mm round that was light enough for my wife

I have 4 other moon clip guns in 45ACP that she will shoot because I was able to get "bunny fart" reloads

YMMV

I believe you can get new 9mm revolvers from Charter and Taurus. The others I owned are out of production
 
You may want to reconsider your plan. The 9mm cartridge, in a revolver, is certainly not "A Reduced Recoil Round" It is on par with .38 +P, so as others have stated, unless you are going to reload, and load reduced power ammo, there will be no advantage going with a 9mm revolver. I have a Taurus 905, and I enjoy shooting it, but the recoil is sharp.
 
Alfa Proj makes 9mm revolvers, with a "9mm sized" cylinder in their 357 magnum frame, that family is called "model Luger". They also make a 9mm revolver with a longer "357 sized" cylinder, that family of revolvers is called "model classic":

http://www.strelivo-zbrane.cz/zbrane-na-zbrojni-prukaz/revolvery/revolvery-alfa-para-9mm-luger/


CzechPoint USA imports the 3" barrel version the 9231, you can see the barrel extends back, the cylinder doesn't completely fill the window:

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Not exactly small / concealable but it is one of the few 9mm revolvers still in production.


http://www.czechpoint-usa.com/products/revolvers/9-mm-luger/czechpoint-9231-9mm-para/
 

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Federal makes a personal defense .38 Special round using a 110 gr. JHP that has very low recoil. And 9mm in a revolver for a non-gun person seems to me to be trouble waiting to happen.

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A low recoil 38spl round may be the way to go. She likes those purple 10oz charter arms.
 
Why not get something chambered in .357mag? You then have the choice of .38 special, .357mag, and if you get a revolver compatible with a conversion cylinder you can shoot 9mm luger all through the same revolver.
Ruger sells a convertible single action which comes with a spare 9mm Luger cylinder.
 
The convertable Ruger revolvers are all single action, and offer no barrels shorter than 4". Not a real good choice for the OP wifes CCW weapon :rolleyes:

Garycw... if you are looking for a low recoil option, dont buy her a 10oz revolver.
Weight dampens recoil. Something like the Ruger SP101 would be a good option over the lighter revolvers. My 2" DAO SP101 is pleasant with .38sp. My S&W 638 is not. Remember, this is for her, not you. Try to find somewhere you can rent different revolvers, and let her see what she likes.
 
A typical 9mm will produce more energy and have more recoil out of a similar sized gun than a typical .38 Special will have. I agree with the above suggestion of a little heavier gun chambered in .357 Magnum. Not so much to have her shoot .357's, but the option is always there, and the weight of the gun will help her handle the recoil.
 
My wife likes the sp101 in 9mm but occasionally mentions it's a little heavy;)
It might be hard to find now as they don;t produce them any more ,,,, bummer..:mad:
 

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Any 9mm revolver options?
I'm looking for a light recoil revolver for my wife CCW. I thought I had seen one advertised once, but can't remember the make. I'm thinking this would be a ideal round for her in a small, light easily concealed pistol. Simple and straight forward operation.
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I'm thinking, for that purpose .38 Special will work fine. it's not a harsh shooting round.
 
I'm thinking, for that purpose .38 Special will work fine. It's not a harsh shooting round.
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I was thinking the same thing.
In assuming these would be much lighter recoil than 38spl while still being a effective defensive round.
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IMHO, the difference would be negligible. In fact, the much higher operating pressure of the 9mm might actually be perceived as harsher or sharper by some.
 
I agree that a heavier gun would have lighter felt recoil. The 357 with 39spl low recoil rounds sounds best. She held one of the 10 oz revolvers that was unloaded once and was amazed how light it felt. Ofcourse not thinking about recoil, but the option of carrying in her already overloaded purse. I believe she is going to have to decide what's best for her. I will only make suggestions with the reasons why. She shot a 1911/22,-S&W model 10,- and a TCP738 the other day. She loved the recoil on the 1911, but too big to carry. the model 10 was ok, preferred single action mode, again a little too big for CCW. The TCP she immediately said she never wanted to shoot it again and hurt her hand. So far the things she wants is small, light and simple. I'm not sure yet if loading mag, racking slide and a safety is considered simple for her.
She's taking a class today and tomorrow , so she may have different views in them?
 
Consider the Ruger LCR in 22 WMR. Reasonable, to no recoil, enough stopping power, light to carry, and simple operation.
 
My two cents:

I had a Taurus 905. I found the recoil sharp. The Taurus version of moon clips do not seem to hold the cartridges securely but I did not test them by dropping them. I would rather shoot a S&W steel J-frame with 38 Special self defense rounds than the 905 with "ordinary" factory ammo.

In my area rimfire ammo is hard to come by. Haven't seen 22 Magnum ammo in stock at the online vendors for months (but I don't check them all). 38 Special cartridges are more readily available than many other popular cartridges.

Tom
 
I agree that a heavier gun would have lighter felt recoil. The 357 with 39spl low recoil rounds sounds best. She held one of the 10 oz revolvers that was unloaded once and was amazed how light it felt.
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Needless to say, do not get a 10 ounce revolver.
 
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