Are there NO in production 9mm revolvers??? I can't believe it!

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PsychoSword

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I'm talking REAL 9mm revolvers designed especially for the 9mm cartridge, not the Ruger Single Sixes DESIGNED FOR THE .38 special/.357 cartridge with the 9mm conversion cylinder.

I'm talking about....

They don't make the Ruger SP-101 9mm anymore, they don't make the Ruger Single Six 9mm anymore, they don't make the S&W 940 9mm anymore......WHAT IS THERE????
 
On another thread somewhere, I don't even remeber which board, someone said ruger likes to do odd things.

Every other year or so they make a run of 9mm sp101s. My local dealer thought there were no new sp101s in 22lr, well there is for this year but most likely they will not be around much longer. If it did not have a 4 inch barrel I might have one. Last year they were not in the catalog. So he was right for last year, but wrong for this year.

So do some research and see what you think. When I first asked about a redhawk in 44 mag I was told none were in stock and ruger did not make them all day every day. Gave it 6 months and suddenly I could get one new at a cheap price.

This makes sense to me but I have no clue if this is how it works or not.

I think a 9mm sp101 would be interesting but I wonder if it would be a simple 5 shot like the 38 specials and 357 magnums. I almost bought one in 32 or something like that I think since it was a 6 shot.
 
If you can't find new manufacture revolvers in 9mm there's one reason. People don't buy them in sufficient quantities for the manufacturers to continue making them. the market place has spoken. A damn shame because the 9mm works well in short barreled revolvers.
 
Understand your frustration. I have had my 547 for many years and I have wanted to get another 9mm revolver. 547's command too high a price these days.

Keep looking, you might run into a 9mm revolver.
 
How many here remember the round known as "9mm Federal"? It was a rimmed version of the 9mm Luger designed specifically for revolvers chambered in 9x19.
 
Two things:

1) The term "pistol" was in use long before there were any autoloading handguns, as a reference to hand guns. Someone referred back to a Czech word for "pipe" as being the origination of the term. I read somewhere, once upon a time, that it was derived from the Italian word for "pipe". Perhaps both are true and correct, anyone know for sure?

2) What would be the advantage of having a revolver chambered for 9 mm? Is there a signifigant advantage over .38 special? Is there an advantage in using moon clips? I must be missing something - what is it?:rolleyes:
 
In the dictionary pistol refers to the Czech word for pipe and also a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel. So I would say any hand gun that dosn't have a revolving chamber is a pistol.
 
Don Randall

The ballistics of a 9mm revolver are just shy of the ballistics of a 357. The difference is that the punishing recoil of a 357 is absent in a 9mm revolver. The 9mm para is designed to achieve its velocity quickly and does not benefit (very much) from a longer barrel. A .38 or .357 both achieve comparatively (much) higher velocity from a longer barrel.

Moon clips are a slick way to drop five rounds in your revolver. No muss, no fuss just drop in and close the cylinder and you are ready to go again.

They are a minor hassle at the range, but with a good moon clip tool loading and unloading the clips is simple and quick.

I recently bought a new 940 (S&W 9mm Snubbie) and for me it is one of those perfect combinations of size, weight, power and manageability. Second shots are an easy follow up.

I have a Model 38 too and am looking into what it takes to have is set up for use with moon clips.

I have seen the 940's go from used at $350 to new in box at as much as $575 (I think thats ridiculous).
 
From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: pis·tol
Pronunciation: 'pis-t&l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech píst'ala, literally, pipe, fife; akin to Czech pistet to squeak
Date: circa 1570
: a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly : HANDGUN
- pistol transitive verb

Main Entry: hand·gun
Pronunciation: -"g&n
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: a firearm (as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
 
I recently bought a new 940 (S&W 9mm Snubbie) and for me it is one of those perfect combinations of size, weight, power and manageability.
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I am highly envious. I'd much prefer 9mm snubbie to a .357 snubbie.
 
2) What would be the advantage of having a revolver chambered for 9 mm?
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The revolver's cylinder (and overall) can be shorter, the recoil will not be as bad, you can use moonclips, 9mm are VERY cheap,

but you know what the real reason is that I want a 9mm revolver? So that my backup gun uses the same rounds as my main carry gun. That's the real reason!
 
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