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S&W Model 940-1 in 9mm
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Great little gun.
Sorry I traded mine, now.
Only problem I had was some of the moon clips bent. Just get pleny of clips. Wished there had been a de-mooner. There may be one these days.
Great pocket gun; right between a .38 and .357.
Sorry I traded mine, now.
Only problem I had was some of the moon clips bent. Just get pleny of clips. Wished there had been a de-mooner. There may be one these days.
Great pocket gun; right between a .38 and .357.
Yes, I have one, That I gave to my lovely wife for Christmas (HAHA) one year. A very good revolver. I wanted to get her a stainless revolver and since I primarily shoot 9mm it was an obvious answer.
It is a J-Frame which is a 5-Shot revolver and yes the moon clips do tend to bend a bit but they are inexpensive. I have also read that in a shorter barrel the 9mm produces better velocities than the .38spl. or .357 Mag but don't hold me to it because I don't know for sure. Also I have heard that people that have had 940's comment about their sharp recoil but my wife and I never noticed anything out of the ordinary.
S&W also made a K-Frame 9mm revolver for the French Govt. Model 547 (I think) it is a 6 shot that does not require moon clips from what I remember. S&W sold the over runs here in the U.S. so there are some out there that I see for sale from time to time for about $400ish. That is another revolver that I would like to have. Ruger produce some GP100s in 9mm that use the same moon clips as the 940. I think they only made them for a few years and actually stopped production on them a few years ago.
It is a J-Frame which is a 5-Shot revolver and yes the moon clips do tend to bend a bit but they are inexpensive. I have also read that in a shorter barrel the 9mm produces better velocities than the .38spl. or .357 Mag but don't hold me to it because I don't know for sure. Also I have heard that people that have had 940's comment about their sharp recoil but my wife and I never noticed anything out of the ordinary.
S&W also made a K-Frame 9mm revolver for the French Govt. Model 547 (I think) it is a 6 shot that does not require moon clips from what I remember. S&W sold the over runs here in the U.S. so there are some out there that I see for sale from time to time for about $400ish. That is another revolver that I would like to have. Ruger produce some GP100s in 9mm that use the same moon clips as the 940. I think they only made them for a few years and actually stopped production on them a few years ago.
juliet charley
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It hold five-shots using moon clips. It will not handle some of the longer (OAL) 9mm ammunition (cylinder won't close). It is a typical S&W DAO--goes bang when you pull trigger, and accuracy is typical of two-inch snub (the shooter will probably be the limiting factor not the weapon--short sight radius, relatively heavy trigger). Ejection of the hotter rounds can be difficult (remember you have to eject five rounds at one time). It is an all-steel weapon so it is a little heavier than many pistols of its type.
I liked the Ruger 9mm SP101 better (even though it heavier). It has basically the same format--five-shot, moon clips, but it felt better in my hand. It is not available in a DAO format.
The 9mm snubs are interesting fun little guns, but for my money, you are better off with one of the Airweights (442/642) in .38 Special. Moon clips are quick to load and load in the weapon, but they are a pain to load and unload themselves. They are prone to bending (which can render your weapon unusable), and I always found them pain to carry concealed (both from the point of "fragility" and bulk)--one or two speed strips just work better for me.
I liked the Ruger 9mm SP101 better (even though it heavier). It has basically the same format--five-shot, moon clips, but it felt better in my hand. It is not available in a DAO format.
The 9mm snubs are interesting fun little guns, but for my money, you are better off with one of the Airweights (442/642) in .38 Special. Moon clips are quick to load and load in the weapon, but they are a pain to load and unload themselves. They are prone to bending (which can render your weapon unusable), and I always found them pain to carry concealed (both from the point of "fragility" and bulk)--one or two speed strips just work better for me.
Kyimports has KSP-921 (9mm SP101) for 299. Don't know if this is a good price or if it has the concealed hammer.
http://www.kyimports.com/ruger.htm# Ruger
http://www.kyimports.com/ruger.htm# Ruger
(Thanks for the info, PTNMIS - glad they have them back in stock!)
There are LOTS of threads that discuss the 940; run a search on "940" here in Revolvers.
I'm just chiming in because I noticed a couple of folks who said they'd like a faster way to unload the 5-shot clips.
I wonder whether you all knew about this thing - Brownells sells a very useful tool that looks like a hollow-shafted screwdriver to de-moon shells. You drop the hollow over the shell, rotate your wrist, and the shell pops off. About 10 9x19 cases fit down the hollow shaft, so you don't have to empty it each time, and emptying the tool consists of pointing the shaft downward over where you'd like your brass to fall.
I bought one when I got my 940, along with a pile of extra moon clips. Anyway, I can strip 10 clips worth of ammo (that's a box' worth) in under a minute. I've certainly heard enough people say they find the clips bend easily, but I don't find that to be the case myself (and I don't especially baby my range clips - they're flying out the back of the cylinder onto the concrete of the line every trip to the range).
Sure, putting the ammo on the clips takes probably 10 seconds a clip. That's two minutes a box, three at most - if you're not paying attention to efficiency. Not a huge hassle, especially when you consider the time you save throwing the clips into the cylinder vs. feeding the .38s in one at a time.
Frankly, I use more 9x19 in my revos than I do .38s - I go thru the 9s faster. I load up a box of ammo onto clips when I get to the range (or the night before I leave, if I think of it) - that takes 3 minutes max. Then I do speed drills with my 940, just because I can. Man, you can blast a lot of lead out of that thing in a hurry! I think the clips are a real advantage of the 940.
Regarding JC's concerns about difficulty carrying the fragile moon clips: a couple of loaded moon clips fit nicely into one of the standard size prescription medicine bottles. Check your medicine cabinet, you'll find the right one. I just stick a bottle in my pocket with a couple of back up clips. True, they don't lie as flat as the speed strips, but I can have all my rounds off before you have your cylinder closed on your first reload.
Plus, the 9x19 is just made for snubbies - what an efficient use of a short tube!
There are LOTS of threads that discuss the 940; run a search on "940" here in Revolvers.
I'm just chiming in because I noticed a couple of folks who said they'd like a faster way to unload the 5-shot clips.
I wonder whether you all knew about this thing - Brownells sells a very useful tool that looks like a hollow-shafted screwdriver to de-moon shells. You drop the hollow over the shell, rotate your wrist, and the shell pops off. About 10 9x19 cases fit down the hollow shaft, so you don't have to empty it each time, and emptying the tool consists of pointing the shaft downward over where you'd like your brass to fall.
I bought one when I got my 940, along with a pile of extra moon clips. Anyway, I can strip 10 clips worth of ammo (that's a box' worth) in under a minute. I've certainly heard enough people say they find the clips bend easily, but I don't find that to be the case myself (and I don't especially baby my range clips - they're flying out the back of the cylinder onto the concrete of the line every trip to the range).
Sure, putting the ammo on the clips takes probably 10 seconds a clip. That's two minutes a box, three at most - if you're not paying attention to efficiency. Not a huge hassle, especially when you consider the time you save throwing the clips into the cylinder vs. feeding the .38s in one at a time.
Frankly, I use more 9x19 in my revos than I do .38s - I go thru the 9s faster. I load up a box of ammo onto clips when I get to the range (or the night before I leave, if I think of it) - that takes 3 minutes max. Then I do speed drills with my 940, just because I can. Man, you can blast a lot of lead out of that thing in a hurry! I think the clips are a real advantage of the 940.
Regarding JC's concerns about difficulty carrying the fragile moon clips: a couple of loaded moon clips fit nicely into one of the standard size prescription medicine bottles. Check your medicine cabinet, you'll find the right one. I just stick a bottle in my pocket with a couple of back up clips. True, they don't lie as flat as the speed strips, but I can have all my rounds off before you have your cylinder closed on your first reload.
Plus, the 9x19 is just made for snubbies - what an efficient use of a short tube!