TruthTellers
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I like revolvers, they're versatile, cool, and reliable. I've been thinking about 9mm revolvers because I think they'd make a good backup gun for a 9mm pistol or just a good concealed carry gun on its own.
In thinking about 9mm revolvers, I thought about if they'd be okay shooting .380 from them as I've seen videos of people shooting .380 from 9mm semi-auto pistols, but they don't cycle the slide so they have to be manually operated.
A .380 in a 9mm pistol, when it basically becomes a single shot, can work, but I don't think it's effective enough for anything other than proof of concept.
But, a 9mm revolver would make more sense to shoot .380 from since all you have to do is pull the trigger.
Anybody here ever shot a 9mm revolver with .380? I know that the Phillips and Rodgers M47 Medusa was able to fire a lot of different 9mm calibers and they all headspaced off the extractor tab in the cylinder, Charter Arms at one point claimed the 9mm Pitbull revolver they make could chamber and fire .380 ACP, but Smith and Ruger don't say that their revolvers can shoot .380.
Am I to assume that's because their moon clips aren't designed to hold .380 ACP and can't headspace in the cylinder without a moon clip or is it because it's not safe to shoot .380 in the 9mm Ruger's and S&W revolvers?
EDIT: And I'm not saying that I plan to carry .380 in a 9mm revolver for defensive use or as a low recoil range ammo, I'm merely asking if the concept is possible and if it's safe.
Moreover, those that have shot .380 in a 9mm revolver, what did you think?
In thinking about 9mm revolvers, I thought about if they'd be okay shooting .380 from them as I've seen videos of people shooting .380 from 9mm semi-auto pistols, but they don't cycle the slide so they have to be manually operated.
A .380 in a 9mm pistol, when it basically becomes a single shot, can work, but I don't think it's effective enough for anything other than proof of concept.
But, a 9mm revolver would make more sense to shoot .380 from since all you have to do is pull the trigger.
Anybody here ever shot a 9mm revolver with .380? I know that the Phillips and Rodgers M47 Medusa was able to fire a lot of different 9mm calibers and they all headspaced off the extractor tab in the cylinder, Charter Arms at one point claimed the 9mm Pitbull revolver they make could chamber and fire .380 ACP, but Smith and Ruger don't say that their revolvers can shoot .380.
Am I to assume that's because their moon clips aren't designed to hold .380 ACP and can't headspace in the cylinder without a moon clip or is it because it's not safe to shoot .380 in the 9mm Ruger's and S&W revolvers?
EDIT: And I'm not saying that I plan to carry .380 in a 9mm revolver for defensive use or as a low recoil range ammo, I'm merely asking if the concept is possible and if it's safe.
Moreover, those that have shot .380 in a 9mm revolver, what did you think?