Fresh ideas on snubby choices
A round designed for long barreled revolvers, .38 Special or .357 Magnum, doesn't get full value from a 2" snubby.
A round designed for short barreled semi-autos does so much better. In a 2" barrel snubby 9mm gives better ballistics than .38 Special and almost as good as .357 Magnum with far less recoil.
I have a S&W 940, the 9mm Centennial hammerless. Non snag, perfect for the pocket, smooth DAO, shoots sweet. Moonclips are inexpensive, compact and quicker on reloads than bulkier speedloaders and the ammo is low cost and encourages lots of practice, vital to defensive use.
In the mid-80's 9mm revolvers were produced for the European police market but they did not catch on in the states. Hi-cap semi-autos were dominating the market and revolvers of all types took a back seat, 9mm most of all. Add in a reluctance to use unfamiliar moonclips and production ended. New calls for 9mm snubbies are being answered by Taurus. Their M905's will be out soon in 6 variations and I urge everyone to look at their potential.
http://www.taurususa.com/products/ Their specs and images are not final yet. I'll order when all the facts are straight.
Herb Fredricksen
A round designed for short barreled semi-autos does so much better. In a 2" barrel snubby 9mm gives better ballistics than .38 Special and almost as good as .357 Magnum with far less recoil.
I have a S&W 940, the 9mm Centennial hammerless. Non snag, perfect for the pocket, smooth DAO, shoots sweet. Moonclips are inexpensive, compact and quicker on reloads than bulkier speedloaders and the ammo is low cost and encourages lots of practice, vital to defensive use.
In the mid-80's 9mm revolvers were produced for the European police market but they did not catch on in the states. Hi-cap semi-autos were dominating the market and revolvers of all types took a back seat, 9mm most of all. Add in a reluctance to use unfamiliar moonclips and production ended. New calls for 9mm snubbies are being answered by Taurus. Their M905's will be out soon in 6 variations and I urge everyone to look at their potential.
http://www.taurususa.com/products/ Their specs and images are not final yet. I'll order when all the facts are straight.
Herb Fredricksen
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If you want a real man-stopper in a snubby, check out the Charter Arms Bulldog, in .44 Special.
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This belongs on the general discussion board, this board is for questions, not advertising.
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Sorry He Dog,
I was onsite for the first time in a long time last night, reading all old posts in various forums, lots of pages, and found an interesting thread asking for advice on Snubby Choices. I tried to reply but it was "Locked" and I didn't know how to get around that so I later posted what would have been a continuation of the prior thread as a new thread. I checked FAQ's for advice but getting around "Locked" was not there. It didn't occur to me to change forums. Could be I was just plain tired and lost.
My mention of Taurus's new 9mm snubbies was no more an advertisement for Taurus than was my reference to my fine S&W 940 a plug for S&W. When someone else mentions a new item or a topic that needs further investigation I always appreciate when they provide a link to that info. I try to return the courtesy, assuming I have a link handy.
I know the above two wrongs don't make a right but they don't make me a Cowboy or a Yahoo, do they? I certainly don't want your heros after me! ;-)
Herb Fredricksen
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