Baytown wrote:
I will say if I could find one of the 9mm revolvers SW put out in back in the day, I would be interested in that. 9mm is way over the .38 and has a shorter ejector rod stroke as well.
Glenn
Glenn,
I have one of the S&W 940 revolvers in 9mm. It carries well and shoots
about as well as expected with its very short barrel.
What I have found, however, is it is very picky about ammo. Not in
shooting but in extraction. I thought there was something wrong with
it (I bought it used from a friend) until I read the manual where it says,
well, that some ammo may not extract as well as others. Huge
understatement.
Brass cased reloads nearly don't extract at all. Nickel does better, but
still not perfect.
Some new brass cased ammo is trouble, while most nickel is OK.
Now if used as a BUG only known extractable ammo would be used,
of course.
But another issue is the moon clips. They are very flimsy and can
bend while carrying them causing the cylinder to hang up while shooting
after a reload.
All of this has caused me to only use it for critter control on my place
out here in the boonies. It is a great gun to stick on your hip and forget
about (all stainless). In fact I have worked outside for hours and have
totally forgotten about it until I got back to the house. I carry it only in
an Uncle Mike's Sidekick (#15 I believe) on a very heavy belt. It sits
real low in the holster with only the grip exposed which helps to keep it
from getting snagged on branches, etc. Usually I have a shirt over it,
but not always.
I made up "snake" rounds using nickel cases and .38SP shot cups.
They look odd, real long, but work well. I have taken out squirrels
with them as far as 15 feet. I don't shoot snakes, haven't yet at least,
but would if it came down to it or me. I spend lots of time deep in cedar
with a chainsaw and may get into a situation where I cannot retreat.
OK, kind of a long winded way of saying it works, but it has some issues
to be aware of.
Regards,
Tom
