What is a good 9mm REVOLVER snub nose?

I like Good Guy's answer. I bought a beat-up Colt Detective Special many years ago. It had a bobbed hammer and someone must have smoothed-up the action. That thing is perfect for pocket carry. With the fixed-sights on a snubbie, you really don't need single-action precision shooting. So the DAO is the way to go.

Your choices are going to be very limited on a 9mm revolver, so first I would rethink your strategy.

With snub revolvers, I prefer one without a hammer spur. I have carried concealed weapons for a long time, and prefer to carry the snub in a front pants pocket where I can have it in my hand if I sense trouble coming, and still look inoffensive. I have tried about every small auto on the market, and there is NOTHING out there that comes out of a pocket slicker or faster than a de-horned 2" .38 snub. However, I will say that the Kel Tec PF9 and the Ruger LC9 are a close second. Don't let anyone dissuade you. If you are going to carry a gun, then it makes good sense to carry 2. I carry 1 where I can access it with my weak hand, in case my strong hand is otherwise occupied, such as fighting someone over my primary weapon. My normal Carry package is usually a compact Glock .40 on the right hip, and a .38 snub in the left front pocket. Try this system, you might like it.

This Site Might Help You.

RE:

What is a good 9mm REVOLVER snub nose?

What is a good 9mm Revolver, snub nose. With or without hammer. This would be for when I get my CCW I have a 9mm semi auto now I want a revolver that is the same caliber. Yes I plan to carry both when I get my CCW.

Your opinion: Which would you prefer with or without a hammer?

Hello Nick!

It sounds like you really enjoy a good challenge! The revolvers I can recommend would only be available used (with the possible exception of the S&W).

S&W use to make (maybe still makes) the model 940 "Sentinel" that fired the 9mm round, but I think it required a full moon clip. This was a "hammerless" (non-exposed hammer) with a snub nose barrel.

Ruger use to make the Speed Six revolver in 9mm, again, I do not know it it required a full moon clip or not. As I remember, it had been available with a 2+ inch and a 4" barrel with exposed hammer.

Colt made a variant of the Commando (a parkerized Lawman Mk III) that fired a major collection of .38/9mm rounds (up to 18 different rounds) interchangeably, but I do not know if it required moon clips or not ... a revolver that digests that many rounds has appeal, but it makes me suspect!

Honestly, I am not "up" on the current production 9s, since I am more inclined towards rifles and my current crop of handguns.

Good luck and good shooting!

9mm Hammerless Revolver

The bad news is that most 9x19 revolvers require moon clips to load. This means that all your ammunition must be pre-loaded onto these clips, and that reloading on the fly would be difficult to manage. Pretty much having to use moon clips means that you wouldn't be able to share ammunition between a semi-automatic and a revolver on the fly.

The good news is that just recently Charter Arms came out with the Pitbull, a new snubby revolver design that allows the use of common handgun rounds without the need for moon clips. Currently it is only available in .40, but word is that 9x19 is due next. So stay tuned!

Charter Arms has been a company with a checkered history. Under some management they've been awesome (even rivaling Smith and Wesson) but under other management they've been about as bad as Hi-Point. Right now though they seem to be on one of their good swings, so the Pitbull revolver should be pretty decent.

9mm does not work very well in a revolver and carrying spare rounds in moon clips is kind of bulky. I would recommend something like a P-64 for a backup gun. I prefer hammered revolvers. If you grip the hand grip and put your thumb on the hammer before drawing, there is no chance of catching the hammer on anything. Also you can tell when it is c0cked and put it in unc0cked state without relying on any mechanical dec0cker crap.

Currently, there are no new 9mm revolvers on the market. S&W in the past made the model 547 K frame revolver that does NOT require half moon or moon clips for extraction of spent cases. In the small J frame S&W made the model 940 circa 1991-1998. Ruger made the Speed Six revolver in 9mm. All the guns I mentioned can be had on the used gun market. The prices are hefty.

You don't have much of a choice. Your best bet is probably a used Smith and Wesson 940, it has to be used because they are not made any more. Your next choice is the Taurus 905: http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ItemListing.aspx?ca... I have heard of the possibility of a Charter Arms (@EC pointed you to a .40S&W revolver), but I have not seen one and I am not sure I would trust Charter Arms with my life.

There is nothing wrong with getting two calibers, especially if you have a pistol and a revolver. It opens up to a wide variety of options, from .38 special to .357 magnum. However, if you are dead set on the same caliber, I would recommend the Ruger LC9 pistol.

9 Mm Revolvers