Converting my S&W 442 to 9mm?

[Nomad.2nd]

Nomad, how do you like the 940?

JR1572

Much


Cheap practice

And when I flew...
Made the ammo situation easy

 

[Nomad.2nd]

I'd spend 2x as much for a smith before I carried a Taurus

Had and seen too many issues with them to carry one

 

[charliepapa]

I'd spend 2x as much for a smith before I carried a Taurus

Had and seen too many issues with them to carry one

maybe even 3x as much...

what kind of problems have you had with Taurus revolvers?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=186228696

 

[bhp9mm]

I'd spend 2x as much for a smith before I carried a Taurus

Had and seen too many issues with them to carry one

+1 for the smith taurus are ok guns but there no smith and wesson

 

[bhp9mm]

the taurus 905 moon clips suck from everthing i have seen people say they bend alot and they don't hold the rounds good

 

[charliepapa]

Well, given a preference, I would always take the S&W over the Taurus myself. However, since S&W doesn't make one anymore and we're talking about a revolver as opposed to something that could have feeding issues, I thought I'd point it out in case the OP'er wasn't aware that it was out there. I thought it may meet the requirements of a BUG.

I don't work for Taurus or anything, and I only have one of them myself; a (safe-queen) PT-99 I've had since 1986.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

maybe even 3x as much...

what kind of problems have you had with Taurus revolvers?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=186228696

Personally, cylinder binding

Seen:
Too Many to list

But what REALLY did it for me was when I was shopping for a 1911 with a rail
I thought I might be able to change out slot of parts on the Taurus and still save

Went to look at some... Apparently a VERY crooked dovetail and rear site will have no issues getting through their "QC"

Seen taurusses fail in too many classes

LSP makes good points
Stl like it
Although I wish there were one of them w/o clips

 

[charliepapa]

Personally, cylinder binding

Seen:
Too Many to list

But what REALLY did it for me was when I was shopping for a 1911 with a rail
I thought I might be able to change out slot of parts on the Taurus and still save

Went to look at some... Apparently a VERY crooked dovetail and rear site will have no issues getting through their "QC"

Seen taurusses fail in too many classes

LSP makes good points
Stl like it
Although I wish there were one of them w/o clips

fair enough. like I said, I thought it might work but I don't currently own one. I had an 850 or an 851 briefly and had no issues. oh well.

 

[charliepapa]

Don't forget the size factor, Charlie. The Taurus snubs I have handled were noticeably larger than a J frame; especially a 'short-window' J-frame produced before S&W went to the new magnum frame size for manufacturing expediency. All M-940s except the last iteration were the 'short-window'; which refers to the size of the frame window (where the cylinder sits).

S&W has proven time and again that they are not afraid to try something new... or re-issue something old. My personal belief on the reason why they have not re-visited the 9mm revolver concept is due to issues with getting them to work reliably over the length of a production run. They got burned on that twice, first with the M-547 and then the M-940.

understood. the one I had briefly was an 851. I also have a couple 638, which was obviously the model for the 851. aside from being heavier than a lead rock because it was all SS, I *thought* it was the same size as the 638, which are Airweights and apparently made of balsa wood. I never really held them up to the light over one another so their may have been a difference in size.

 

[bhp9mm]

the medusa would have been nice in a j frame size gun it was a revolver that could shoot .38 .357 .380 and .9mm

 

[jro6803]

I currently own a Taurus 905 (9mm snubbie) purchased from a member of this board and have previously owned a S&W 940. I foolishly sold the 940 when I was offered 50% more than what I paid for it. The 905 functions fine as a range gun using 3rd party moonclips from moonclips.com with no problems (some brands of 9mm fit better in the clips than others). My brother-in-law has the gun you are looking for - a S&W 547. A 9mm that does not use moonclips and can be loaded from a speed loader. No, he is not looking to sell.

There are two on gunbroker now
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=185820605

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=186510594

 

[bhp9mm]

the 547 is nice they are kind of rare there was 6486 3 inch barrel round butt made and 3784 made with 4 inch barrel square butt

 

[bearfutedninja]

what about a ruger sp101 they make those in 9mm like others a little hard to find and are pricey

 

[bhp9mm]

yes they made the ruger sp101 in 9mm they also made the speed six and service six in 9mm at one time

 

[bhp9mm]

Charter Arms made a 9mm revolver before they did not use moon clips the round it used was called a 9mm federal it was rimmed

 

[dwr461]

Charter Arms made a 9mm revolver before they did not use moon clips the round it used was called a 9mm federal it was rimmed

To this was a dumba$$ idea. The whole benefit to using this system is the moon clips. To remove them from the equation and make it tougher to reload is just dumb.

Have you tried using a revolver that uses moon clips to see if you like it?

If I were you just have you're standard 38 special machined to take moon clips. Order a bunch of clips and load 38 specials using moon clips. Simple.

Dave

 

[bhp9mm]

i find the moon clips work better with shorter cases like 9mm 10mm 45acp and .40 then they do with .38 and .357 when loading your gun the shorter auto cases seem to load and unload faster

 

[dwr461]

45 acp loads the easiest. Less dead space between the cylinders. You're right about the case length thing too.

Dave

 

[Nomad.2nd]

To this was a dumba$$ idea. The whole benefit to using this system is the moon clips. To remove them from the equation and make it tougher to reload is just dumb.

Have you tried using a revolver that uses moon clips to see if you like it?

If I were you just have you're standard 38 special machined to take moon clips. Order a bunch of clips and load 38 specials using moon clips. Simple.

Dave

I would like a 9mm revolver without moon clips.

As mentioned I have both a 1917 (45ACP) and the 940.

I use speed strips for my .38 and 357 revolvers.
I've got too many to use speed loaders... too many models.

I'll get one of the non-moonclipped Smiths when I find the right deal.

 

[bhp9mm]

the 547 is nice thats about the only 9mm revolver i have not owned