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Gunsamrevolveraficianado on youtube does a lot of this type of testing. Thanks for posting. I am a bit of a wheelgun fanatic.
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Those 125gr Golden Sabers put up some pityful numbers for a 357 mag
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Originally Posted By wvfarrier: Gunsamrevolveraficianado on youtube does a lot of this type of testing. Thanks for posting. I am a bit of a wheelgun fanatic. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By wvfarrier: Gunsamrevolveraficianado on youtube does a lot of this type of testing. Thanks for posting. I am a bit of a wheelgun fanatic. Glad you found it interesting! Originally Posted By wvfarrier: Those 125gr Golden Sabers put up some pityful numbers for a 357 mag Yeah, it seems they are basically just 9mm in a long, rimmed case, with a 0.002 larger diameter bullet and a higher price tag. Though, to be honest, that's exactly what I was looking for when I bought them. Something with recoil in between 38 Special and what you'd expect from 357 Magnum. For a small snubbie, these are very controllable. |
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Originally Posted By wvfarrier: Those 125gr Golden Sabers put up some pityful numbers for a 357 mag View Quote They hit exactly what they're designed to hit. I get 1200fps from my 4" m19. They're popular due to exactly that reason. My go to .357 carry ammo is 147gr hst I load to 1275 fps though. |
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There's that Czech import 9mm revolver that has me interested in picking one up.
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I have picked up multiple 9mm revolvers over the last year. I find them to be a good training tool and after using them for a while my shooting of semi autos has improved significantly
I have a whole of clips for them, but instead I now carry 33 round Glock 9mm mags to use as “loaders” for the revolver and don’t bother with the clips. Occasionally I need to use a rod to push the expended cases out, but most of the time they just fall out. |
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Do you think it would be a good idea to send a SW 686+ to TK Customs and have them convert it to 9mm?
It is a 4-inch 7 shot. |
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Originally Posted By 64tinc: Do you think it would be a good idea to send a SW 686+ to TK Customs and have them convert it to 9mm? It is a 4-inch 7 shot. View Quote I've wanted a 3" 686 Plus for a while now and I've always wondered what the downside of that would be. They say you can still shoot 38s and 357s without clips. So you'd have a revolver that could shoot 3 calibers. |
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Very nice OP. Thanks for this. I'm currently resisting the urge to get a 986. I love 45acp in a revolver so logic would dictate I'd also like 9mm.....
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Originally Posted By compuvette: Very nice OP. Thanks for this. I'm currently resisting the urge to get a 986. I love 45acp in a revolver so logic would dictate I'd also like 9mm..... View Quote I haven't been too confident in S&W's revolver quality lately, but my 986 is perfect. No cosmetic imperfections anywhere, the trigger is great in both SA and DA, it's tight, it's accurate and just feels really great to shoot. If they are all like this and I didn't just get lucky, I highly recommend this gun. I like it so much, the .357 686 got bumped up to the top of my wish list. |
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Thanks for all of the info. the 686 is next on my list as well. Have you shot the Ruger LCR in 9mm? I love that thing and not really sure why, sometimes a certain model just feels right to one person and not the next. Others that have shot mine say that it's too snappy. Ignoring the limited capacity that we are all aware of with revolvers, the LCR is incredibly easy to conceal in any clothes (that I wear) and any position. Like you, I don't know that the 686 will be a carry gun with the weight/size.
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Originally Posted By 03RN: There's that Czech import 9mm revolver that has me interested in picking one up. View Quote https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/revolvers/revolver-rants-czech-out-apfs-r1-revolvers/ So much so, that I'm buying one. I'll be snagging a 9mm soon enough. |
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Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: @03RN, I put the 3" .357 Mag version of the Alfa-Proj through its paces. https://i.ibb.co/BGRsqd1/image.png https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/revolvers/revolver-rants-czech-out-apfs-r1-revolvers/ https://files.shootingnewsweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/28105743/PXL_20240828_1502396992-1536x1174.jpg So much so, that I'm buying one. I'll be snagging a 9mm soon enough. View Quote Nice Is it a shorter cylinder or is it long enough for 38 super? |
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Originally Posted By 03RN: Nice Is it a shorter cylinder or is it long enough for 38 super? View Quote I can reach out directly to Alfa-Proj and get a better answer. |
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Originally Posted By brog23: Thanks for all of the info. the 686 is next on my list as well. Have you shot the Ruger LCR in 9mm? I love that thing and not really sure why, sometimes a certain model just feels right to one person and not the next. Others that have shot mine say that it's too snappy. Ignoring the limited capacity that we are all aware of with revolvers, the LCR is incredibly easy to conceal in any clothes (that I wear) and any position. Like you, I don't know that the 686 will be a carry gun with the weight/size. View Quote I haven't tried the LCR in any caliber. I do have a lightweight Taurus 904 and that is a bit snappy. I really like the SP-101 in both 9mm and 357. I think it strikes the balance between realistically controllable and concealable. Anything lighter and/or smaller than that I'll load with 38 Special. The 986/686 snubbie would make a great coat pocket gun though. |
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Originally Posted By dmk0210: I haven't tried the LCR in any caliber. I do have a lightweight Taurus 904 and that is a bit snappy. I really like the SP-101 in both 9mm and 357. I think it strikes the balance between realistically controllable and concealable. Anything lighter and/or smaller than that I'll load with 38 Special. The 986/686 snubbie would make a great coat pocket gun though. View Quote I find the 9mm LCR to be more pleasant to shoot than the .38 Special LCR. Primarily that is because the 9mm is a steel frame and the .38 is alloy. Even so, the 9mm LCR is still lighter than a lot of similar size guns, especially the steel ones. I think it is a great middle ground between weight, power, and recoil. I would love to see Smith revive the 242 as the 242UC and 942UC. There is nothing quite like those hump back DAO L-frames. However, I suspect the tens of copies they would sell is not enough to bring such a project to life. |
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Originally Posted By Landric: I find the 9mm LCR to be more pleasant to shoot than the .38 Special LCR. Primarily that is because the 9mm is a steel frame and the .38 is alloy. Even so, the 9mm LCR is still lighter than a lot of similar size guns, especially the steel ones. I think it is a great middle ground between weight, power, and recoil. I would love to see Smith revive the 242 as the 242UC and 942UC. There is nothing quite like those hump back DAO L-frames. However, I suspect the tens of copies they would sell is not enough to bring such a project to life. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Landric: Originally Posted By dmk0210: I haven't tried the LCR in any caliber. I do have a lightweight Taurus 904 and that is a bit snappy. I really like the SP-101 in both 9mm and 357. I think it strikes the balance between realistically controllable and concealable. Anything lighter and/or smaller than that I'll load with 38 Special. The 986/686 snubbie would make a great coat pocket gun though. I find the 9mm LCR to be more pleasant to shoot than the .38 Special LCR. Primarily that is because the 9mm is a steel frame and the .38 is alloy. Even so, the 9mm LCR is still lighter than a lot of similar size guns, especially the steel ones. I think it is a great middle ground between weight, power, and recoil. I would love to see Smith revive the 242 as the 242UC and 942UC. There is nothing quite like those hump back DAO L-frames. However, I suspect the tens of copies they would sell is not enough to bring such a project to life. I've shot a couple matches with my 3" LCRx in 9mm I really like the gun and the moon clips are a huge help If there was a slightly larger "K-Frame" LCRx I'd buy it the moment I saw it |
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