BUG: .380 ACP or .38 Special?

[Baytown]

Gotta got with the SW 36 or 60 in .38 Spl. I have two 36's and a 60 and alternate them around. They are comfortable to wear in a good rig, or slipped into a pocket (WITH A HOLSTER).

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.

I have a .380 PPK that is 100% reliable (believe it or not) that Teddy Jacobson worked over, but, I never carry it.

Glenn

[dws1117]

Baytown, if your not a revolver snob Taurus makes thier small revo in 9mm, but I'm sure you knew that. :P

[Baytown]

I was glad to see that, and I have not problem with Taurus at all. Too bad the policy making Capt at our dept does not know anything about Taurus' new found quality. He refused to put them on the approved list of weapons. I pointed out that Taurus has a 9mm revolver and he said, "Yeah, and it's a Taurus".

Off topic a little: Our policy allows us to carry 9mm, 10mm, 45 ACP, in semi-autos, but they are not on the approved caliber list for revolvers.

Glenn

[Paladin]

Off topic a little: Our policy allows us to carry 9mm, 10mm, 45 ACP, in semi-autos, but they are not on the approved caliber list for revolvers.

Glenn

That's a pretty good demonstration that the policy wasn't well thought through.

[Baytown]

When I questioned why a 10mm, our duty caliber, was OK in an auto but not a revolver, the reply was, "I didn't know there was such a thing."

Well "DUH", why not ask those of us who are "gun nuts" and firearms trainers to look over the new policy before it is made law?

Sorry it I got OT

Glenn

[Tom]

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

[Baytown]

I found the Smith model number I was looking for. It is a Smith 547.

Anybody have some extras laying around they want to get rid of?

Glenn

[Jim101]

I just picked up a S&W 6906 with little use at a great price and a 10 & 12 shot magazine....I love it........Looking for a Beretta 32 tomcat next.

Jim