Kentucky Armory Club

I'm afraid I'm going to lose the Semi-auto v. Revolver battle with a new shooter that wants a gun but probably won't practice. If that happens, I need a revolver to steer them to. High reliability, relatively high capacity (MINIMUM 6 rounds). Not Taurus or worse. Nothing longer than a 4" barrel. I'm looking for the Glock 19 of the revolver world here, not a pink Airweight J-frame.

What's out there?

Smith model 940 is about it.

I have one for sale but they aren't cheap.

But the 940 is a 5 round J frame.

A six shot 9mm revolver is a tall order. There's the new Korth, but the "Glock 19 of the revolver world" it ain't.

Is this for a carry gun or for bedside/home defense?

And why does it have to be 9mm?

Personally, i would steer away from the 9mm due to loading and ejecting issues. I have a couple revolvers in traditionally semi-auto calibers. I love them, but would not recommend for home defense unless moon clips are used. The star ejector doesn't work to get rid of the empties since there is no rim.

The S&W 686 can come with 7 chambers, and the S&W 627 has 8, both 357 magnum. Love them lots. Have speedloaders and speed strips. They make loading/unloading nice.

I have nothing to add here, but please educate me on why you wouldn't give someone like that a full size striker fired pistol

PDM wrote:I have nothing to add here, but please educate me on why you wouldn't give someone like that a full size striker fired pistol

You can't force people to buy what you want them to buy. If someone is convinced they want a revolver, PERIOD, they're going to buy a revolver.

yeah having had a .380 , .40 and 9mm revolver, I would forego that for a new person. They can't deal with it. And ONLY taurus makes a reasonably priced revolver too. Not a good combo. .38 or .357 are the choices in revolver because of the reliability.

Dave said exactly what I was thinking, so I'll just second what he said.

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Whootsinator wrote:

PDM wrote:I have nothing to add here, but please educate me on why you wouldn't give someone like that a full size striker fired pistol

You can't force people to buy what you want them to buy. If someone is convinced they want a revolver, PERIOD, they're going to buy a revolver.

Figured that's the part I was missing

There's not a thing in the world wrong with a revolver. I carry a J-frame with some frequency.

But revolvers in semi-auto calibers are niche items...with their own unique set of problems. For example, a bent moon clip can be a nightmare.

The Glock 19 equivalent would be one of the S&W K frames (Model 10, 13, 15, 64, 65, etc.)

Charter Arms has a model that doesn't use moon clips

WLJ wrote:Charter Arms has a model that doesn't use moon clips

I don't think I would want to trust my life to that. 38s will occasionally (albeit rarely) jump the extractor star.

Then again, few of us can reload a revolver fast enough for this to be a deciding factor. If the fight's not over when the cylinder's empty...it's time to beat feet.

My 627 8 shot 357 carries more rounds than my 1911.....just sayin....and i LOVE me some 1911s