For you revolver guys

[jakemartens]

[video=youtube_share;FaVaaf7I4l4]http://youtu.be/FaVaaf7I4l4[/video]

 

[chizzle]

Very cool. Will be fun for SCSA. Am curious if folks will make a push to have a minor revolver class (similar to single stack) in USPSA.

 

[jakemartens]

Very cool. Will be fun for SCSA. Am curious if folks will make a push to have a minor revolver class (similar to single stack) in USPSA.

8 round minor in revolver is now going to be legal in the division

 

[tonyb71]

Nice gun. Got a kick out of his excitement getting this gun and how anxious he was to shoot it.

 

[SouthernStar25]

Damn that's a fine looking piece!

 

[CAMO66]

You guys better hurry. They're already lining up for them.

 

[ghitch75]

i take it it's an N frame?......i would think the size of the cylinder?

 

[jakemartens]

You guys better hurry. They're already lining up for them.

Now that is ****ing funny

 

[geronimojoe85]

Why is this revolver news?

There is nothing about this gun (or S&W's entire shot show lineup for that matter) that couldn't have been produced ten if not twenty years ago.

 

[Gadgetmonster]

That guy is something else. Ball of fire. Loved his shop. Crap everywhere. I wish I could walk outside and fire away. Thanks for the post.

 

[rvb]

Why is this revolver news?

There is nothing about this gun (or S&W's entire shot show lineup for that matter) that couldn't have been produced ten if not twenty years ago.

It's a gamer thing. Jerry and others pushed for minor 8-round revos (eg 9mm) to be allowed in USPSA vs only major 6-round that had traditionally been allowed (eg 45). USPSA changes the rule, and S&W is the first to market w/ a gun tailored to fit the new rules. As Jake would say: it affects maybe 50 people (who are very excited about it).

-rvb

 

[jakemartens]

It's a gamer thing. Jerry and others pushed for minor 8-round revos (eg 9mm) to be allowed in USPSA vs only major 6-round that had traditionally been allowed (eg 45). USPSA changes the rule, and S&W is the first to market w/ a gun tailored to fit the new rules. As Jake would say: it affects maybe 50 people (who are very excited about it).

-rvb

Actually 25 are really excited about, the other 25 are pissed and think that this will drive people out of revolver because it is going to make six round major guns obsolete...... Uh duh didn't that happen in the 80`s.
I keed I keed......
It will be very interesting to see how this shakes out with major vs minor scoring, six vs sight rounds. In single stack the two extra rounds do not make a difference and major scoring is the way to go, but there is a big difference between six vs eight when it comes to stages and how to shoot them. Funny the revolver division is now the hot bed of the equipment race in USPSA

 

[rvb]

Actually 25 are really excited about, the other 25 are pissed and think that this will drive people out of revolver because it is going to make six round major guns obsolete...... Uh duh didn't that happen in the 80`s.
I keed I keed......

 

[rvb]

It will be very interesting to see how this shakes out with major vs minor scoring, six vs sight rounds. In single stack the two extra rounds do not make a difference and major scoring is the way to go, but there is a big difference between six vs eight when it comes to stages and how to shoot them. Funny the revolver division is now the hot bed of the equipment race in USPSA

Yea, 6 vs 8 and 8 vs 10 are two totally different animals. To be able to shoot an 8-rnd array is huge. and only doing 4 reloads vs 6 in a 32 rnd course is huge, too.

revolver equipment race. 3 words I never thought Id see together....

-rvb

 

[JJJ]

I am seriously considering selling my SS minor gun and rounding up one or these. I see Smith52 and Bosshoss shooting revolver and it looks fun, of course that's probably because they are good at it. I on the other hand am not really sure even how to hold a revolver. I'm pretty sure standard thumbs forward grip is not the way to go. I also like the idea of getting all my brass back with out crawling around on the ground after the match.

 

[colt22man]

I want a tour of his shop, talk about fully stocked.

 

[Whip_McCord]

i take it it's an N frame?......i would think the size of the cylinder?

Yes, N-frame. I have an 8-shot N-frame 357/38 627 PC w/ 5" barrel. Works great for steel plate matches. There is also a new L-frame 7-shot in 9mm: 986. It is cut for moonclips. Good choice it you want something smaller than the N-frame. Stainless w/ Ti allow cylinder. See photo below.


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[chizzle]

Anxious to see one of these. Looks cool, and the USPSA rule change sounds great!

Anybody know how thick the moonclips are? One big perk of the 625 revolvers was that the moon clips are very rigid, so the rounds don't flex when trying to reload. The old 8 shot moon clips were thinner, making them flex a little more.

 

[opus1776]

Anxious to see one of these. Looks cool, and the USPSA rule change sounds great!

Anybody know how thick the moonclips are? One big perk of the 625 revolvers was that the moon clips are very rigid, so the rounds don't flex when trying to reload. The old 8 shot moon clips were thinner, making them flex a little more.

Chizzle,

The 929 moon clips are 35 mils thick and are made by TK custom for S&W.


Linky: Revolver Moon Clips, 45 ACP Full Moon Clips and Speed Loaders - TK Custom



HTH.



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[Bosshoss]

Why is this revolver news?

There is nothing about this gun (or S&W's entire shot show lineup for that matter) that couldn't have been produced ten if not twenty years ago.

This revolver is news because of what it isn't. It isn't a plastic bottom feeder or another version of a AR .
Yes the 8 shot N frame has been around for about 20 years but it is nice to see a few new versions.
While this is a competition driven gun hopefully S&W will add some carry revolvers in 9MM in the near future.
While S&W has had a few 9MM revolvers before, this one is supposed to have a true 9MM barrel where as all of the previous ones used a .357 barrel.