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9mm Revolver - Yes or No?
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<blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 3101796" data-attributes="member: 18914"><p>I have owned a Smith 547 (K-Frame 4" barrel - sold to another OSA member about 3 years ago) and currently own a Charter Pitbull snub nose in 9mm.</p><p>The 547 was very smooth and well engineered but as a full size revolver it didn't seem to have a useful niche for practical (to me) use. The Pitbull works well and is sized well to be a BUG for, for example, ankle carry if desired. Notice that in each case I wanted to avoid moon clips - that's a purely personal issue, some others seem to like them.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, the 547 is the better made revolvere but is greatly over-valued in the resale market. Again, value is a personal decision - one man's trash another man's treasure.</p><p>The Pitbull is less refined but the newest evolutions (5 shot versus the early 6 shot models) do seem to work well (mine is of recent manufacture) and are of moderate price. I still am having trouble finding the exact practical role for this revolver but it works...if one follows Charter's instructions for employing the ejector rod appropriately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mugsy, post: 3101796, member: 18914"] I have owned a Smith 547 (K-Frame 4" barrel - sold to another OSA member about 3 years ago) and currently own a Charter Pitbull snub nose in 9mm. The 547 was very smooth and well engineered but as a full size revolver it didn't seem to have a useful niche for practical (to me) use. The Pitbull works well and is sized well to be a BUG for, for example, ankle carry if desired. Notice that in each case I wanted to avoid moon clips - that's a purely personal issue, some others seem to like them. In my opinion, the 547 is the better made revolvere but is greatly over-valued in the resale market. Again, value is a personal decision - one man's trash another man's treasure. The Pitbull is less refined but the newest evolutions (5 shot versus the early 6 shot models) do seem to work well (mine is of recent manufacture) and are of moderate price. I still am having trouble finding the exact practical role for this revolver but it works...if one follows Charter's instructions for employing the ejector rod appropriately. [/QUOTE]
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