Ruger EC9s

[North Country Gal]

Me too on the revolver thing. Guess it's my advanced years showing and hey, I give autoloaders their due. No doubt about all their advantages and I've shot most of them for many, many years.

My first handgun was a revolver, though, and the last handgun I own will be a revolver and most likely one of the single actions I own right now. Good chance it will be this 1965 vintage Single Six.

[BigAl52]

Nice Single Six NCG

[dave77]

Well, I don't think that will every be the case. Not having a revolver is like not liking apple. It is un-American. Plus, revolvers are no fuss. Just point and shoot: no safety, no chambering a round, no fail to load. Besides, this EC9s is just for fun. There is plenty of 9mm ammo out there. I think that I should do my part and shoot some.

Are none of your revolvers 9mm. You could always get one of these.

https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/model-929

[GFK]

No, I do not own a 9mm revolver. I have seen a few. But, I am more of a traditionalist. It is not a bad idea. And if it was the only option, I probably would. To me, it's like a 9mm level action, which is not a bad idea; it would not be keeping with its heritage, which would mess up my thoughts about 'how the West was won.' Plus, I try and keep things as original as possible. I guess that I am not one must for change.

It has taken over 30 years to buy a semi-auto hand gun. Even though, I had carried and shot them for about 18 years. If it is not broken, I do not try and fix it. In this case, it is more about supply. Supply of .357 and .38 Special ammo does not seem to be as it once was. Since I have not started reloading yet, I figured that I should follow the supply. When I do start reloading, that probably will not be much of a concern. Due to the cost of 9mm ammo though, I may just buy factory anyway. But, time will tell.

[BigAl52]

I reload and reloading 9 mm isnt worth it to me I can buy it just as cheap. Bullets and primers cost almost as much as the loaded rounds. Then the powder at 45 to 50.00 a lb now.

[North Country Gal]

I have owned a S&W 929 9mm as well as a couple of S&W 45 DAs in 45 auto. The issue with double action revolvers using semi-auto cartridges is the necessity for using moon clips. That's very doable, but it can also be a pain in the you know what. If you want to shoot 9mm or 45 auto or even 10mm in a revolver, go single action revolver. No moon clips needed.

45 auto in a 45 Colt/45 auto single action convertible setup is a great cartridge. Accuracy can rival a good 1911 and very cheap to shoot. The 9mm in a 357/9mm single action convertible does take a hit on accuracy because of the larger bore size of the 357 barrel. Very, very cheap to shoot, though, and lots of fun.

[BigAl52]

I had one of those S&W 929's. I also had the S&W 45 acp Miculek 625. I liked both of them but like NCG mentioned the moon clips are a pita. There just about as bad as the magazines. Sold both of them.

[GFK]

I guess that I have not been missing much, that is shooting 9mms in a revolver. Thanks for all of the replies! I will see how this EC9s goes, before I expand platforms. I do like revolvers. Yet, I like the size of the EC9s. If I like the way that it shoots, it may get more attention than my Derringer. But, I don't see it getting more than my revolvers. But, time will tell.

[dave77]

I had one of those S&W 929's. I also had the S&W 45 acp Miculek 625. I liked both of them but like NCG mentioned the moon clips are a pita. There just about as bad as the magazines. Sold both of them.

Not being a revolver guy, other than hearing the word and seeing Jerry use them in some of his videos I really had no idea about them. Watched this Jerry Miculek video, they do look like a pain to load but really not any harder than loading a magazine. With my arthritic fingers and thumbs there's no way I can get the last few rounds in a mag without using my Maglula loader.

Loved the comment on the video "Jerry has more ammo in that room than every gun store combined in the state of Illinois"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLinQGGxSQ

[Travlin]

I like revolvers because I can get ALL my brass back to make another trip through the reloading press.