Daniele Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Looking at another forum it seems the S&W 929 is chambered in 9x21 not 9x19 (Luger) Anyone could check and confirm this? Here guns in 9x19 are forbidden while 9x21 is allowed, making possible to import such a beautiful revo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 The cartridge is stamped on the barrel. Whatever that says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 The barrel is stamped "9mm." In the US that's how we refer to 9x19.I guess it would depend on your local laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniele Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 I know the barrel and the box are marked "9mm", but owners of that revo found that 9x19 shoot ONLY if moonclipped. 9x21 rounds worked both with or without moonclips. Would like to hear from other owners of that revo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewood Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Moon clips make extracting the empties in a revolver using rimless cartridges a lot easier. Come to think of it, loading is easier also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 My chambers are cut deeper than 9x19, you cannot fire a round if a cartridge is seated to full depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9146gt Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 One of my 929's will allow the cylinder to spin when closed loaded with 9X21 in moon clips ...the other will not. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 In general S&W has a lot of excess tolerances in their 929. (don't know a better way of putting it). Many revolvers won't reliable fire 9MM rounds in moon clips as the gun comes from the factory. Could be Cylinder, cylinder placement in the frame, firing pin length and on and on. It's going to be a while before dimensions get tightened up if ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 2 hours ago, GMM50 said: In general S&W has a lot of excess tolerances in their 929. (don't know a better way of putting it). Many revolvers won't reliable fire 9MM rounds in moon clips as the gun comes from the factory. Could be Cylinder, cylinder placement in the frame, firing pin length and on and on. It's going to be a while before dimensions get tightened up if ever. People keep saying this, that the guns won't run and won't extract. I would love to buy any of these guns if people want to get rid of them. It's an ammo issue, not a gun issue. The 929 is the same quality as the 627s. Things are wrong, but it's no better or worse than before. To the OP, if it doesn't specifically say 9x19 can't you import it as a 9x21? Worst case you put a finish reamer through it to make sure it's 9x21? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Based on MWPs comment I'd like to clarify that my gun fires 100% WITH moonclips. Only when you are shooting loose rounds WITHOUT a moonclip does it fail to fire. Also, my 929 was on the tight side tolerance wise and had properly sized throats and barrel. It shoots well out to 100yds with standard .355 and .356 coated bullets. I'm buying a second one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamese35 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Alaskan454 said: Based on MWPs comment I'd like to clarify that my gun fires 100% WITH moonclips. Only when you are shooting loose rounds WITHOUT a moonclip does it fail to fire. Also, my 929 was on the tight side tolerance wise and had properly sized throats and barrel. It shoots well out to 100yds with standard .355 and .356 coated bullets. I'm buying a second one soon. I'm with you my 929 runs flawlessly and varry tight groups at 25 yards with my 160 grain bullets, and they are sized at .356 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 On 7/10/2018 at 11:59 AM, GMM50 said: In general S&W has a lot of excess tolerances in their 929. (don't know a better way of putting it). Many revolvers won't reliable fire 9MM rounds in moon clips as the gun comes from the factory. Could be Cylinder, cylinder placement in the frame, firing pin length and on and on. It's going to be a while before dimensions get tightened up if ever. lol what? I've never heard of any of this. I mean at least concerning the 929s. I've seen all matter of S&W revos come in with barrels not torqued all the way center and burrs on the single action notch in the hammer, but never that guns wouldn't fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, swordfish said: lol what? I've never heard of any of this. I mean at least concerning the 929s. I've seen all matter of S&W revos come in with barrels not torqued all the way center and burrs on the single action notch in the hammer, but never that guns wouldn't fire. Many 929 owners have sent revolvers back to factory to get them to fire on all 8 rounds. Many have sent them to gunsmiths after S&W failed to fix the problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 15 hours ago, GMM50 said: Many 929 owners have sent revolvers back to factory to get them to fire on all 8 rounds. Many have sent them to gunsmiths after S&W failed to fix the problems. I guess I am lucky. I have two 929s and both have run excellent. The factory trigger was terrible, but other than that, flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 22 hours ago, swordfish said: lol what? I've never heard of any of this. I mean at least concerning the 929s. I've seen all matter of S&W revos come in with barrels not torqued all the way center and burrs on the single action notch in the hammer, but never that guns wouldn't fire. I've seen it too. watched a guy bring a brand new 929 to a steel match and it would not make it through a full cylinder right out of the box. I get asked about revos regularly and this is what I tell people. Smith sells a nice revolver kit, they put all the pieces in a box and they happen to assemble them, but it is basically a kit that you will need to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniele Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 MWP , that is exactly what I'd like to do: import it as chambered in 9mm x 21mm or import only the cylinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 7 hours ago, MikeBurgess said: I've seen it too. watched a guy bring a brand new 929 to a steel match and it would not make it through a full cylinder right out of the box. I get asked about revos regularly and this is what I tell people. Smith sells a nice revolver kit, they put all the pieces in a box and they happen to assemble them, but it is basically a kit that you will need to work on. With what ammo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 42 minutes ago, MWP said: With what ammo? Factory 9mm don't remember the brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Factory 9mm don't remember the brandIf it was Winchester white box you can't blame the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I think for some reason we are looking at a 929 like a production gun. It's not, it's a specialist gun, from a production line. Open guns probably won't work 100% with factory ammo, same with 40cal limited guns, they prefer long ammo. It's the same thing for the 929, it's not an out of the box ammo kind of gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMM50 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 We're looking at a commercial production gun with tolerance issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcfoto Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, MWP said: I think for some reason we are looking at a 929 like a production gun. It's not, it's a specialist gun, from a production line. Open guns probably won't work 100% with factory ammo, same with 40cal limited guns, they prefer long ammo. It's the same thing for the 929, it's not an out of the box ammo kind of gun. My observation/ impression as well which is why I'm learning to hand load before I get one. As for the "tuning," I have a guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanMan1961 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 7:24 AM, MikeBurgess said: I've seen it too. watched a guy bring a brand new 929 to a steel match and it would not make it through a full cylinder right out of the box. I get asked about revos regularly and this is what I tell people. Smith sells a nice revolver kit, they put all the pieces in a box and they happen to assemble them, but it is basically a kit that you will need to work on. I've seen this too, but it's always been the guy has tried to "tune" his revolver by just backing off the strain screw, resulting in light strikes on factory ammo. If you are going to run factory ammo, then leave the trigger pull at factory 9-10lbs. If you want lighter trigger pull, then reload with Federal primers and get someone to do a real trigger job on your revolver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, VanMan1961 said: I've seen this too, but it's always been the guy has tried to "tune" his revolver by just backing off the strain screw, resulting in light strikes on factory ammo. If you are going to run factory ammo, then leave the trigger pull at factory 9-10lbs. If you want lighter trigger pull, then reload with Federal primers and get someone to do a real trigger job on your revolver 9lb is a pretty big leap down from the 12+ they ship with. 4 hours ago, PatJones said: If it was Winchester white box you can't blame the gun. a box stock 12lb trigger gun should light off anything that can light off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Phil Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) Mine came at 10 lbs. It ran anything I fed it. It has been a great gun since day 1 and I'm sure it's stable mate (soon) will be the same. Edited July 14, 2018 by Dr. Phil fat fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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