Can you shoot 9mm out of a .357

I went through this a while back and didn't go thru with the conversion. I wanted exactly what you got, but never intended to shoot 9mm thru it. Instead, I was shooting Colt Short resized to 9mm using. These Colt Short resized to 9mm would drop right in your cylinder, using the 38spl moonclip.

The shop I sent the cylinder to, would not resize the cylinder holes without opening up the back portion for the common moonclip. Someone reached out to me about the moonclips from the Revolver Supply Co.

This was a year or maybe two ago, so I'm not sure about these moonclips. The 38 Super moon clips that I bought a decade ago are absolutely smaller that the Magnum and the 9MM moon clips. Terms of Service. All times are GMT The time now is PM. User Name. Remember Me? Thread Tools.

Tanners Owner Member. Converting my to shoot 9mm Considering converting my Pro to shoot 9mm as well.

Curious about accuracy with factory 9mm ammo after the conversion. Any regrets? View Public Profile. Find all posts by Tanners Owner. Find all threads started by Tanners Owner. Visit Tanners Owner photo album. WC Member. Find all posts by WC Find all threads started by WC Visit WC photo album. Ignatz Member. Posts: Likes: Liked Times in 68 Posts.

Find all posts by Ignatz. Find all threads started by Ignatz. Visit Ignatz photo album. Quote: Originally Posted by Ignatz Just asking what competition you are doing, and are you fixed on buying store bought ammo, or reloading? Mark at Pinnacle also did the work on this one My second cylinder is chambered for 9x23 Winchester and allows all of the shorter cartridges to be fired as well. When shooting jacketed or plated projectiles accuracy does not change.

If shooting lead projectiles, they need to be sized for the barrel or leading will most likely occur. The Following 10 Users Like Post:.

Jebus , WC Find all posts by oysterer. Find all threads started by oysterer. Visit oysterer photo album. Originally Posted by oysterer I am missing the point here entirely why one would do such a thing Find all posts by Kernel Crittenden. Find all threads started by Kernel Crittenden. I would be more concerned with identifying the various reclaimed powders than using the 9mm rounds in the wheel gun. Here is a link to the National Center for Forensic Science, smokeless powder database complete with magnified pictures with dimentions added to identify the various powders in and out of production.

Hope it aids in your dilemma, we have suffered shortages of components up here and still do currently Best of luck to you Reloading in South America is challenging and I never tried as I was fortunate and ammo was not an issue for me. Primers were the biggest problem. Too bad as hunting down there is often very good. Loaded ammo can be very, very expensive depending on the country you are in.

Use your 9mm expander for the 9mm bullets. Seat the bullet slightly deeper in the case and crimp over the ogive. You scare me using maybe unknow powder from shotshells to use in pistol loads most shotshell powder is single base nitro with max pressure ranges below 25 KSI, so suitable for handgun reloading in general.

However, with the. Of course, you can also do that with a. We tested both. They expanded to around 0. The muzzle velocity for the 9mm was FPS. The gr HST in. The rounds expanded to about 0. Another tiny caveat: There are some. If they're tuned for the recoil impulse of the magnum they may fail to cycle on the lower recoil of the. Of course, as with any gun you intend to use for hunting or defense, you should test fire the gun with the ammo you intend to carry to ensure they work together without malfunctions before taking them into the field.

Only mess with loads if you are a competent reloader. Your big problem in the short-near term is that shooting shorter cases will foul cylinders further back in the chamber and if not cleaned thoroughly after shooting, you may not be able to seat longer rounds from baked on carbon build up. Clean soon as possible and do a good job to prevent it.

Additionally, in the long term, over years of shooting shorter cartridges in your. Some folks even stuff. If you do, in any case, they usually expand and become a pain to reload. Just don't do this. And even if you have, it may still, because it will take additional time to deal with. Again, stay away from. Additionally, if you decide to buy a companion lever action rifle, keep in mind that if you wanted to shoot. One additional and nice reason to actually shoot.

In fact, it's a popular setup among those who like to carry a snub-nosed revolver, to buy a. Thus, time back on target for follow-up shots is quicker. Most recoil sensitive shooters are better off with a semi-auto than a revolver, but if a recoil sensitive shooter wants a snub nosed revolver which is much harder to shoot accurately than just about anything but a derringer, the smart move is to get a Magnum and shoot shorter rounds.

You'll find people buy. As an aside, most often, the above scenario is due to a husband or boyfriend thinking the best handgun for a wife, girlfriend, mother, sister, daughter was a revolver, when it's usually the hardest for them to learn with, shoot accurately, and become comfortable and proficient with simply because the recoil is so unpleasant.

Always did everything to steer them away from it when I could, and a great many snub nosed revolvers purchased usually came back within days to be traded on something else, even with reduced recoil loads. Occasionally, it is a guy or gal who knows how to shoot revolvers, and they're looking specifically for the added weight and controllability in a snub nosed pistol.

A final note, you can also shoot. If you reload, just reload them light.