What is the difference between a 986 and a 929 revolver?
What is the difference between a 986 and a 929 revolver?
The 986 is based on the smaller L-frame and is a seven-shot revolver. The 929 reviewed here is on the larger N frame and is an eight-shot gun. The cylinder is titanium, and the rest of the gun is matte finish stainless steel.
What are the pros and cons of the S&W 929?
The S&W 929 presents some of the same pros and cons as other revolvers chambered for rimless cartridges, but provides an extra two rounds compared to six-shooters. The S&W 929 is a unique revolver in several ways aside from its unusual chambering in 9mm.
Can you shoot cheap 9mm in the S&W 929?
The flip side of shooting cheap 9mm in the S&W 929 is that the gun itself has a high MSRP of $1209.00. Casual plinkers may recoil at paying such a price for a 9mm revolver unless they aspire to compete, or just really want to practice revolver skills without having to expand their “caliber footprint”.
Is the Smith and Wesson 929 a moon clip pistol?
In 2014, Smith and Wesson introduced the first competition-capable moon clip pistol, the Model 929 and 986 Performance Center revolvers. The 986 is based on the smaller L-frame and is a seven-shot revolver. The 929 reviewed here is on the larger N frame and is an eight-shot gun.
Is the S&W 986 a good pistol?
The 986 should prove nearly as good when charged with heavy 9mm loadings. The S&W 986 is a solid pistol of all-stainless-steel construction, weighing in at 31.7 ounces.
What is the Smith & Wesson 986 Performance Center?
First announced was the 929 Performance Center gun, an 8-shot N-frame revolver designed with input from Jerry Miculek. Today we’re doing a review of the Smith & Wesson 986, the second gun announced.
What to know about the Smith & Wesson Model 929?
What to know about the Smith & Wesson Model 929: The Model 929 is based on Smith & Wesson’s N-Frame revolver. Because of its larger frame, it holds eight rounds of 9mm. Being a Performance Center gun, the 929 has a slick trigger and a compensator. For what you get, the 929 has a pretty respectable MSRP of $1,189.
