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Has anyone shot revolvers that come from the factory with two cylinders so you can swap between shooting 9mm and .357 magnum? E.g. I know you can buy Ruger Blackhawks that are designed so you can fire .357 magnum in one cylinder, or swap the cylinder and fire 9mm with moon clips.

How's the accuracy? Is it dead-on in either caliber, or does it go to shit when you're shooting 9mm Luger?

I'm kicking around buying an additional 9mm revolver for target shooting and am curious if it'd be worth the option to swap calibers. E.g. if I want to carry .357 mag sometime (hiking in bear country maybe?). If the accuracy stays great, fantastic. If the novelty factor makes it inaccurate, I dont think it'd be worth it.

Has anyone shot revolvers that come from the factory with two cylinders so you can swap between shooting 9mm and .357 magnum? E.g. I know you can buy Ruger Blackhawks that are designed so you can fire .357 magnum in one cylinder, or swap the cylinder and fire 9mm with moon clips. How's the accuracy? Is it dead-on in either caliber, or does it go to shit when you're shooting 9mm Luger? I'm kicking around buying an additional 9mm revolver for target shooting and am curious if it'd be worth the option to swap calibers. E.g. if I want to carry .357 mag sometime (hiking in bear country maybe?). If the accuracy stays great, fantastic. If the novelty factor makes it inaccurate, I dont think it'd be worth it.

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I would guess having a swappable cylinder effect accuracy compared to a none removable cylinder. However it's probably not much to notice. Why 9mm? 38 Special isnt that much more. Get a 357 and just shoo the cheaper 38.

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Why 9mm?

Efficiency. I have lost in a tragic boating accident several other 9mm handguns. If I want to visit the range on a whim, I can just grab my range bag and be confident that there are a couple hundred rounds of 9mm FMJ in it for plinking.

If I buy a non-swappable .357 Mag, I'll need to start keeping .38 Special on hand for just that gun. Also, .38 Special ammo is twice the cost of 9mm so it's more ammo to store and more money.

Additionally, if the SHTF, I'd rather have guns that use the ammo I have cases of than be some tacticool idiot with 15 guns that are a single box of ammo away from being a paperweight.

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My SHTF gun is a 12ga single-shot break barrel. There is a company that makes adaptors for any caliber. IE I could shoot 22lr, 9mm, 38special, 20ga, 410 etc etc. In a 8in the barreled adaptor. They even have a reloadable black powder adaptor. With one gun and the adaptors, you can use any ammo.

https://www.gunadapters.com/categories/Shotgun-Adapters/12-gauge/