Taurus 905 Black 9mm Revolver 2in 5-Shot — Superb Snub

Description

The Taurus 905 Black 9mm is a five-shot snub-nosed revolver chambered for 9mm Luger, with a two-inch barrel, matte black oxide over a steel frame and cylinder, fixed sights and a finger-grooved rubber grip.

A revolver in 9mm is an unusual idea and a sensible one. If the rest of your ammunition is 9mm, the Taurus 905 Black 9mm means one cartridge covers the pistol on your belt and the revolver in the nightstand — no second box, no second load to work up, no forgetting which is which at two in the morning.

How a rimless cartridge works in a revolver

• The chambers are cut so the 9mm case headspaces on its mouth, which is what lets a rimless round sit correctly in a cylinder at all.
• There is no rim for the extractor star to catch, so the supplied clips are what make unloading practical. Load them at home and carry spares — they are the reload.
• The Taurus 905 Black 9mm holds five rounds, the same as a .38 snub of the same size.
• A two-inch barrel, matte black oxide steel frame and cylinder, and an exposed hammer for single-action shots.
• A transfer bar safety, so the Taurus 905 Black 9mm fires only when the trigger is pulled all the way through.

Where it makes sense, and where it does not

• One cartridge for the whole household is the real argument. If you already shoot 9mm, this revolver costs nothing extra to feed and nothing extra to think about.
• 9mm out of a two-inch barrel behaves much like a good .38 Special +P — sensible expectations, and plenty of defensive loads are built for exactly this barrel length.
• The clips are a genuine chore. They need a case to live in, they bend if you sit on them, and a bent one will not seat.
• Cleaning a 9mm cylinder is easier than a .38 one, because the shorter, straighter case leaves less of a carbon ring.
• If you do not already own a 9mm pistol, a .38 Special revolver is the simpler buy. The Taurus 905 Black 9mm earns its place through commonality, not through ballistics.

Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 2-905021
• UPC: 725327341796
• Calibre: 9mm Luger
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Barrel: 2 in, matte black oxide stainless steel
• Frame: small, matte black oxide alloy steel
• Cylinder: matte black oxide alloy steel
• Sights: fixed
• Action: double action / single action, exposed hammer
• Safety: transfer bar
• Grip: black finger-grooved rubber
• Included: clips for loading and extraction

9mm Luger is standardised by SAAMI, and that standard is precisely what makes a 9mm revolver workable: the case mouth is a published dimension, so a chamber can be cut to headspace on it and trusted with ammunition from any manufacturer. It is also the reason 9mm is the cheapest centre-fire cartridge on the shelf, which matters more for practice than any specification.

The same revolver in matte stainless is stocked as the Taurus 905 stainless. If you would rather have a rimmed cartridge and no clips, the five-shot Taurus 605 in .357 Magnum and the enclosed-hammer 650 are the same size, and the seven-shot 692 convertible gives you both 9mm and .357 in one gun.

Why the Taurus 905 Black 9mm earns its place

• The Taurus 905 Black 9mm means one cartridge for the pistol and the revolver, which simplifies everything downstream.
• 9mm is the cheapest centre-fire ammunition there is, so practice is affordable.
• Revolver simplicity: no slide to rack, no magazine to seat, no malfunction drill.
• A steel frame at snub weight, so recoil is mild with standard-pressure loads.
• Matte black oxide, fixed sights and nothing to snag on the draw.

This suits a household already committed to 9mm, a shooter who wants revolver simplicity in a nightstand or a glovebox, and anyone who likes the idea of a backup gun that shares ammunition with their carry pistol. It asks a little patience with the clips in return. If you have never owned a revolver and do not already shoot 9mm, buy the .38 or .357 version instead — the Taurus 905 Black 9mm is a solution to a specific problem, and a good one when you have that problem.

In stock now at MAG5 Firearms in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Handgun sales ship to a licensed dealer in your state, where you will complete a Form 4473 and the background check before taking delivery.