I have never had a primer pop on any revolver I ever owned.
I have never had one fire from being dropped.
I will stick to my revolver, and wish you luck with whatever it is you like.
As long as you carry, it doesn’t matter much what you carry.
But if you’re spreading erroneous information that can affect people’s choice of what they use to protect themselves...someone should speak up.
Revolvers are not fool proof. It is great that you’ve never had one lock up on you...if you’re anything like the average gun owner you put a box through it when you bought it and it has sat since. That’s like a guy saying “well I’ve never had a flat tire.” Well, you must not drive much. And you should stop dropping your pistols.
You’ve never been murdered either. Perhaps you don’t even need a gun?
I’m not anti-revolver, I’m anti bad info.
I have never seen a primer go high on any wheelgun, either.
BUT... I have seen bullets with an insufficient crimp, or bullets which were hand-loads without a cannelure, walk out of the brass and protrude forward of the face of the cylinder and cause the weapon to cease to function.
This happens especially on hard-recoiling revolvers, which might not even be some monster magnum. It could be even an airweight .38 Special with +P ammo, a popular choice for CCW. I have seen this malfunction happen several times on .357’s in light revolvers, lots more on .44 Mags and even on .45 Colts which had been loaded “hot.”
Revolver owners really need to pay attention to their choice of ammo in this regard. Choose only ammo that has a cannelure in the bullet and a roll crimp at the case mouth - and as a result, choose loads which are designed for a revolver (ie, don’t bet your life on a revolver that uses semi-auto pistol ammo and moon clips). Stick to tried-and-trued revolver loads which headspace on the rim, not on the case mouth, and therefore can be crimped properly.