Posted on 05/08/2018 7:59:53 AM PDT by w1n1
The prevailing sentiment…was that the revolver are kind of like the everyman gun. It should be the go-to firearm for the average civilian who wants something for personal protection and semi-autos are probably best reserved for more dedicated shooters.
From Youtuber Lucky Gun, he is quick to point out, that the revolver is not without its flaws.
"It never ceases to amaze me just how many people are under the impression that revolvers are incapable of malfunctioning."
The fact of the matter is that even though revolvers can be very reliable, they're also prone to some pretty serious issues that don't affect semi-autos.
-Multiple light primer strikes.
-A shooter being sprayed with bullet fragments from a revolver with severe timing issues.
-A Smith and Wesson revolver with a broken cylinder release latch. Read the rest of the revolver story here.
Occasionally, but very rarely a piece of the sky does fall.
If it was good enough for Dirty Harry ...
When I teach a novice, I always start out with a revolver. It’s not as easy to screw up as a semi-auto.
Love my 340PD for concealed carry and my 626-5 forshoulder holter carry in the forest around Yellowstone.
Wonderful personal defense for the 21st Century. Looking for concealment? SP101 Ruger. Lightweight concealment Ruger LCR.
Want power with 6 shots? .327 Federal Magnum.
There are real nice S&W revolvers out there too.
Here, there and everywhere.
The FBI says that the .357 is the most effective man killer in law enforcement history.
Those who shoot them can see why.
I carry a .39 S&W Airweight in my pocket holster. I don’t prefer it to semis in general, but I like having a safe point and shoot weapon that is easy to draw and use.
My hiking/camping gun is a Roger Redhawk .44 magnum. It’s quite rare for a revolver to not fire when you pull the trigger. I’ve had some automatic- yes even modern ones - that weren’t very reliable.
I was told I was limpwristing it and that’s why my former jam-O-matic would constantly stovepipe.....but it was amazing how much stronger my wrists got when I shot any other gun. I ‘ve never had a failure to feed or failure to eject (duh) with a revolver.
A 38 snubbie is still a great concealed carry option. Once you go to a larger open carried sidearm the additional ammo of the semi is hard to beat - unless you are carrying in the wilderness for bear defense then the power of a 357 or 44 mag revolver is a good option.
If I’m ever in a situation where I need more than one or two shots, I’m probably dead anyway. Give me reliability, moving parts that I can see, and the ability to load as light or as heavy as I wish.
“Looking for concealment? SP101 Ruger“
Nice pistol. I have one. But it’s a bit on the heavy side for EDC.
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Colt Python under my bed. 6 shots. But quite damaging to human tissue/organs.
Yup. So get a LCR.
Ditto that!
I love wheel guns, in spite of their shortcomings. And to be honest, I think the only slide gun I’d want at this point would be a 1911 or variant — in .45acp, preferably, but any knockoff in anything > 9mm would do.
If you have trouble racking a slide, nothing wrong with a revolver.
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