I know you have to be trolling with this comment.
Probably true - although every gun owner has an opinion. And as we've all seen, some of them are so pig-ignorant they're comical! "If it ain't a [1911 / Glock / caliber-starting-with-4 / the-newest-6.5mm-cartridge / forged steel / striker fired / blah blah blah], it ain't worth sheeit!!!" And for God's sake, don't try to talk sense to 'em, or they'll start in on the stories about their thousand-yard-kill shots, or how they taught Wyatt Earp everything he knew, trying to "prove" their point...
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I don't troll on FreeRepublic. I don't believe wheel guns serve a defensive purpose in today's environment. Just yesterday I saw a video of a home invasion in Neptune, Florida. There were three invaders and the homeowner fired about five or six rounds. Lucky for him, all three ran at that point, with only one being wounded. Can you imagine firing all five or six rounds and then the invaders hear that clicking sound, indicating you're out of ammo? With my Glock 23 I have 14 rounds to neutralize any threat. And I have two spare mags that can get me back into the fight in a second or two. You'll never get back into the fight once your wheel gun is empty, because 99.99 percent of people can't eject the empties and reload with a speed loader fast enough. And that's assuming you even have one or two speed loaders on your person, which most wheel gun owners don't. I do have two spare mags on me at all times when I'm not in bed. So no, I'm not trolling. I just happen to realize that in today's environment you need to be prepared with something more than a museum piece. Same goes with rifles. No muskets or bolt actions for me. An AR-15 or AK-47 with a 30 round magazine is going to be much more effective.