Posted on 07/16/2020 7:32:42 AM PDT by w1n1
As with many aspects of life you have to keep your tools clean nd lubricated.
In my sports car, I prefer a manual over an automatic.
In my other cars, I much prefer an automatic.
I have to say that I seem to be more accurate with a revolver. The one exception is the Glock 17.
If you need more than 5 or 6 rounds you’re in over your head.
They are generally heavy, but can sit for 10 years and be ready to go.
Of course they “can” malfunction but they do so less frequently than semi automatics. My trail gun is a Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum. That hand cannon would stop a charging grizzly bear and I know it will work when I pull the trigger.
A wheel gun doesn’t jam and you don’t need to rack it. Ready when you need it. You don’t get fifteen shots but if you don’t hit what you need by the fifth or sixth, accuracy plummets after that anyway.
I make the basic assumption that everything will be over in a few seconds, two shots at the most, probably at a very close range.
It’s a cliche, but it’s also my operant presumption: if I need more than 5 or 6 rounds I’m dead meat.
I know there are people preparing for SHTF, the collapse of civilization as we know it, surviving off the land, and many other scenarios, but I train at 7 yards, with a 5 round 2” .38.
” If you need more than 5 or 6 rounds you’re in over your head.
Antifa mob comes to your home.
Shoot 6 and hope it turns out ok?
Shoot 16 (first mag) and hope they come to their senses?
Yes, shotgun and AR are also very useful...
Seems to be a new world.
They usually only hold 6. Other than that, my experience is that they are slightly more reliable. Maybe they are a little easier to get the hang of? The best option is the one you have with you and are accurate with.
Yep, the revolver is the simple point and click device. Put it away in a safe for years and when you need it no re-currency training really required. Semis need regular practice.
I know several older ladies who have a problem racking the slide on semi-autos.
Not too long ago (shortly before a terrible canoe accident) I surprised myself at the difficulty I was having racking the slide on a Glock which I miss immenseley. Old hands, what can I say? Some days it’s harder than others to grasp things.
Yes very reliable.
Yes very reliable.
“You don’t get fifteen shots”
Well, there’s always the LeMat revolver. .42 or .36 caliber cap & ball black powder revolver which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver
The Lemat was 10 shot BTW
For those without the time to learn and operate a semi-auto IN A STRESS SITUATION.
I can re-load a wheel gun pretty damned quick. So why would I be limited to six shots in any scenario at home?
Hadn’t heard of that one.
Here's an interesting bit of revolver arcana:
The cylinder cannot turn (and the gun can't fire) if the cylinder is gripped with the slightest amount of pressure; with just a thumb and forefinger.
This can be life or death in a weapon retention struggle.
I was in a retention struggle once with someone trying to commit suicide with a revolver, and did not know this.
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