Sacajaweau,
“Correct me if I’m wrong” You are wrong. The original six shooter was a single action gun which required the operator to pull back the hammer with his thumb before a shot could be fired with his trigger finger. A semi-automatic (self loading) gun is functionally similar to a modern DAO (double action only) revolver which also fires one shot for each trigger pull. A revolver stores its ammo in a spinning cylinder and a semi-auto typically stores its ammo in a magazine.
It’s no wonder that many people are confused since the mainstream media just cannot seem take 5 minutes on Wikipedia to try understand the difference between full auto machine guns and legal semi-auto guns. If I hear one more talking head imply that machine guns can be easily purchased online with no background check I think my brain will explode.
Unless you have a supply truck full of ammo following you around, full auto is useless anyway. Or you are Rambo in a firefight and have the typical liberal audience that can’t count. I just shake my head at movie and TV shows that feature bottomless mags.
When I’m at the range & doing careful practice, my 30 round mag empties pretty darn quickly. Each time I pop one out I think, well, there goes another $15 or $20. Painful.
Which is why I spend most of my practice time with my 22. I have 10 round mags for my Marlin 795. I fill 4 at a time and do very careful target practice. 250 rounds are gone in no time.
We need some kind of government EBT card for ammo. Better use of the tax payer’s money.
I'm 70 and we all had six shooters strapped to our sides. Wonder how many caps there were in those "high capacity" rolls we bought.
What a blast we had in our youth. We were realistic back then. Toy guns were for play. Real guns were for deer meat.