Posted on 06/10/2022 10:24:10 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
5 Reasons Why You Need A Revolver
The 586 is prettier
“Same with the almost identical Ruger GP-100”
I have three .357’d.
Blackhawk from 1972.
GP-100 and SP-101 from about 1995.
Found GP-100 at gun store, pre-owned but never fired.
LeMat Revolver: Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang BOOM!
;>)
MtnClimber wrote:
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Revolvers are great, especially with a 30-round clip. Do I really have to put a sarc tag? OK. /s
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Speedloaders.
My Taurus 942 WMR 3” barrel 8 shot revolver is just fine for me. 100 rounds is $40 and the 22 magnum packs a surprisingly powerful pop. Still...I like a Springfield XD 45 more just not as light and tight on the hip and more $/round.
My 6” GP 100’s a great gun. It’s a tank! Out of all the .357’s I have that one’s a pleasure to shoot.
out of the box the trigger is a bit heavy but a new lighter trigger spring is about $10 and very easy to swap out. Once I did that I liked my GP-100 even better than the SW 686. They feel so solid and manly in your hand.
If you need all those bangs, you have very poor situational awareness ;-)
bang, bang, stovepipe, bang (after clearing), bang-bang (panic).
IMO, you take ANY revolver vs a semi whatsit (no special range training, or self-described ‘expert marksman’ Rambo preparations)- whatever, and the revolver will go bang in that situation all the warriors here talk about in hypothetical QCBs they won’t ever see. Just sayin’
And SA/DA on a revolver? If you ever have the chance, an SA shot out of the barrel first shot is your best.
The prohibiting of the steel casings really didn't sit well with me.
Another reason to consider revolvers. If you have age or chemo nerve damage, arthritis, or modest weakness, semi-auto pistols are tougher to operate compared to a straight forward revolver.
My Kimber K6S 4” Combat is totally natural in my hand.
“Semi auto with hicap mag:”
You misspelled “hiccup”.
I will say this:
1) My revolvers are fun and dependable, and they are real work-horses for when I need a few well-placed heavy-duty rounds without fumbling around before shooting.
2) But for fun, “shooting a lot” or “shooting a bunch in a short time,” revolvers just don’t cut it. Even with speed-loaders, they’re slow to unload and reload, and the un/re load occurs after every 5-9 shots, depending on the caliber. Of course, time and effort (and some sore thumbs) are needed to load magazines for semi-auto’s, but that can be done well in advance of a fun outing (or zombie attack, but I repeat myself), and it’s still very fast overall compared to un/re loading revolvers.
3) If my (loaded) revolver is found by a child or other gun-naive person, or taken from me, it can be easily fired by them with no special knowledge or skills, even if there is no round under the hammer or in the next spot to be moved to the firing position with cocking the gun. All that’s needed is a thumb pull on the hammer and/or a simple squeeze of the trigger. That’s a huge risk I’m not willing to take. With my semi-auto’s, without a round in the chamber but with a loaded magazine, there is a much better chance the child, gun-naive person, or person taking my gun from me cannot fire it, at least not very quickly—might not know how to rack it, might not have the strength to rack it, might not know how to release the safety, might not know how to squeeze the grip safety (if it’s that kind of extra safety), and/or might drop the magazine inadvertently trying to get the gun to work (decreasing the chance of racking a single round or of getting off a second or further round). Indeed, one of my fav semi-auto’s is the Walther PPK/S, and if the safety is off, then even if the gun is correctly racked, the hammer will not cock with the racking and the trigger will not function in double-action style until that safety is turned off. If I anticipate trouble or do not expect to be around children or gun-naive persons, I might have a round in the chamber already, but for many situations, my semi-’s aren’t that way. The small amount of time the somewhat more knowledgeable gun users take to try to operate my semi’s, if I’m aware of it, will be very useful for me to try to take back the weapon or stop the hammer/trigger action, start an escape, reach a backup weapon or knife, or physically attack the gun-wielder.
4) Semi-auto’s are just plain sexier. You know it, I know it, we all know it.
The guy was so serious, you could almost take him serious. LOL.
They declared your semi-automatic pistol illegal.
I like revolvers and have a few. For backcountry they are great. But in a heavily populated area you don’t want a revolver (and how do you conceal speed loaders?) to confront a mob. But I like revolvers. I have sold semiautos over the years, but I have never sold a revolver.
I liked slow to load single action firearms. That is, until the 1968 riots. Then I bought a 12 shot Browning Hi-Power. Wish I still had it.
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