Posted on Dec 20, 2017
Revolver vs. Semi Automatic: What Gun Should You Choose for Self Defense?
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For those who aren't well-versed in weapon use/choice.
Revolver vs. Semi Automatic: What Gun Should You Choose for Self Defense?
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Posted 7 y ago
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I will give the same advice I gave to someone at the range the other day... Chose the weapon that you are comfortable with and TRAIN ON!!! It is no good to have a fancy shmancy pistol with all the bells and whistles, if you have no idea how to turn the light on. Remember, when the crap hits the fan, it has to be second nature, if you are fumbling around trying to figure out which end is which, they will be putting a flag over your casket. Sorry, but that is the truth that was beat into my head by people with much more experience than me...
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I'm sure this goes along with Chevy vs. Ford and paper vs. plastic, but here goes.
You can't beat a revolver for when the shit gets deep. Unless you forget to load it, it WILL fire every time. Capacity is the only downside.
A pistol on the other hand will hold more rounds, in some cases twice the load. Can you reliably make it run? With practice anyone can shoot on the range, but in a high stress situation they can be a little finicky.
I'm sure we've all had the trigger time to be confident, but if I knew I was going to get in a shoot-out I would grab my S&W 686 .357 wheel gun. Of course I might grab one of my AR's if I KNEW what was coming! LOL
You can't beat a revolver for when the shit gets deep. Unless you forget to load it, it WILL fire every time. Capacity is the only downside.
A pistol on the other hand will hold more rounds, in some cases twice the load. Can you reliably make it run? With practice anyone can shoot on the range, but in a high stress situation they can be a little finicky.
I'm sure we've all had the trigger time to be confident, but if I knew I was going to get in a shoot-out I would grab my S&W 686 .357 wheel gun. Of course I might grab one of my AR's if I KNEW what was coming! LOL
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SSG Tom Pike
That is not true of revolvers. I have had them fail. I had the barrel break off a S&W model 64. I've had crud get under the extractor and bind the cylinder up. I've had round drop under the extractor during reloads. I've had extractor rods unscrew and bind up a cylinder. And the problem with revolvers is that when they do fail you are not going to get them back up and running with a simple clearance drill. Now generally speaking a revolver will fail less than a semi auto, but they are not 100% reliable.
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SPC Casey Ashfield
I had a Smith and Wesson fail to fire 30% of the time. Some "armorer" thought cutting the hammer mainspring would lighten the DA trigger pull. It did but also caused light primer strikes.
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