Anybody going back to revolvers in their old age?

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For years, most of my EDC has been handled by semi-autos, mainly a G26 Glock and a Colt Series 80. Right now I have 16 handguns, the last 2, an S&W 627 8 round .357 snubbie and an S&W 638 J-Frame will now handle most of my EDC. I've always been a revolver guy, but for ccw, I started carrying semi's for more capacity. But, for reasons hard to describe, at 64 years old, I'm just drawn back to revolvers. About half of my guns are now revolvers and there are probably a few more I want (not need).
 
Your implication that senior citizens have finally got enough wisdom to "go back to the revolver."

The error of your thinking is that all youth lack wisdom. I have been a revolver shooter for nearly 65 years now, never doubting the superiority of that regal handgun.

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At 62 I never left revolvers, started at 18 with a Ruger Single Six. I think I have 12 revolvers and 2 .22 semi-autos. Never been fond of center fire brass flingers.

Sometimes I think I'd like to get a center fire auto, then I think of having to bend over to pick up brass and the thought fades.
 
I'll be odd man out. At 65, I decided to sell my revolvers (two) that I'd owned for 7 - 8 years, and move to semi-auto. (Ruger SR9c) Couldn't be happier. I like the way it handles, shoots, feels.

Not saying you -- or anyone else -- should do it, but it's what I chose.

And mine is not "old" age (at 65), just an older age. I'll be old when I'm dead.
 
I always liked revolvers best. I tried a couple semi-autos. They didn't do it for me. I carry 2 Snubs or a 4" and a Snub every day.
 
Back in the mid-eighties my two regular shooting buddies were my brother, a Model 10 Smith and Wesson .38 totin NYPD patrolman at the time and Joe, a newly minted economist who shot a Ruger Security Six. I was the odd man out with the Browning Hi-Power. I still love the Hi-Power, but I find myself shooting revolvers a lot more lately. I plan to add a Rock Island Armory 4in .38 and a Charter Arms .22 mag snubby after the holidays.
 
Howdy

This old man bought his first revolver (a C&B brass framed 'Navy') when just a youth back in 1968. Forty seven years later my collection of revolvers far outnumbers my collection of Semi-Autos.

By the way, anybody remember when they used to call them Auto-Loaders?
 
I never left my revolvers.
But I did go to a 9mm revolver.

For me, nothing smaller - shorter - slower - whatever, feels like an appropriate carry.

I most likely will, in 2016, purchase a Ruger SP101 so I can go back to carrying a .357.
(Gave it up to fund a blue 3" fixed sighted GP100.)
 
No, I've got one revolver for carry, but almost never carry it. I find the semi auto much easier to carry because of the thin factor.
 
In May I had zero revolvers----now I have 3 (.22--.357 and .44mag)------its been at least 10 years since I've even held a revolver till a couple months ago.

Had a brief stint with a 686 in '04 or '05 and that was the first and only revolver I had since '94. Now I'm eyeing a 686 or GP100 to have a proper .357 instead of my little snub nosed Taurus.

My first handgun was a Colt .357 in the 80's.

So I guess I've come back
 
At the ripe old age of 28, I finally got my first revolver. I've always been fascinated by them, enjoy shooting them, just was focused more on semi-autos. Now they live side by side in my safe.

I have to say, my Taurus 85 and a box of 158 grain Semi-wadcutters makes for a good afternoon :)
 
I carry a semi auto, but the majority of what i own are revolvers. One of the nicest things I like is not having to chase my brass at the range!
 
uuh, i just turned 30 and use revolvers for a variety of reasons.. its quite insulting to suggest you have to be old to use them, or find benefits to them as if everyone under 65 should be using a glock
 
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Your implication that senior citizens have finally got enough wisdom to "go back to the revolver."

The error of your thinking is that all youth lack wisdom.
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I never implied senor's finally gained enough wisdom....... or that youths lacked it. Where did you find all that in my typing? I sure never remember anything like that crossing my mind.
 
Well, I'm 35 and I've been seriously considering getting rid of both my autos in favor of wheel guns. I love everything about revolvers from looks to function. I don't think I'm old yet. I do feel that way sometimes though. :)
 
After years of shooting USPSA matches with an automatic I found that I like revolver shooting much better. For the past 20 years I have bought a number of Smith & Wessons to compete with.

My latest investment is a S&W 929 9 mm 8 shot revolver for ICORE and Steel Challenge matches. The gun is great and I get all my brass back during a match.
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I've always had both semi-autos and revolvers. What i shoot depends alot on whether I want to chase brass. What I purchase depends on the perceived need du jour.

Recently, in my old age, I've been concentrating on collecting and shooting revolvers. Besides the semi-autos that I already have, the new semi-auto offerings are kind of dull these days.
 
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For years, most of my EDC has been handled by semi-autos, mainly a G26 Glock and a Colt Series 80. Right now I have 16 handguns, the last 2, an S&W 627 8 round .357 snubbie and an S&W 638 J-Frame will now handle most of my EDC. I've always been a revolver guy, but for ccw, I started carrying semi's for more capacity. But, for reasons hard to describe, at 64 years old, I'm just drawn back to revolvers. About half of my guns are now revolvers and there are probably a few more I want (not need).
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One of these days Americans will wake up in the morning and suddenly realize their net worth went down oh lets say 60% from the day before. When this happens which would you rather have high capacity easy to reload pistol or low capacity revolver that is nearly impossible to reload quickly under stress?
 
First of all you'se guys are is nothing but young kids... :neener: :D

But I've always enjoyed revolvers and the not-depended-on-ammunition-to-function feature they offer, along with (usually) superior accuracy.


But these days if he bends over to pick up brass he's likely to topple over and not be able to get up.
 
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