Autoloader vs Revolvers...

Both.

Both have Pluses and minuses. Know what they are and train/shoot accordingly.

As far as putting a gun under your pillow? Nope. There are many options out here to properly holster/contain your weapon in the bedroom area.

When my day starts, knowing where i highly likely will or will not go, what will serve me most likely the best?

Higher # of rounds or much higher power per round?

I can ccw either equally well.

Film,

It is hard to imagine anyone calling a C96 MAUSER "Broomhandle" a modern gun, but anyway, COLT introduced the double action Lightning model in 1877.

Revolvers are older technology than semi-autoes, they were here first, like the dinosaurs!

It does not mean they are bad or cannot do what they were designed for, as one of my housegun's is a S&W model 15 and the other is a BERETTA M9A3, I can go either way, but with 18 rounds before reloading and night sights, I will go with the M9A3 more often.

Jim

I selected both; my small amalgamation is about 50-50

which do you prefer, and why? I prefer both. why? because each serves better than the other in different circumstances.

I'll make this personal to me. I have carried semi autos for my entire LEO career and for 30+ years since retiring (didn't count them up). I always owned and shot revolvers but the 45 Government Model and Commander, then after arthritis set in the Glock 21 & 30 were my defensive, concealed carry choices. So why didn't I choose the Semi auto?

Because the arthritis has gotten worse and age related weakness makes it impossible for me to preform the manual of arms with most semi autos, particularly my compact 45 ACP Glocks (30, 30S, 36). I can however perform the manual of arms with both my DA revolvers (what I now carry) and even my single action revolvers (what I have fun with). That's why I chose the revolver.

Dave

I'm not sure which I prefer. I can't really pick, like both types. I guess if I could only have 1 - it would be a revolver.

I still find it funny when people refer to revolvers as old technology, when semi-auto pistols, debatably, existed before modern double action revolvers; and this was 100+ years ago when both were being developed. They are both - really old technology. Neither has much of anything new about them.

film495 said:

I'm not sure which I prefer. I can't really pick, like both types. I guess if I could only have 1 - it would be a revolver.

I still find it funny when people refer to revolvers as old technology, when semi-auto pistols, debatably, existed before modern double action revolvers; and this was 100+ years ago when both were being developed. They are both - really old technology. Neither has much of anything new about them.

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Why do people keep say the semi auto is as old as revolvers? The revolver is much older. Remember the revolver existing before the metallic cartridge. The semi-auto did not exist until well after the metallic cartridge was invented. Colt got his revolver patent in 1834 and there were a few flint lock revolvers before that (though never commercial successes). The first semi-auto handgun does not come along until 1892 nearly 60 years after Colt's patent. By 1899 we had the S&W revolver that would be basically the pinnacle of double action revolver technology. Any improvements over the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899 have been minor and incremental and related more to ammo than the revolver. In 1899 the Semi Auto was just taking off and would improve in reliability and capability steadily until the introduction of the now ubiquitous Glock (tactical Tupperware) and its copies and derivatives.

The revolver is older technology its hard to argue otherwise if you look at history.

The first handgun I fired was the 1911A1 at Parris Island MCRD-SC. Being left-handed as opposed to right handed has its challenges in the right-handed dominated world! In Viet-Nam being an occasional member of at FO/AO team I was issued a 1911A1. One soon learns that a rifle is really what you need. Fast forward I have a preference for the semiautomatic pistol for concealed carry, predominantly a S&W Shield 9X19mm for EDC. We have revolvers. As an example a S&W M640-38Spl that we some times carry in conjunction with the Shield-9X19mm

mcb said:

Why do people keep say the semi auto is as old as revolvers? The revolver is much older. Remember the revolver existing before the metallic cartridge. The semi-auto did not exist until well after the metallic cartridge was invented. Colt got his revolver patent in 1834 and there were a few flint lock revolvers before that (though never commercial successes). The first semi-auto handgun does not come along until 1892 nearly 60 years after Colt's patent. By 1899 we had the S&W revolver that would be basically the pinnacle of double action revolver technology. Any improvements over the Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899 have been minor and incremental and related more to ammo than the revolver. In 1899 the Semi Auto was just taking off and would improve in reliability and capability steadily until the introduction of the now ubiquitous Glock (tactical Tupperware) and its copies and derivatives.

The revolver is older technology its hard to argue otherwise if you look at history.

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It only took me 2 minutes to look up - commercial success of semi-auto pistols pre dates commercial success of double action revolvers, so - semi-auto was actually invented and made a success first. So, my question is why do people keep saying semi-auto isn't as old as double action revolver, cause it is ..

Just because you've heard it 10,000 times and it pings around the internet and is assumed as fact, doesn't mean it is correct. Really makes no difference to me, anyone can look it up, but semi-auto pistol and double action revolver were pretty much developed at the same time in history - so, neither really is new or old, they were developed pretty much at the same time.

Autoloaders for defense use as have be military issue for over 100 years... Revolvers for hunting and target shooting.

What is “modern?” The two most-likely handguns I carry are a GP100, a design which dates to 1985, and a Glock G17, a design which dates to 1982. The third most-likely handgun I will carry is a 1911, a design that dates to, well, of course, 1911. So, my revolver is the “modern” one.

My personal history with handguns started with a 1911, in 1982 or early 1983. I started a police academy in late 1983, and had to have a DA revolver. So, I have been using both for about the same number of years. At any given moment in time, I may prefer either system.

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So looking at the results of the poll the preference is actually both with varying opinions depending on use case. For those who are first handgun shooter or have zero experience, either a DA revolver and a True DAO Semi-Auto.

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I shoot double action more the many but uhg why curse a new shooter with a long heavy crappy trigger. Let a new shooter start on a nice 22 lr in single action (semi-auto or revolver) Let them learn to deal with a double action later after they have the fundamentals of aiming down.

My use case is, fundamentally, defensive, against two-legged predators, usually in urban, suburban, and semi-rural environments. I do not have a “rotation,” as that implies equal time for each weapon, or there being some need for each system to get some carry time.

Environment, and shifting threat profiles, are factors. If four-legged threats become an added threat, the Magnum revolver might be indicated. If longer-range threats are anticipated, the Magnum revolver would be most-favored, with the 1911 being next, with Glocks a distant third. I can load the revolver cylinder with 125-grain anti-personnel ammo, 145-grain or 158-grain general-purpose ammo, or 180-grain hard-cast deep-penetration ammo.

My long-stroke DA revolver skills are less-perishable than skill with either the Glock or the 1911 triggers, so, if I have not trained, for a considerable amount of time, I might well trend toward the revolver. Stay-at-home orders, or not, my wife is in the highly-vulnerable category, if she is exposed to COVID, so my range time is now quite far in the past. Long-stroke DA dry-fire requires no slide manipulation for each repetition. I am functionally ambidextrous with medium-large and medium-frame revolvers, such as the GP100, Speed Six, and S&W K/L. Overall, this means that the present, is revolver time, for me, at least temporarily.

If my aging right shoulder is having a bad day, drawing a 1911 pistol may be a bit difficult, which favors a shorter-snout Glock or revolver. All of my 1911 pistols have 5” barrels, and the only one which has ambidextrous safety levers has yet to be put through its paces, with enough rounds through enough magazines, and it has a heavy frame, with a dust cover that reached the end of the slide, so is more of a target-shooting pistol than a carry gun. (Les Baer Monolith.)

An abusive environment would be a reason for me to opt for a Glock. We live relatively near salt water, and I would much rather detail-strip an auto, than a revolver. The 1911 is easier, for me, to detail-strip, while the Glock is more-resistant to prolonged exposure. (Yes, I did say a 1911 is easier for me to detail-strip. “For me.” Others’ experience may vary.)

Finally, the 1911 was my first love, and will be unlikely to fall from favor. I no longer have my first 1911, as it was never reliable, and so it went away, but the nostalgia for some of the material things of my younger days seems relatively fade-proof. Enjoyment is a valid factor. Life is good.

I chose both.

Each have their respective pros and cons.

I like the versatility of revolvers for various calibers or loads in each respective model, such as 454 Casull and 45 Colt or 357 Magnum, 38 +P and 38 Special.

I do favor capacity, ease of reloading, and ease of use of a semiautomatic.

I remember in the 60's and 70's all the or most of the gun " experts " carried the 1911 around as the true super gun to have. the interesting part of this is that they also carried a snub nose revolver as a second [ back up ] gun at the same time. this of course was pre Glock era. Perhaps that is something we need to explore in our daily carry.

Obturation said:

If I had to leave one design behind forever it would be bye bye bottom feeders.

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If bottom feeders go away I lose a third of my revolvers! Nuh-uh!

kemikos said:

If bottom feeders go away I lose a third of my revolvers! Nuh-uh!

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Dardicks?

I like both. They each have their place.