I'm 37, and I own more revolvers than semiautomatic pistols. I just shoot them better. I keep a .380 in my pocket in the summer, but as soon as the jacket goes on, the .357 slides on my belt. Prefer my accuracy, the "safety", and the heft of a steel revolver over my plastic 9.
Now I'll do my best not to step up on a soapbox, but time and the perception of "older" and "younger" is skewed the more age you get under your belt. Millenials is a term that gets tossed around a lot. Many times in a fairly dismissive way. I think that's a bit unfair.
I consider myself a proto millennial. Or, one of my generation's older members who dodged several bullets that younger folks of this generation have had to deal with. Keep in mind, Generation Z is just now of voting age. Gen Y (Millennials) are all in their later 20s to late 30s. Folks my age were heavily impacted by the financial crisis but could at least weather the storm as we were working when it hit. We weren't saddled with massive student loans chasing a dream that our parents had but was just out of reach like these young professionals in the sub 30 age range. There were actually jobs waiting for us in 2003. 9/11 happened and people around my age of 21 were on a college/career path in our 20s and mostly watched the fight from our classrooms and offices. People a couple years younger than I walked for their high school diploma then walked into the recruiters office and went to war.
"They play the vidya games and buy those types of guns because of it!" Well, so what? First of all, gaming is a multibillion dollar industry, and has been a mainstream staple of the American living room since 1985. I actually play a bit myself and still manage to run a business, check my daughter's homework, and even change a flat tire
. Its a relaxing hobby that is cost effective and doesn't eat into what little leisure time I have. Also how many of you guys have an 1873 or lever gun in your collection because you watched John Wayne movies as a kid? A Mare's leg, maybe complete with 45-70 cartridges that won't fit it Hell, I will always love the M9 because as a kid who grew up watching 80s movies, that was MY 1911/1873.
Sorry. I'm off the rails here. I really do apologize. Im not attacking the OP at all, and I appreciate his question, as I do think revolvers are falling a bit out of vogue with current generations. However, I get a bit more of a vibe from some that there is something wrong with a younger generation that is different from your own. It's a pet peeve of my mine even though I feel more in tune with Gen X than I do Gen Y. I just hate seeing them get dumped on.
What I am getting at is that people buy what they want to buy and it is probably more cyclical than you realize. Due to the CCW craze, most guns sold are going to lightweight .380s and pocket 9s. Revolvers are generally regulated to recreation or hunting sidearms. That said, I could totally see a new breath for the humble wheel gun in the near future. Much like their rediscovery of vinyl records and film photography, I could see a new generation of gun owners appreciating the fine mechanical merits of the revolver for target shooting even if less people actively hunt.
Now, I am a revolver guy. I prefer them over the semi autos. However, I will admit that for most modern applications a bottom feeder fits more roles. Folks who buy wheel guns over semis just prefer them.
Now I'll do my best not to step up on a soapbox, but time and the perception of "older" and "younger" is skewed the more age you get under your belt. Millenials is a term that gets tossed around a lot. Many times in a fairly dismissive way. I think that's a bit unfair.
I consider myself a proto millennial. Or, one of my generation's older members who dodged several bullets that younger folks of this generation have had to deal with. Keep in mind, Generation Z is just now of voting age. Gen Y (Millennials) are all in their later 20s to late 30s. Folks my age were heavily impacted by the financial crisis but could at least weather the storm as we were working when it hit. We weren't saddled with massive student loans chasing a dream that our parents had but was just out of reach like these young professionals in the sub 30 age range. There were actually jobs waiting for us in 2003. 9/11 happened and people around my age of 21 were on a college/career path in our 20s and mostly watched the fight from our classrooms and offices. People a couple years younger than I walked for their high school diploma then walked into the recruiters office and went to war.
"They play the vidya games and buy those types of guns because of it!" Well, so what? First of all, gaming is a multibillion dollar industry, and has been a mainstream staple of the American living room since 1985. I actually play a bit myself and still manage to run a business, check my daughter's homework, and even change a flat tire
. Its a relaxing hobby that is cost effective and doesn't eat into what little leisure time I have. Also how many of you guys have an 1873 or lever gun in your collection because you watched John Wayne movies as a kid? A Mare's leg, maybe complete with 45-70 cartridges that won't fit it Hell, I will always love the M9 because as a kid who grew up watching 80s movies, that was MY 1911/1873. Sorry. I'm off the rails here. I really do apologize. Im not attacking the OP at all, and I appreciate his question, as I do think revolvers are falling a bit out of vogue with current generations. However, I get a bit more of a vibe from some that there is something wrong with a younger generation that is different from your own. It's a pet peeve of my mine even though I feel more in tune with Gen X than I do Gen Y. I just hate seeing them get dumped on.
What I am getting at is that people buy what they want to buy and it is probably more cyclical than you realize. Due to the CCW craze, most guns sold are going to lightweight .380s and pocket 9s. Revolvers are generally regulated to recreation or hunting sidearms. That said, I could totally see a new breath for the humble wheel gun in the near future. Much like their rediscovery of vinyl records and film photography, I could see a new generation of gun owners appreciating the fine mechanical merits of the revolver for target shooting even if less people actively hunt.
Now, I am a revolver guy. I prefer them over the semi autos. However, I will admit that for most modern applications a bottom feeder fits more roles. Folks who buy wheel guns over semis just prefer them.
