What is it about revolvers we like so much?
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Lj1941
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My hand loads function every time and the brass can be used forever. The fact that I don't lose any brass is also a plus.I was born prior to the start of WW 2 and very few semi-autos were common in my part of the country in my formative years.I own quite a few semi autos but I still enjoy my Model 19.
Derry 1946
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Me too.
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Texan Scott wrote:
"The total lack of "accessories" and exterior complications. It's not a "Barbie doll for men" . A speed loader is "fancy". No magazines or gizmos. A good service 38 and a box of cartridges is an acceptable minimum.
It works. Still, after all these decades, and still every single time."
I agree! A revolver is not for 'accessorizing'!!! It's very form and shape are all that is necessary.
A speedloader is something fancy, since the revolver, in either Colt Peacemaker frame, or a hand-ejector frame, was designed to facilitate easy loading by hand, ergo the flutes, (thanks Clint Smith, for pointing that out!).
I agree on the 'good service .38 and a box of cartridges, as an acceptable minimum'. I own a Model 15, that came from a police department out west, that had reworked all the innards to 'new' condition, given the beauty a black teflon finish, and put Hogue Combat grips on it. I am not one to favor any 'plus-p' rounds, for the sake of my own old hands, so it gets fed wadcutter service rounds, or standard-no-hollow-point-semi-wadcutter rounds.
Lastly, I agree, it works.
"The total lack of "accessories" and exterior complications. It's not a "Barbie doll for men" . A speed loader is "fancy". No magazines or gizmos. A good service 38 and a box of cartridges is an acceptable minimum.
It works. Still, after all these decades, and still every single time."
I agree! A revolver is not for 'accessorizing'!!! It's very form and shape are all that is necessary.
A speedloader is something fancy, since the revolver, in either Colt Peacemaker frame, or a hand-ejector frame, was designed to facilitate easy loading by hand, ergo the flutes, (thanks Clint Smith, for pointing that out!).
I agree on the 'good service .38 and a box of cartridges, as an acceptable minimum'. I own a Model 15, that came from a police department out west, that had reworked all the innards to 'new' condition, given the beauty a black teflon finish, and put Hogue Combat grips on it. I am not one to favor any 'plus-p' rounds, for the sake of my own old hands, so it gets fed wadcutter service rounds, or standard-no-hollow-point-semi-wadcutter rounds.
Lastly, I agree, it works.
Dr_B
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I own semi's and revolvers and I carry a small semiautomatic. And I shoot a semi in most competitions. But I love my revolvers the most.
revolversrbetter
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Revolvers have more esthetic appeal, I suppose there's a little bit of romance in that appeal. I like their lines.
At the range, a day with a semi-auto is like a day eating junk food. It just isn't satisfying.
In the woods, a revolver doesn't leave brass lying around. I'm an active hiker in some remote areas and in California, cougars are protected animals. Even in a very legitimate self-defense situation, there would be a lot of legal uncertainty. Who knows, I might someday (hope not) be in the situation of not wanting to have to locate brass scatter before I leave.
Semi-autos have a higher propensity for AD/ND. There's too much to remember. Is there one in the pipe or isn't there? Too many ways to unleash a hidden stressed spring. And even with the Glock's "Safe Action System", e.g. no stressed spring, they are incredibly innocuous-looking devices relative to the utter devastation that they can render. Quite frankly, they scare me.
The fact of the matter is that I'm a suburban commando with a desk job and a family. I've got other things going on. There's more to life than practicing my draw 500 times so I have muscle memory on how to release a condition one 1911 from a retention 3 holster.
With a revolver, it's all utterly simple. If you pick one up, you know you're holding a gun in your hand and you know what you have to do to make it fire. No other thinking is required. I might feel different about all of this if I had a job that routinely threatened to place me in a combat situation, but I don't, so I don't push it.
At the range, a day with a semi-auto is like a day eating junk food. It just isn't satisfying.
In the woods, a revolver doesn't leave brass lying around. I'm an active hiker in some remote areas and in California, cougars are protected animals. Even in a very legitimate self-defense situation, there would be a lot of legal uncertainty. Who knows, I might someday (hope not) be in the situation of not wanting to have to locate brass scatter before I leave.
Semi-autos have a higher propensity for AD/ND. There's too much to remember. Is there one in the pipe or isn't there? Too many ways to unleash a hidden stressed spring. And even with the Glock's "Safe Action System", e.g. no stressed spring, they are incredibly innocuous-looking devices relative to the utter devastation that they can render. Quite frankly, they scare me.
The fact of the matter is that I'm a suburban commando with a desk job and a family. I've got other things going on. There's more to life than practicing my draw 500 times so I have muscle memory on how to release a condition one 1911 from a retention 3 holster.
With a revolver, it's all utterly simple. If you pick one up, you know you're holding a gun in your hand and you know what you have to do to make it fire. No other thinking is required. I might feel different about all of this if I had a job that routinely threatened to place me in a combat situation, but I don't, so I don't push it.
P5 Guy
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Easier to police my brass.
Mauser lover
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It has been around for 177 years! (I think I counted right...) If something is around that long, somebody had to do something right. Same with the 1911 (I like it too) it is still popular after more than 100 years. Again, somebody did something right. Probably pretty much everything. Revolvers do have (some) faults, but not very many!
easier to retrieve brass
feel better
no safety
no need for a reflex sight, scope, tactical flashlight or coffeemaker!
Just a few reasons that everybody else has mentioned that I agree with.
easier to retrieve brass
feel better
no safety
no need for a reflex sight, scope, tactical flashlight or coffeemaker!
Just a few reasons that everybody else has mentioned that I agree with.
Guy de Loimbard
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You can try hard, but you still can't get barrel/cylinder flash with an auto:
Schwing
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I spent 20 years poo pooing revolvers and leverguns. I have a gun safe full of Springfields, Berettas, Walthers, etc. I was convinced that the modern semi-auto was better in every way. I still love them all but, a while back, a buddy of mine talked me into a 686. Then I bought a GP100 (which surprisingly I like even more than the 686) and then a Rossi 1892 levergun... My semi-autos rarely make it out of the safe these days.
There is just something about the weight and balance of a good revolver that makes me a better shooter. I burn through about 1/4 of the ammo yet shoot better than I ever did before.
As I get older, my back isn't what it used to be either and, as others have stated, it is nice not to have to go brass hunting when I am done.
There is just something about the weight and balance of a good revolver that makes me a better shooter. I burn through about 1/4 of the ammo yet shoot better than I ever did before.
As I get older, my back isn't what it used to be either and, as others have stated, it is nice not to have to go brass hunting when I am done.
Vern Humphrey
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Amen.
That's why when I'm not carrying a .22 pistol in the woods, I'm carrying a revolver.
marcclarke
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Revolvers are bright and shiny. All guys like bright and shiny stuff.
Revolvers drop their guts out when you reload them, similar to how a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun drops its guts out when you cycle its action. Bright and shiny and mechanical. Ohhhhh.
Revolvers are much more intimidating than semi-automatic pistols. Semi-automatic pistols only have one hole up front. Revolvers have five (the muzzle plus four cylinder mouths showing on a six-shooter). And you can even see the bullets in at least four of the holes. You can't see the bullet in the barrel of a semi-automatic pistol.
Dirty Harry shot a revolver.
Revolvers drop their guts out when you reload them, similar to how a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun drops its guts out when you cycle its action. Bright and shiny and mechanical. Ohhhhh.
Revolvers are much more intimidating than semi-automatic pistols. Semi-automatic pistols only have one hole up front. Revolvers have five (the muzzle plus four cylinder mouths showing on a six-shooter). And you can even see the bullets in at least four of the holes. You can't see the bullet in the barrel of a semi-automatic pistol.
Dirty Harry shot a revolver.
I like my revolvers because they're "old school". It takes me back in my mind to simpler days. You want power, revolvers will hold up to massive firepower. Lordy! I like not having to pick up my brass...open, press out empties, reload, resume enjoying simplicity.
Don't get me wrong, I like my Glocks and Rugers, Colt 1911s. Never saw a pistol or revolver that didn't speak to me, some more than others. But no Glock, not even my G20C will ever be so endearing as a good old steel and wood revolver.
Awesome thread! Thanks for starting it.
Geno
Don't get me wrong, I like my Glocks and Rugers, Colt 1911s. Never saw a pistol or revolver that didn't speak to me, some more than others. But no Glock, not even my G20C will ever be so endearing as a good old steel and wood revolver.
Awesome thread! Thanks for starting it.
Geno
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Good looking.
Easy to load without busting your thumb.
Control of the empties.
Magnum power is available in many models.
Nostalgic.
Easy to load without busting your thumb.
Control of the empties.
Magnum power is available in many models.
Nostalgic.
sleepyone said:
I'm kinda like you, sleepy. I have a few "modern" autos that are flawless; accurate, reliable, functional. I just haven't bonded with them, though. But I do love my 1911s. After all is taken into consideration, I'm more of a revolver guy.
What I really like about the S&W k-frames I keep for home defense is the simple, straightforward operation. The FTF drill is squeeze the trigger to bring the next chamber under the firing pin. No racking and clearing. I also like the thought that if I left my Model 13 untouched in a safe location for a decade with a cylinder full of ammo, it would more than likely fire all 6 rounds w/o hesitation.
Now, I realize that many autos would be able to fire off an entire magazine w/o a hiccup under the same conditions. But I just have this nagging doubt about keeping those magazines under compression for that long. And leaving the slide un-lubed might lead to another issue.
Anyway, that explains my personal prejudice favoring revolvers.
ares338
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I didn't have a revolver for a long time and honestly had no inclination to have one. I was hooked on auto pistols. Well, on a whim I bought a Ruger KLCR and have changed my mind about revolvers. The reason is....they are just so uncomplicated.
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I'm more accurate with a semi-auto and the semi gives me more rounds -- so long as is not a tiny semi auto. So I prefer to carry a full size or compact semi auto when clothes permit. A snub nose makes a nice backup when possible.
However, a lot of the time, I'm limited to pocket carry and then I like to carry, as my primary weapon, a 2" snub nose in .357 magnum, for the power of the cartridge and the confidence it will always go bang. In pocket carry, a semi would not have appreciably more rounds than the revolver, would probably not be more accurate, and I like the perceived increased reliability of the revolver.
For pure fun shooting, I don't favor one platform over the other. If I want to be more accurate, I like a semi auto. If I want a greater challenge, I like a revolver. My favorite guns tend to vary from time to time but at the moment I am loving my S&W .500 magnum and my Colt 1911 Series 70 Reissue about equally.
However, a lot of the time, I'm limited to pocket carry and then I like to carry, as my primary weapon, a 2" snub nose in .357 magnum, for the power of the cartridge and the confidence it will always go bang. In pocket carry, a semi would not have appreciably more rounds than the revolver, would probably not be more accurate, and I like the perceived increased reliability of the revolver.
For pure fun shooting, I don't favor one platform over the other. If I want to be more accurate, I like a semi auto. If I want a greater challenge, I like a revolver. My favorite guns tend to vary from time to time but at the moment I am loving my S&W .500 magnum and my Colt 1911 Series 70 Reissue about equally.
g_one
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For me it's the caliber availability. For a small CCW I'll take a well-designed, well-built semi-auto in 380 or 9mm any day. For a full-sized woods gun, or an open carry gun on the motorcycle, I prefer something in .357 and .44 loads, and looks sharp to boot.
Last one I found was B.C. Miroku clone of Colt service revolver similar in size to S&W K-frame. It was very nice and only $265. I looked over that one couple of times before I passed on it. I will look at interesting revolvers at good price. Just like anyone out there I like small price:quality ratio or large quality
rice ratio if that is easier to understand.
CraigC
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No Pablo, as usual, it doesn't make sense.
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Worked like a charm!
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