ArchAngelCD
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So just because I choose to carry a revolver for SD I'm a simpleton? I think not. Not much bothers me but what you posted is a little condescending.The advantage of the .38 is the revolver manual-of-arms. You can hand someone a 4" .38 and they are, more than likely, able to understand it and use it almost immediately. A semi-auto is more effective, no question, but for folks who want 'good enough' for minimal investment in time and energy, it works. Some of us can't get with that, in the same way that I can't understand why everybody doesn't change their own brake rotors, CV boots, and timing belts. But many folks just want something that 'works', without having to think about the details, and the .38 does that well.
Firing a short barrel revolver with a DA trigger well is much more challenging that most semi-auto pistols. It requires a lot of practice.