Anybody going back to revolvers in their old age?
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I never left!
I bought my first revolver in 1971...
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Barry the Bear
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At 22 I never left revolvers I was addicted after seeing the man with no name and dirty Harry as a child, will never get rid of mine.
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Nope. I started out with revolvers in my young age, and they're still my favorite.
Quentin
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I'm 67 and always have preferred semiautos. Nothing wrong with revolvers and I certainly love my old S&W Model 19 but the semi has way too many advantages to ignore for a defensive handgun choice.
Ive come to feel more and more as I get nearer to 50 that I'll more than likely never be in anything that resembles a defensive shooting given the types of areas I live and work in. 5 or 6 over the top .357's or 45 colts is more than enough firepower to get me ( and really anyone else ) out of a jam unless you really cant shoot. My revolver ownership is 5X higher than my autoloader ownership. A model 60 is what I carry. It's sufficient.
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i wish revolver technology wasnt stagnant and underdeveloped.. think about it, first real successful revolver was basically the old colt walker in 1847.. sure there were designs before then, but none that really "made it".. less than 50 years later we already had the typical double action swing out cylinder revolvers that really havent been changed since.. automatics have been developed for over 100 years now and quite frankly, theyre probably MORE limited in what they can do
wheres the modern top break revolver?.. why no further development of the gas seal?, theres a lot of generally ignored potential especially when youre not constrained to a certain length cartridge that has to fit into a grip
wheres the modern top break revolver?.. why no further development of the gas seal?, theres a lot of generally ignored potential especially when youre not constrained to a certain length cartridge that has to fit into a grip
Twiki357
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I think that was the terminology when I bought my first handgun, a Browning Hi-Power, in 1962.
But all I carry are S&W revolvers. Not a single one has ever had a stove pipe, misfeed, etc. If the need arises and 5 or 6 rounds aren’t enough, I’m probably in deep kimchi anyway and I don’t have to chase brass at the range.
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Yep. I'm simplifying more and more, as it fits my lifestyle. Nothing wrong with auto pistols, but it hurts now to bend over and pick up the brass.
--Never did much like the "pickin' chicken" drill, but now with these back issues, simply turing the revolver upside down over the brass basket and punching the ejector rod is much more appealing.
--Never did much like the "pickin' chicken" drill, but now with these back issues, simply turing the revolver upside down over the brass basket and punching the ejector rod is much more appealing.
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this is one reason i use them.. quite frankly, im cheap.. as a cheap person, i dont like to let expensive brass go to waste, so i reload.. and quite frankly i dont feel like picking it off the ground
RealGun
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Revolvers can be good looking. 1911s can please the eye. But semi-autos in general, not so much. I would much rather fondle a nice revolver. Nevertheless, my Glock with night sights, light, and laser seems to me to be the better bedroom gun.
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Holy cow! Glow in the dark sights, light and laser . . . . . he won't have a tough time seeing you!!
Oh yeah, never owned a semi handgun. . . . . just don't trust um.
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Oh yeah, never owned a semi handgun. . . . . just don't trust um.
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I'm not going "back"... I'm going "to."
I started out with semis - G19/G26/LCP - for carry, and then got a couple big 4" K/L frames. The revolvers quickly took over most range sessions being the most accurate and fun to shoot, but I only carried the semis. My accuracy/fun quotient seemed correlated to greater: barrel length, sight radius and weight - that made sense.
The scales tipped when I bought my first J-frame snub-nose (638) ~ 2 weeks ago. Only one range day so far, but to my surprise, in my hands shooting side-by-side, it easily outshot my G26 (forget the LCP - can't anything with that), and I'm pretty sure my G19 as I shoot both Glocks about the same for me. Not sure, but it must be the trigger action that results in all my revolvers shooting better for me.
I don't have any interests in trying other semis to get a crisp trigger.... I just want to buy more Smith revolvers. I think I can live without the capacity/reload "spray and pray"
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I started out with semis - G19/G26/LCP - for carry, and then got a couple big 4" K/L frames. The revolvers quickly took over most range sessions being the most accurate and fun to shoot, but I only carried the semis. My accuracy/fun quotient seemed correlated to greater: barrel length, sight radius and weight - that made sense.
The scales tipped when I bought my first J-frame snub-nose (638) ~ 2 weeks ago. Only one range day so far, but to my surprise, in my hands shooting side-by-side, it easily outshot my G26 (forget the LCP - can't anything with that), and I'm pretty sure my G19 as I shoot both Glocks about the same for me. Not sure, but it must be the trigger action that results in all my revolvers shooting better for me.
I don't have any interests in trying other semis to get a crisp trigger.... I just want to buy more Smith revolvers. I think I can live without the capacity/reload "spray and pray"
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Just have to ask, are you shooting the Smiths SA or DA?
This thread turned to snark and cliches with the second post and the OP's premise that one has to go anywhere is frankly absurd.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who owns both and is competent with either and confident to make that choice based on more than laziness and the false premise that I won't outlive 5 or 6 shots in a gunfight which seems to be the consensus if this were a polled question.
This thread turned to snark and cliches with the second post and the OP's premise that one has to go anywhere is frankly absurd.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who owns both and is competent with either and confident to make that choice based on more than laziness and the false premise that I won't outlive 5 or 6 shots in a gunfight which seems to be the consensus if this were a polled question.
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Mocking someone comes under the heading of bullying.
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I grew up shooting and carrying both, but since the early 70's, Ive preferred the autos over the revolvers for serious use. It wasnt to hard of a choice either.
I still have a dozen or so revolvers, and they get shot regularly, for fun (not the Airweights) and to stay on top of them (specifically the Airweights), but I rarely carry one these days. The autos suit my needs in that respect much better.
I still have a dozen or so revolvers, and they get shot regularly, for fun (not the Airweights) and to stay on top of them (specifically the Airweights), but I rarely carry one these days. The autos suit my needs in that respect much better.
Theres only one way to shoot a DA revolver, and there are no "thumbs" involved in doing so.
22-rimfire
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Started with revolvers and will likely end with revolves. From an operator point of view, they are simple and efficient.
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Driftwood Johnson said:
I remember when we called them automatics.
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I remember when we called them automatics.
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gbran, this was the title of your thread:
The implication I read is that, as a youth, folks might have forsaken the revolver for the auto pistol, hence lack of wisdom. And, as you stated "going back to revlovers in their old age," therefore becoming the wiser with age.
If that were not your inference, i apologize.
Bob Wright
The implication I read is that, as a youth, folks might have forsaken the revolver for the auto pistol, hence lack of wisdom. And, as you stated "going back to revlovers in their old age," therefore becoming the wiser with age.
If that were not your inference, i apologize.
Bob Wright
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I carried a revolver, a Colt M357, my first tour in Viet Nam. Since then, I've always carried an M1911 for defense use.
Now for hunting and general woods bumming, I often carry either a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt or a Colt New Service.
Now for hunting and general woods bumming, I often carry either a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt or a Colt New Service.
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I don't give a hoot about capacity and never have. But I do prefer the flat profile of semiautos for carry. Revolvers are a lot of fun and definitely more reloader friendly. Nothing against the idea of using them for self defense at all, I just don't like carrying them much.
"By the way, anybody remember when they used to call them Auto-Loaders? "
Yeah I tend to call them Autoloaders now mostly because it irks me so much when a newscaster calls them "automatics".
My .45 revolvers shoot old fashioned , fat, slow rounds, kinda like me.
Yeah I tend to call them Autoloaders now mostly because it irks me so much when a newscaster calls them "automatics".
My .45 revolvers shoot old fashioned , fat, slow rounds, kinda like me.
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OP Clarification
I have pretty much always had both semi-autos and revolvers and even after a renewed love affair with revolvers, I'll still keep most of my semi-autos.
My curiosity was whether anybody else in their later years for whatever reason, was refocusing on revolvers. I sure didn't mean to imply that this was/is a superior position. To each his own.
BTW, I hunt/plink single action and SD I practice in DA.
I have pretty much always had both semi-autos and revolvers and even after a renewed love affair with revolvers, I'll still keep most of my semi-autos.
My curiosity was whether anybody else in their later years for whatever reason, was refocusing on revolvers. I sure didn't mean to imply that this was/is a superior position. To each his own.
BTW, I hunt/plink single action and SD I practice in DA.
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