Autoloader vs Revolvers...

Which one do you prefer and why?

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I've used about everything over the years. For me, its autos, because I shoot them the fastest and most accurately. Specifically autos like Glock, M&P, XD, etc. There are people who can outshoot me with a single action blackhawk. So whatever you do the best with. A pro-timer always tells the truth.
 
I love revolvers for their history, simple operation, capability if a magnum of tremendous power, and the fact that they don't send my brass flying every which way.

I love semiautos for their flat profiles, higher capacity, ease and speed of reloading, and more modern feel.

There is no longer any preference for me. I love both designs a great deal and find them both very enjoyable for different reasons. I tend to carry semiautos more, but a good wheel gun is often my choice when out in the woods. Why pick a favorite when they are boith usefull and fun based on the situation?
 
The fact is, I love shooting the revolver. Especially the Snubbie. My favorite Plinker is a LCR22 and probably the most fun gun I have ever shot. So it is no surprise that all my EDC guns are DAO to include the Semi autos. I guess you could say a Semi with a DAO is a cross between the two. I have light striker fired semi's but do not shoot them better, in fact not as well, unless you are talking strictly about "Target Shooting" which I do not do.
 
I had to vote for semiautos. I've had a few revolvers, but I'm down to one right now. An LCR for pocket carry. For carry, I prefer the capacity & speedy reload of a semi (seeing that I'm not very good with speed loaders), as well as the flat profile. For range fun, I have a hard time finding anything I like better than a 1911 or a Ruger Mark-series .22. Even looking past those, the three top contenders on my "Next .22" wish list are semiautos.
 
Ive shot semi-autos probably 90 percent of my shooting. I've had more revolvers break or not reliably function than semi autos. Plus when a revolver breaks its usually done until you have tools and parts.

My last three revolvers went back to Ruger and Smith when almost new or new. Filled out a Return authorization for a new 617 this morning, in fact.
 
To the OP, I don't know why it has to be one vs. the other. Besides, the "reasons" given for selecting one over the other are horse hockey. Both are reliable designs and both are well over 100 years old.
 
bdickens said:
To the OP, I don't know why it has to be one vs. the other. Besides, the "reasons" given for selecting one over the other are horse hockey. Both are reliable designs and both are well over 100 years old.
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Do you have both a Ford and Chevy in the garage?

Both a Deere and a Massey in the barn?

Do you have both a PC and Mac on the desk?

Do you both an Android and a iPhone in the pocket?

This is Thunderdome! Two men enter; one man leaves! :rofl:

Realistically I agree, and I think the OP even lets you vote for both in his poll. I like and own both revolvers and semi-autos. I am on a revolver kick right now (for the past 6 years it seems) but its hard to argue the semi-auto is not more capable for many (not all) applications you might use a handgun, at least socially. That said the revolver can still do a few things most semi-autos cannot. The answer is to get both and have fun shooting both!
 
mcb said:
So clearly you need another carbine that is chambered in and accepts one (or more) of your semi-auto magazines.
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Hi-Point carbine along with one of the pistols to with it? So Hi-Point makes a 10mm rifle now, a 10mm pistol as well?
 
I carry semiautos more often than not, but I love both revolvers and semiautos. Each has there place.
 
For concealed carry, personal defense and as a duty weapon, I prefer a semi-auto.
While revolvers may have once been more reliable that semi-autos, that has changed. A properly oiled BERETTA, GLOCK, SIG, SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XD or WALTHER P-99 is just as reliable as a revolver, in my experience. I have shot both and actually like wheel-guns more, when I go to the range. I would also go with a revolver as a hunting weapon, if I hunted.

My first issued duty gun was a 3 inch barreled, S&W model 13. They were handy guns to carry and concealed well, but in my academy class, with had problems with them that required some to be replaced.
Later on, my agency wanted to get rid of them fast (I think we gave them to the U.S. Marshall's), after at least one suffered a forcing cone crack with .357 ammo.

I have found since then, that the sem-autoes I have carried on and off duty were just as reliable as revolvers and depending on the caliber or brand, just as likely to have problems.

Jim
 
1goodshot said:
You're training is far more important than the type of weapon you have.
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Not always true. My wife's S&W 380 semi-auto is not the appropriate "weapon" for mule deer hunting no matter how long and well she trains with it. On the other hand, her 10.5" Super Blackhawk 44 Mag is not the appropriate "weapon" for concealed carry and self-defense no matter how long and well she trains with it.
Yeah, those are two absurd examples, but the title to this thread is "Autoloader vs Revolvers...", so I'll say it again: "it depends on the application."
BTW, I don't even consider every gun I own a "weapon" even if it technically is. I suspect the majority of these threads about autoloaders vs revolvers are started by folks who have never considered that some folks hunt with handguns, tip over distant steel silhouettes with handguns, backpack far into grizzly country with handguns, or carry fun little handguns ("kit guns") in their fishing tackle boxes.
But don't get me wrong - I am not saying revolvers are better because at one time or another I've used revolvers for all of the above mentioned purposes. Two of my CCWs are 9mm semi-autos, and I have a 45ACP 1911 on the bottom shelf of my nightstand. I prefer flatter, easier to conceal (than revolvers) semi-autos that hold more ammo (than revolvers) for concealed carry, and I like my 1911 for a bedside gun because it just feels right in my hand and I'm used to it. Besides, it's a 45ACP!;)
 
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It's kid of funny referring to revolvers as old technology since semi-auto pistols have been around for more than 100 years, no?
 
film495 said:
It's kid of funny referring to revolvers as old technology since semi-auto pistols have been around for more than 100 years, no?
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The revolver has been around for 184 years. The double action revolver arguably the peak of revolver technology appears before the semi-auto became viable. So yes the semi-auto is relatively new. The semi-auto has also made some fairly significant performance increases in the past 70 years. The revolver has not.
 
the semi-auto pistol predates the double action revolver … just saying

The first model to gain any commercial success was Hugo Borchardt's C-93, which, together with the 7.65 mm Borchardt cartridge, had been designed in 1893 and made its public debut in 1894

In 1896, Paul Mauser introduced the first model of his Mauser "Broomhandle" semi-automatic pistol, the C96

In 1889, Colt introduced the Model 1889, the first truly modern double action revolver
 
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