I carried revolvers all my life until last year I made a small change in my thinkin. I work in down town Atlanta Ga. where you get killed for your cell phone/tennis shoes you get the picture, anyway it don't take long to figure out why their pants are hangin down to the ground there full of stolen high capacity 9mm's; so to make myself feel better I started packin a high capacity 40 for a little more firepower. When I'm at home or in the country I carry a revolver.
Do you feel under gunned with a revolver?
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While I know nothing of the poster's situation, it is legal in many places to carry at age 18.
It's more a question of how much capacity is needed than anything else.
Allowing others to decide for you would be one thing, but learning from the experiences and perspectives of others (while thinking critically) is another entirely. Odd would be the human being who does not learn from others.
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Thank you sir!It's more a question of how much capacity is needed than anything else.
Allowing others to decide for you would be one thing, but learning from the experiences and perspectives of others (while thinking critically) is another entirely. Odd would be the human being who does not learn from others.
Thanks for all of the answers guys! I would carry a 357 if the dang ammo wasn't so expensive. Even 38SPL has gotten ridiculous lately. Looks like I might head back down 9mm boulevard ...
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Never! (There's a .45ACP round in with the .500's)
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And it's not going to get any better. Consider reloading, because you can taylor the bullet/load/cartridge combination to whatever you want - within reason. Note that one set of dies will work for both .38 Special and .357 Magnum.
lizziedog1
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I do feel under gunned with a revolver when I drive near area 51. In fact, no gun seems to be adequate.
Huckelberry75
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Dead nutz reliable revolvers are the way to go, in my humble opinion. S&W K frame with 2.5" snout. Backed by a 649, all with +P 158gn LSWCHP and a couple of speed strips.
If that isn't enough cure then there must not have been any prevention.
If that isn't enough cure then there must not have been any prevention.
flyingtiger85
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Since you can't carry around a Mosin/Nagant all day. I have found revolvers work all the time and don't jam.I recently got so discussted with an auto pistol I just sold it and replaced it with another revolver last week.I only have one auto pistol left a S&W high capacity 9-mm, no problems with that one.
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A thought for the OP. You're posting this in the Handguns: Revolvers forum. I think the overwhelming majority will tell ya that they do not feel out-gunned. Post it in the General Discussion or Handguns: Semi-Auto sections and I believe you will get an entirely different set of answers.
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I have settled for the Ruger LCR .357 as a main carry firearm though I will load just .38+P versus .357.
Engagements are typically less than 10 feet; I like the reliability of a revolver and I don't feel undergunned at all. Practice at the range is key.
Engagements are typically less than 10 feet; I like the reliability of a revolver and I don't feel undergunned at all. Practice at the range is key.
gordy
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Two well placed 38spl. is better than 19 missed placed 9mm.
It is like shoot them if you got them.
You see guys carry a box of ammo in three mags, Why not just use 2 or 3 better.
It is like shoot them if you got them.
You see guys carry a box of ammo in three mags, Why not just use 2 or 3 better.
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No, with a good double action revolver i can shoot as fast as the next guy, and i know that my revolver isn't going to jam, or fail to fire
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With my 500 or even my J-Frame that has three Speed-loaders?
Are you kidding?
Are you kidding?
In the abstract, when there is no actual threat, then I am fine with a 5 or 6 shot revolver. I have carried one for years as my sole CCW.
However, this year I have had to investigate some strange sounds at night on my property, I left the revolver and grabbed a pistol AND my pump shotgun. There was something nice about having a pistol's larger ammo capacity and the ability to reload faster when something goes bump in the night.
However, this year I have had to investigate some strange sounds at night on my property, I left the revolver and grabbed a pistol AND my pump shotgun. There was something nice about having a pistol's larger ammo capacity and the ability to reload faster when something goes bump in the night.
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"Case One was a famous gunfight decades ago in the Chicago area, in which Cook County deputies armed with S&W Model 59 pistols shot it out with a robber who was firing a .45 automatic. They shot him 33 times with Winchester Power Point “soft-nose” 100-grain 9mm bullets. He was still on his feet trying to reload when one cop blasted him from behind with a 12 gauge rifled slug. He was bent over when hit, and was seen to stagger forward as the 1-ounce slug hit his back, coursed through his upper chest, and exited near the collarbone. He stayed on his feet, though, still trying to bring his gun back into action and kill cops. A second slug smashed through his spine and destroyed his heart, lodging inside his chest beneath the sternum, and at last he went down and out."
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"My .45 stops everything I once shot a woolly mammoth only to have the round go through him, kill six Tyranosaurs, sink the Titanic, make Hillary Clinton sexually attractive, and O.J. Innocent."
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Dang! That sucks, but they should have been using Black Talons lol. I guess all calibers fail at some point. I was second guessing the 9mm for a while, and even bought a .40 to replace it, but I have grown to like and miss it while we have been apart. I think with FMJ its lacking, but I would feel very confident with some premium hollow points in it. I will definitely be getting another one at some point. I miss the cheap ammo and light recoil.
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"When Alvarez turned his weapon on the officers, a fierce firefight broke out. More than 50 bullets were fired, almost all of them by the police. At least 21 of those bullets pierced Alvarez's body.
Luckily for Alvarez — whose criminal record includes at least eight prior arrests — none of the bullets hit his brain, heart or major arteries. His family members say that even though his arms, legs and torso were riddled with ammunition, Alvarez is "doing all right" and talking. It's believed he'll survive."
Luckily for Alvarez — whose criminal record includes at least eight prior arrests — none of the bullets hit his brain, heart or major arteries. His family members say that even though his arms, legs and torso were riddled with ammunition, Alvarez is "doing all right" and talking. It's believed he'll survive."
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"Yesterday we were talking with a man at the gun range who told us (he worked at the range) that he was a policeman who had once shot an average man 160-200 pounds (not on dope) center mass with a .45 acp jacketed hollowpoints. The rounds went right through him with flesh hanging off his back. Range was about 2 or 3 feet away.
The man simply looked down and had this attitude of "ouch! Please don't do that again!" He backed up and sat down and started talking with the officer. No vital points were hit. "
The man simply looked down and had this attitude of "ouch! Please don't do that again!" He backed up and sat down and started talking with the officer. No vital points were hit. "
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If I was as fast in a reload as some wheelgunners, I might carry a revolver. At this moment, I am satisfied with my lw Commander (8+1) and a 10 rounder on my belt. Hardball. Known to feed reliably.
Ruger SP101, five shot, loaded with some really nasty old S&W 125 grain HP, one speed loader, two speed strips. Don't feel at all undergunned.
I do own a G19, a B92, a Kimber or two and a few security sixes and a Smith 686, but for comfort, and my own familiarity (fifty-five years of revolver shooting in my 66 years of life) I'll take the five shot Ruger.
I do own a G19, a B92, a Kimber or two and a few security sixes and a Smith 686, but for comfort, and my own familiarity (fifty-five years of revolver shooting in my 66 years of life) I'll take the five shot Ruger.
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I can't remember the details, but two law enforcement officers arrived on scene and were ambushed by five individuals with semi automatic pistols. The two officers were carrying service revolvers and, after the incident, the agency decided to upgrade to semi automatics based on this event.
If the officers were armed with high capacity pistols and the perps with revolvers, would the outcome be any different? Probably not.
The way I see it is if I can't do it in five shots plus reload, I probably can't take care of it with thirty either. Capacity is great, but sometimes what you need is a posse.
If the officers were armed with high capacity pistols and the perps with revolvers, would the outcome be any different? Probably not.
The way I see it is if I can't do it in five shots plus reload, I probably can't take care of it with thirty either. Capacity is great, but sometimes what you need is a posse.
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