I have always been a believer that ones FIRST(1st) handgun should be a revolver.
The manual of arms is simple; ...
There is no reason why someone's first gun should be a revolver unless the person buying a pistol specifically intends to do things that can only be done with a revolver. Security use of a gun definitely is not one of them.
Arguments about self-loaders being hard to learn is false. There is nothing about pistol basics that can only be learned from a revolver.
Using pistols like Glock is just as easy as aim and pulling the trigger, just like any revolvers. Reloading and unloading steps not any more complicated.
Yes, there are malfunction clearing procedures. However, the reason why self-loaders have this extra training material is not because only self-loaders jam. It is because since there is nothing much that can be done about a revolver jam, so the trainers just ignore the issue with a revolver, not because jamming is not an issue with a revolver.
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it allows for more varied ammunition and it is ultra reliable.
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Yes, revolver can have more variable in bullet and propelleant types.
However, that is insignificant for a seruciry use of a gun. It is not as if someone winning or losing a gun fight ever depended on how many different bullet weight and bullet types a cylinder held.
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Although semi auto's are all the rage, and sexy their manual of arms is just a bit more complicated (even a glock) and they will jam (eventually) depending on loads used and the care the weapon is given.
This requires a more dedicated shooter, in my view, as without the training and ability to clear said jam (and depending on WHY you bought the gun in the 1st place) that malfunction could occur at the WORST possible time. This would be catastrophic if it were a SD situation.
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All guns eventyally jam. Even revolvers. So, arguing against self-loading pistols just because it can happen is a weak argument.