I want a revolver but know nothing! Help!

[Pfletch83]

@TennJed

I'm not trolling I simply explained my position about the Governor revolver and how it was a good choice for a close range defensive handgun.

Never said it was THE best defensive gun out there (Though at close ranges you'll be hard pressed to find something better)

 

[SabbathWolf]

To de-cock the revolver you have to pull the trigger.

How many of your defensive firearms do you have to pull the trigger on when you do not intend to fire?

In my mind a design that leads to having to pull the trigger, on a LOADED gun, when you do not intend to fire is not-so-good.

I mean, are you really okay with pulling the trigger, on a loaded gun, with no intention of firing?

Well...yes. I'm OK with it.
You just HAVE TO take the time to learn and know your weapon.
I agree it may not be the best design, but it is what it is.

I've manually set the hammer gently back down on plenty of 1911s too after I've fired a few shots but the gun isn't completely ran dry.
I mean I "could" drop the mag, rack the slide, pick up the chambered bullet off the ground, dust it off, load it back in the mag, and put the mag back in the gun every single time...but I don't.

 

[SabbathWolf]

Yup. Many of them accidentally.

I see.
Of course that NEVER happens with any other types of guns.
Geeze...lol

 

[David E]

It happens with guns that have the hammer cocked far more often than a gun that has its hammer down.

Should the brain be the ultimate safety? Of course, but not everyone is as calm, cool and collected as you..... So telling then to get their first revolver that'll be used for HD in a single action format is puzzling.

 

[oldfool]

1st centerfire revolver for both home and range
any full frame full weight S&W or Ruger, new or old model (there are no bad choices in any of those, just personal fit and personal preferences), 38/357 caliber, DA/SA action, 4" to 6" barrel length, adjustable sights desirable for more varied range fun and/or hunting

Extreme versatility in both choice of ammo load and shooting style, fast or slow, SA or DA mode of choice, mix-n-match targets, loads, target distances.. you can do it all with just one revolver
357 loads are plenty enough to adequately defend against anything that routinely walks on two legs, and most things that routinely walk on four legs.. and 38 loads are inexpensive and versatile in their own right

Leave DAOs and snubbies and lighter-than-air for if/ when you decide to 'specialize' on a CCW revolver
Leave shotshell handguns to watermelon hunters
Unless your real name is Bob Munden, leave SA shooting mode defensive tactics to shooting 1911s; SA revolvers are not 1911s, as has been well explained in numerous posts by others above. Why anybody would dispute that is just one of cyberspace's minor mysteries.

PS
a Ruger Blackhawk (any caliber of your own preference) would make a fine general purpose 'ranch gun', it would, no dispute.
Just nowhere near the versatility of a full frame/weight 38/357 general purpose DA/SA revolver
Half the fun and skill building in revolver shooting is very much about double action shooting

 

[Sam1911]

ENOUGH!

The OP asked a VERY straightforward question with some quite simple, rational answers.

That we ended up sucked into long-winded arguments about .410 shotshell and Single-Action revolvers is silly and embarassing.