I've been going to the range more frequently lately, and I have a couple of observations about myself and other revolver owners. I'm interested to see anyone has observed the same things...
First, as a revolver owner, I never go to the range without at least one of my wheel guns. I have a couple of auto-loaders, one of which is a Ruger MkIII 22/45 and is my primary practice gun because I can go through 400-500 rounds per trip and not feel guilty.
However, the range bag just feels empty without wheel gun in it. In fact, it's difficult for me to take choose just one wheel gun to take to the range. They're like a bunch of kids screaming that they all want to go. I think my uncle has the same problem because he brings no less than 5 SA and DA revolvers each trip. Likewise, when I see other 'revolver guys' at the range, they likely will have more than one.
Second, I notice that revolver owners tend to take a lot of pride in the reliability and durability of their gun, and enjoy the dynamic of its operational simplicity. After all, trigger pulls always go bang, no brass goes flying, and reloads are slow and deliberate, with one round going in a time, giving the shooter a chance to evaluate his/her groups after six shots.
In contrast, when I'm shooting an auto loader I feel my focus to be on firepower and burning through all my ammo as quickly as possible so I can get to the finish line, so to speak, and then evaluate my shots. I am always thinking to myself "OK I've got 3 more full mags to go, then I can rest!"
Your thoughts?