Revolver ONLY--Anyone?

[Wolfeye]

I've only owned revolvers, not counting a few .22 rifles. If I carry it's usually to make me feel safe out in the Alaska wilderness, and most autos don't pack quite enough punch for that sort of thing. Autos may suit the majority of owners out there, but they just won't fit my needs or likes as well as a good hunk o' stainless magnum will.

My soon-to-be wife also prefers revolvers because she claims to like their big kick.

 

[Gary A]

Used to have both. Now have only revolvers, both single-action and double-action and some DAO. If I ever have another auto it will be another 1911. They're both good but revolvers suit me better.

 

[Youngster]

Even though I consider myself a revolver guy I can't see myself going revolver only, however I'm getting to the point where I can see myself getting rid of of my non hi-cap autos.

 

[easyrider604]

Last 1911 was sold in February, together with a Buckmark. Since then, a GP100, NM Blackhawk and S&W 586 have joined my twin 686's. Not only have I standardized in revolvers, but in caliber as well....357 magnum.

No turning back here. No more wasted time picking up/looking for brass.

Oh yes, there is a S&W M-17 for cheap practice and introducing newbies to the sport.

 

[Catherine]

I never had to "fight" with my semi automatic pistols that I owned in the past. I did not have a problem with them but I tend to be more of a Revolver Lady now. (I loved the Glock Model 19C, the S&W Model 22A and the S&W Model 41 that I bought for my late husband.)

I think that some people change their taste in guns and/or DISCOVER something that they did not know or shoot before that they FALL IN LOVE with... in my case it was single action revolvers!

I am into Smith and Wesson D/A revolvers.

I am way, way INTO, grin, Ruger Single Action Revolvers.

I am into lever action rifles too.

If I ONLY had a choice of 2 or 3 handguns... it would be my Ruger Blackhawk in 45Colt aka long colt, my Ruger Bisley in 22LR, my Ruger Super Single Six - 22LR/22WMR.

I absolutely adore my single action revolvers!

Catherine

 

[Stainz]

It was ten years last month since I sold my favorite case-tosser - a Glock 21. With +2 extenders, it held 15 rounds of .45 hardball per mag. My 625JM carries six - but I am far more accurate - and faster, as well, with it.

Interests change - I drove a 4 sp Audi 100LS from '70-'73, then Alfa Romeo's, all nine were 5sp, until '84, then a couple of MOPAR 5sp turbo-ed cars. Four years back we bought a new '05 Jeep Liberty, V6/auto, and ordered a Dodge SRT4 - turbo-ed pocket rocket/5sp - for my speed demon wife. I had finally tired of rowing cars through traffic. Yep, the 'soccer mom's ride' Liberty is mine - and it totes my bag-o-roundguns to the range quite nicely, thank you very much. I just need to find a bag that matches the interior... must accessorize!

Oh, the continued growth/interests change phenom... I started reloading six years back. Being both volumetrically and chronologically challenged, brass is easier to recover with a revolver. Also, earlier this year found me divesting myself of my SA revolvers, my rifle having been decimated earlier (I am down to a few .22 CZs and a Puma M1892 in .45.). About the SAs, I just shoot DA all of the time... even my old 1895 Nagants, which you have to continue, as you squeeze harder and harder, to assure yourself really isn't a SA-only.

Firearms are cyclic... I just started to miss the M1 Garrand I sold five years ago. That'll pass.

Stainz

 

[Bigger is Better]

How about you? Is there anyone out there who has switched over to, or has always, ONLY carried, used, owned revolvers?

Do you want a "revolver only"? Well, here it is! The only semiautomatic handgun I've had (and I still have) is a Walther P38 my uncle gave me for my last birthday, 27th sept. of last year... and this year I hope (or better I expect) for another present like that on behalf of him
Is also true that I've learned shooting with a Beretta 98, like almost all kids in Italy, 'cause it is the gun which all gun-trainers say you is more easy to learn with. But in my life (as gun lover) I've bought and sold only revolvers, among them I prefer SA, but I own DA rev too. Ah, there's another thing that is very important: my revolvers, as a a great deal of you already know, are chambered for calibers not inferior than .44!

 

[woad_yurt]

I have sort switched to revolvers, at least for my main house gun. I have an old K-frame .38 SPL S&W that shoots where you point. For groggy, low light conditions, I feel safe with that old revolver. Now, when I'm out and about (awake) I'm prone to semi-autos. I like the extra round capacity or the tiny size available in semi-auto form.

 

[hicksdm]

I started out with all Glocks, then went over to 1911's, then a mixed sort. Once I shot my first revolver, a Ruger GP-100 I was hooked. I sold all of my semi-auto's and went over to revolvers. I have not regretted the move yet. I carry a S&W 442 or a Gemini Customs SP-101. I have a GP-100 and a Speed Six in the house. I am saving for a 625 but they may be a while off. It took me some practice to get the reloads quick and effecient but i just prefer the wheelgun. I shoot them better and can reload my rounds the way I want them.

 

[CajunBass]

Until I started reading threads on this forum I wasn't aware that there was any controversy revolver vs semi. Can't imagine why there should be. One isn't superior to the other. Different products for different needs and different tastes.

That's about the way I feel about it. Why should you have to "pick" one or the other? So what if you've bought 10,000 revolvers does that mean you can't buy a semi next time? Or the other way around.

I've gone through times when I had more revolvers than semi's, then it turned around for a while and now might be heading back for all I know. On the other hand, some auto might catch my eye the next time I'm looking.

 

[Gary A]

Revolvers "feel" right to me. I like circles and things that go 'round. Mandalas, Medicine Wheels, Prayer Circles, analog clocks, gears, Mayan Calendars, Mexican sun disks, circle dances, window fans, bicycles, sitting around a campfire, and wheel guns. Always thought DA Colts turned the wrong way, though.

 

[kcmitch]

Wheel guns for me

I had a Taurus 24/7 - .40S&W. Fine gun, I just got tired of chasing brass. Also the trigger pull in single action was not as crisp as I liked. By accident I ran across a S&W Mod 10, built in 1968. It was in fantastic shape and is a virtual tack driver. I love it. I was so moved I purchased a Taurus .357 Mod 66. My son took it away from me, (paid of course) so I went to a cowboy single action Uberti Cattleman in .357. Love them all. Reloading is a little faster with the auto, and the mags are thinner for concealment. I have a speed loader for the .38 but am going to try the speed strip available at Midway USA. I've read good reviews on them and they are two for half the price of a speed loader. Easier to carry also. I just love revolvers. Carried a S&W mod 15 combat masterpiece in the USAF.

 

[Big Mike]

I asked the question a while back. I've thought of consolidating to all .38/.357 revolvers for ammo simplicity. Have lost the drive to have the "variety" of caliber in a variety of handguns (getting older? ). Looking at a 627, maybe a GP100 for home.

 

[loneviking]

For the last twenty-some-odd years, revolver only,and only one--a Colt Peacekeeper. I had, many years ago for about three weeks, a Walther P38. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with it and sold it. I picked up a CZ 75 for my dad and had it for a couple of weeks. Great gun and accurate, but didn't have the punch of the .357. In April of this year, bought a CZ 82 mainly for backup or one of the girls to use. As with most autoloaders, it has feed issues and is touchy on ammo--which my .357 isn't.

Nope, sticking with a wheel gun. I'm bringing home my new wheelie this week. A S&W 65-6, 3" barrel, 38/357. I won't be buying anymore semi-autos.

I have a friend that just bought a Springfield XD 45, which is a nice gun. But, he and I were one day out shooting my .357 at a target over 100 yards out and hitting it consistently. I asked him if he was able to do that with the XD 45 and he said 'well, no, it doesn't have the barrel length and sighting plane of that big revolver'---yep, exactly, and I'll stick with that sort of design.

 

[george29]

There are so many variations on semi-automatics, DAK, DAO, Magazine disconnector, hammer drop safety, hammer safety, slide safety, grip safety, safe-trigger. There are only thre pistols I would consider, the first two, 1911 and Hi Power are the same mechanisms, and a Glock for it's simplicity. But a revolver is always in my pocket to back up those pistols that I no longer own. Funny, I always shot better with a pistol, but at the distances I need to be able to hit something, the sights or grips are not that important anymore.

 

[jim85255]

Revolvers work. My autos jam. My revolvers don't jam. Enough said.

JRB

 

[BikerRN]

Is there anyone out there who has switched over to, or has always, ONLY carried, used, owned revolvers?

I'm looking for feed back from you if you carry a J-frame, keep an L-frame, and shoot a 625 in competition.
Or carry an SP101, keep a GP100, and hunt with a Super Red Hawk.
Or maybe you own ONE gun--say a S&W Model-10 and that's IT!

I don't meet all your criteria, but I'm going to chime in anyway.

I switched from the Autoloader to the Revolver for off duty carry about two years ago. I did this because I too got tired of "fighting with my Autoloaders". On Duty it's Autoloader Only, so I'll always shoot both.

I like the simplicity of the Revolver for the same reason I like Glocks. They are both "point and shoot" pistols. Now as far as carrying and keeping it's a long story, but here goes.

I carry a 3" GP100 and a 2 1/4" SP101 as well as a J-Frame. Yes, it's a bit of weight to pack around off the clock, but I have a gun accessable to me no matter what hand I have to draw with or position I may find myself in. For competition I may shoot a 45 ACP Revolver or a 4" GP100. I hunt with a .44 Magnum, so you could say that I have a few guns for various uses.

Next year I'll probably switch back to mostly Autoloaders, but I've kept a J-Frame of some sort as a BUG for the past twelve years and I'm not about to change that! I hope I was able to provide some information that was useful to you.

BikerRN

 

[cerberus65]

Hmm. I much prefer to drive a stick shift. I hate fluorescent lights, especially in the morning. I swore off electric razors almost four years ago and my face has been happier ever since.

So I guess it's no wonder I love revolvers. I'm a keep it simple, pragmatic kinda guy and revolvers just plain work. Not having to chase brass is a bonus too.

I do have a couple of bottom-feeders, though. And I don't see myself selling them... ever. One's a .22, one's the smallest, lightest gun I own, and one just shoots really well. Plus I'm sure I'll add another one at some point in .45 ACP.

So while I love revolvers I can't imagine going exclusive. Besides what would I do with my bolt action rifles and pump shotgun?

 

[Drgong]

Guns ain't marriage; we're allowed to be promiscuous with them. There are too many good firearms today to limit yourself to just one.

Or you can have think of your guns as plural wives, and there is nothing wrong with have a few Sister firearms, you need 3 to get exalted in the celestial kingdom of firearms.

 

[Brian Williams]

I have a 1911 and a Glock 19 and they are rarely used or even brought to the range. The 1911 needs a new barrel and bushing fitted and Glock is technically my wife's. I have a Colt Woodsman 1st series and it is such a nice collector shooter I can't get rid of it, besides it has been on my wish list longer than any other gun.

 

[SR_]

After talking with an instructor that I work with from time to time, I decided to shoot a revolver in IDPA for 3 months - work on trigger control (full stroke, etc.) The three months turned to a year which turned to 2 years.

At the end of 2 years I switched - from a SSR (stock service revolver with speedloaders) to ESR - moon clip revolver.

I still have a like my bottom feeders - might even switch back later this month after a major match.

 

[batmann]

I have only one auto and that is a Kel-Tec, the rest are revolvers.
I find revolvers more 'elegant' and appealing than autos, as well as more versitile.

 

[Evyl Robot]

In my household, there are five firearms. Of those five firearms, all of them are revolvers. A few days ago, I got a call from the gun shop that my next one has come in. If we are going to make the "guns are like women" argument, here's my take on it:

When I was dating, I found all kinds of women to be beautiful and attractive, but I wound up just dating brunettes. It's not that I was opposed to blondes or redheads, I found them just as attractive. Funny enough, I wound up marrying a brunette. I suppose to me, revolvers are brunettes. (If I get a bottom-feeder, my wife may start to wonder!)

--Michael

 

[scrat]

Well like others i have never had a revolver jam. so thats a plus
Unlike my semis or jamloaders

 

[weisse52]

I have always had both. Have carried some sort of J frame for many years. But then I have carried a 1911 for many years. I love my 1911,s + my Ruger MKII's. But that is about all I care for in auto's. Not going to give them up any time soon.
On the other hand, revolvers are what I plan on buying in the future. I do not feel under gunned no matter what I choose.