Revolver or Auto

[lizziedog1]

What do you shoot better, wheel guns or semi-autos? I have always shot revolvers better. I am not the greatest handgun shooter and I haven't shot every type and model, but so far I do best with revolvers.

I have both a rimfire auto and a rimfire revolver. Off hand, I can hit things at fair ranges with the revolver. I can also hit with the semi, but is seems easier with the revolver.

So, which type of handugn do you do better with?

 

[M2 Carbine]

I shoot them all about the same.

In my case, about the only difference is I don't have to pick up the brass when shooting revolvers.
That actually makes a difference some days when I'm deciding what to shoot.

I do like shooting the compact guns like the 2-3 inch 38 S&W J Frames and 3 inch Kimber Ultras.

 

[finz50]

Semi-autos for me....the shorter/lighter trigger seems to make me a bit more accurate.

 

[GLOOB]

Long distance shooting or hunting, gimme a long barrel revolver, cocked in SA.

Rapid-fire, SD, gimme a semiauto. I could probably learn to shoot a DA revolver pretty fast, but I'll never get used to loading one in a hurry, nor to carry around 1-2 bulky speedloaders just to get the same capacity as a semi-auto with no extra mags.

 

[thedogbone]

I practice with revolvers far more than semi autos, but I tend to shoot them equally well. I feel shooting a semi auto is easier for me because I primarily practice shooting double action with the revolvers, so pretty much any semi auto has a lighter shorter trigger pull.

 

[David E]

I have always shot revolvers better. I am not the greatest handgun shooter, but so far I do best with revolvers.

Usually, people who say this are talking ONLY about shooting a revolver from the single action mode.

It's easier to hit when the trigger pull is very light and surprises you when it goes off. It's harder to anticipate the recoil and flinch before the shot breaks that way.

It takes some dedication and practice to master the trigger in DA mode, but it's not difficult to do.

 

[451 Detonics]

I shoot both very well (double action on the revolvers) and am confident with either. For many years I shot revolvers for NRA Action Pistol before changing to a 1911 platform but honestly did just about equally well with both. The semi-auto did make the mover a bit easier.

 

[makarovnik]

I shoot better with a semi auto. Revolver triggers (especially cheap ones) take a lot more practice to master for me.

 

[yeti]

When I shot revolvers quite a lot, I was better with a revolver, OK, I was better with MY revolver. Now that I shoot mainly autos, and mostly 1911s, I do better with a SA auto.

It is my lack of balance in practice that leads me to the conclusion that which ever type you really work at doing well with is the one you will do best with... 'till you switch to the other... or back again.

 

[Fishman777]

I am not going to suggest that Rugers are bomb-proof, but when Ruger first came out with the security sixes, Ruger reps used to take these through their own little torture tests when selling to police departments.

They used to throw the security sixes on the floor and against walls and then load the guns and shoot them without any issues. I believe that they even ran them over with cars, as well. The GP100 is beefier and stronger than a "six".

You might not want to try these types of things with other revolver makes and models. Rugers, especially the ones with triple locking cylinders, are able to withstand a lot more abuse than smiths or colts.

The Ruger will still be shooting, without having to change their coil springs, long after you change the springs several times in your CZ and it's magazines. It will also routinely shoot loads, without going out of time, that would blow up your CZs.

I like autoloaders, but would depend on a Ruger revolver before I would depend on any autoloader. They'll still be shooting long after autoloaders are retired. According to posts on the Ruger forum, Corbon retired their GP100 test gun in 2005. It had over 200,000 rounds of hot corbon loads through it. It still shot 2" six shot groups at 25 yards using a ransom. I know that there are G17s out there with reported round counts that are higher, but there is a huge difference between 9mm and hot .357 magnum.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

It depends on the gun. I have several guns that are superb shooters, a Colt Officer's Model Target (revolver), a Colt Woodsman (automatic), a Colt M357 (revolver) and a Kimber Custom Classic (automatic.)

 

[md7]

I probably shoot a little better with semi autos, but am decent with revolvers. I like them both equally. They are both fun to shoot.

I think revolvers look nicer. That's just me though.

 

[soda]

I shoot them both about the same.

 

[JohnD13]

I favor revolvers, but I do have a couple of semi autos. Personal choice is a great thing.

 

[hiker44]

I favor my S&W revolver for both SA and DA shooting out over 30 yards or so. I frequently take rabbits (in season) offhand with my .38 at that distance. Of course, I have had those revolvers for 40 years and have many rounds of practice through them.

 

[woad_yurt]

I guess I could call myself proficient with either but I'm a bit better with a S&W revolver.

 

[doc2rn]

The ones that shoot the best for me are revo's. Only one semi-auto comes close the FNP-9. The best triggers have to go to the old snake guns from Colt. The best grip for me is the K-frame smith with a Hogue grip like a Mod 10.

 

[bikerdoc]

Back in the day, when I was young you had revolvers and the 1911.

I like my rugers, love my CZ's, so depending on my mood, I am about equally proficient with both with a slight edge to the CZ's.

 

[mbopp]

When dinosaures ruled the earth I had a Colt 1911 but could never shoot the slab-sided SOB, I much preferred my K-frame with the lightened trigger.
Fast forward, and I'm shooting my friends 1911 OK. And I've got an old military grip HS 22 auto that's really sweet. But for an overall walk in the woods gun I prefer the Smith.

 

[PO2Hammer]

I used to shoot autos much better than revo's, but now I think I do better with revo's.

 

[Wolfeye]

For aimed shots, I'm more accurate with an automatic, but I still prefer revolvers for their ergonomics and ease of use. Revolvers are also prettier.

 

[Water-Man]

I shoot semi autos better.

 

[357 Terms]

Depends, my 6.5in 357 Blackhawk will shoot 3-4in groups at 50yds. At 25 I shoot my 1911 better than my 2 to 4in revos in dbl action, SA bout the same. I still shoot my DA revos better than my DA Glocks or my XDm.

 

[19&41]

Each type of pistol have qualities of their own that I enjoy. I shoot each proficiently and accurately and would hate to do without either.

 

[788Ham]

Wolfeye,

Don't you aim all of your shots? Kinda expensive to just blow holes in the atmosphere.