Revolver's main advantage?

[Guillermo]

With my CZ 52, the brass is ejected through a space time warp to the far side of the moon.

Now THAT is some serious ejection!!!

 

[Legionnaire]

I've scanned the thread. I won't vote, because I can't decide which of the following is most important: simplicity, reliability, versatility (which incorporates "power"). I'm still relatively new to reloading, but am having a ball building different loads from light specials through heavy magnums, all in magnum cases, for my .357 and .44 mag revolvers. That's versatility. But the manual of arms is simple and easy to learn, and they just keep on ticking. Yes, I know that any gun can break. But were I only allowed to have one handgun for the rest of my life, it would be a four-inch stainless revolver, and I'd be happy with either a .357 or a .44 mag. I'd just keep reloading for it--from plinking, to self defense, to heavy hunting loads. And I don't have to go looking for my spent cases ... double bonus!

 

[FotoTomas]

For me the revolver is the epitome of Accuracy, Power and Versatility. Those three things define her and all of the other options are simply benefits of the design.

I will admit however that as a revolver armorer from years gone by... If they need work it usually is a lot more involved than simply fieldstripping or swapping parts. The elegance of a Smith and Wesson or Colt lockwork is hard to describe BUT they are not simple and can be a real bear to repair if something goes wrong.

I will also add that if a revolver has a failure to fire OTHER than a simple misfire then you had best have a backup gun handy. No simple Tap-Rack-Assess options for a majority of revolver malfunctions. Things like bullet creep, Bushing over heat, crud under the extractor, High primers and on and on will tie her up tight until you have some down time to get in back in working order.

I still often carry my 30 year old S&W Model 19 Combat Magnum off duty but never without a J frame on hand as well.

Same for the J. If I carry it in my pocket as primary then another J or my Kahr PM9 is also on hand.

 

[TheGent]

"Wheel guns are real guns" was the title of an article in a gun magazine.

 

[John Wayne]

Could a plastic semi-auto pistol ever be your friend?

Keep in mind that there are plastic revolvers now too. And yes, I'd imagine I'd be quite fond of a plastic semi-auto if I ever found myself in a situation where I needed one.

Just because more revolvers made now are blued steel, have wood grips, and traditional features does not mean that all revolvers are accurate, well-made, or reliable. There are junk revolvers and revolvers with no character just like there are in the semiauto camp.

And no, no one makes a .454 semiauto pistol, but you do have cartridges like the .460 Rowland that ought to fit the same bill, given that you have 14 rounds (XD45) and followup shots are a lot quicker.

 

[shockwave]

Zombie invasion = high capacity semi-auto with lots of loaded magazines. But a person that made the very poor life decision to invade my home at 3 in the morning when I am asleep = revolver with full house .357 hollow points. Not sure what that advantage would be exactly, I guess power and simplicity, or reliability.

Exactly so - this is very much my thinking.

Also, last weekend I took the SR9c to the range for her maiden outing and was enjoying it, but I also had my revolvers and a female shooter next to me and I got to talking. She had a S&W M&P .40 and during a target change she started asking me about the wheelguns.

Turns out, she'd never shot one before, so I gave her a 4-in .357, a box of .38s, showed her how it works, let her load it up and fire a cylinder-full at her target.

She experienced a real epiphany. She told me that it pointed better for her, felt more natural in the hand, and was - as we all know - a total blast to shoot. Told me she was definitely going to start shopping and add one to her lineup.

All of this is my way of saying that the revolver very much is the sum of its functions and features, which all add up to a great shooting experience. Yes! It's the simplicity, the reliability, and also the accuracy and DA/SA options, and the way they kick in the hand.

Compared to a good, solid revolver, something like a Glock is just a mechanical, robotic bang-brick; the wheelgun has a soul.

 

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http://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/articles/handguns/the-revolver-unappreciated-advantages/

 

[oldfool]

gotta' vote with Craig C
no matter how functional and reliable
plastic & polymer got no soul
revolver or pistola
I respect Glocks, I do
but they got about as much soul as the plastic bumper on my truck, they both work, but I just don't much care about the pound for pound strength ratio
I have seen zip lock bags with more soul than that

try that hi-tech polymer with a hot 454 load, and see how well that plastic works out for you "pound for pound"..
(but it works really well when shot out of steel revolver... try that w/ even a TombRaider Deagle !)
and there is somethin' just "so not right" about polygonal rifling


PS
then again there are those old Colt autoloaders and BHPs, no shortage of soul therein

Die-Hard I ain't, nope... but Bruce Willis never could take out a terrorist army in real life any more than me, or you, or average-joe, no matter how many spare mags were at hand
(me, I would have been happy just to date Demi for a short while when I was a lot younger... go figger)

 

[Erik]

I like revolvers for two reasons: The ease of concealing the little ones, for example j frames, and the power of the big ones, for example Redhawks.

 

[jad0110]

Quote:
With my CZ 52, the brass is ejected through a space time warp to the far side of the moon.



Now THAT is some serious ejection!!!

Not to drift the thread too much, but my father's SKS does the same thing. It shoots spent cases up about 10 to 14' in the air, landing about 8' in front of and about 2' to the right of the muzzle. Dare I say, the cases land in as tight a grouping as the bullets do at 50 yards.