Revolvers more popular than autos?

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I guess I'm quad-polar or something. I'll go through periods where I am intersted in auto's, then revolvers, then shotguns will have my attention and then rifles. I can't control it, it just happens. :D
 
Wheel gun company's need to go against the grain and start offering more revolvers in more calibers beside the standard 38spl, 357mag, 44mag,even if they make a limited run. They need to bring back revolvers in calibers like 10mm, 44special and 41mag. Taurus offers a wide variety of calibers, I don't know why S&W won't!
I'd love to see S&W make a J-Frame(stainless Centinenial or Bodyguard style) that could shoot 44special(Charter Arms did it) or even 357Sig.
 
6-6 Revolvers over autos. At least thats what I thought till I counted
 
Both platforms ar useful and popular. I've owned a good number of both revolvers and auto's - they both served me well.

Today : 3 revolvers & 0 auto's

Revolvers are far from a dying breed, and far from being obsolete.

The main advantage of an auto (imo) is the increased rounds it holds & speed of reloading. What that says is that the ability of throwing more lead down range is a good thing. I suppose that can be true when used in certain situations, but there are area's of usage where the revolver can give better performace.
 
Well, if you include black powder revolvers, we have a 28-28 tie between autos and revolvers. However, if we take out the black powder guns and stick with the cartridge gun only, the autos now take a 28-19 lead with 14 of the revolvers being single action cowboy guns. So I guess autos rule the roost around here especially considering that the current balance balace is about to be tipped in favor of the autos since I'm looking for an XD-45 Tactical and the wife is looking at an XD-40SC as well.
While it is true that that revolvers tend to be easier to learn (or at least this used to be the case) than autos, the reason I don't suggest them for defense is the lower capacity and dificulties to reload them when under real-world stress. For this reason, the wife's first handgun was her XD-40 Service model rather than a revolver. You get the simplicity of the point and click interface with no safety to deal with (other than the grip safety and trigger block safety which are automatically disengaged when you grip the pistol and pull the trigger) yet you get a higher capacity than a revolver and reloads are also far easier to acomplish especially when under stress.
 
I'm a revolver fanatic. I'm of the few who value accuracy, power, precision, ruggedness and reliability over magazine capacity. It seems foreign automatics are what "the cool kids are doing" these days.

As far as pistols go, if doesn't say "Smith & Wesson" or "Ruger" on it, I'm usually not interested.
 
14 to 9 Wheelguns versus Semi-Autos for me. I like 'em both just fine. . . have a thing for shotguns too. Kinda like blondes, brunettes and redheads as far as I am concerned . . . both (guns and women that is) just have to be well constructed to make me happy.
 
Well, looking at the posts on ths forum it seems as if there are more posts in the semi-auto section than in the revolver section. Slightly more than 2 to 1.

That puts me in the minority. I much prefer revolvers though I own many dozens of both, but substantially more revolvers than bottom feeders.
 
I'm a wheelgunner all the way and always will be. Auto's have their place and I do have a few but to me a wheelgun is high art and my passion.
 
can I play? can I play Mommy? Huh? Huh? can I play too? :eek:

as of now: 3 revolvers to 1 semiauto*

*if all goes well, it might be 4 revolvers in @ 2 weeks

S&W 642 .38 spl +p snubby; Ruger SP101 .357 magnum 3" barrel; Ruger GP100 .357 magnum 6" barrel vs Beretta 92D Centurion 9mm (DAO variant with a trigger similar to...you guessed it...a double action revolver); even my semiauto has revolver traits in its DNA...guess it's a crossbreed :p
 
Someone should license the MP412-REX from Iz-mech and produce it here in the states. That'd revitalize revolver sales.
 
Well, looking at the posts on ths forum it seems as if there are more posts in the semi-auto section than in the revolver section. Slightly more than 2 to 1.
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Two factors:
1. Not much new and flashy in the revolver market. You can't improve much on a perfect system.:neener:
2. Less mechanical issues.
 
I think alot of the choices are of the age you are... Young men and women favorite the auto, where as when you get up in age, and it starts becoming a problem pulling that slide back. Thats when a lot of people return to the revolver...IMO:D
 
2 -1 in favor of revolvers. I'm in the mid 20's but I prefer the look and feel of a revolver to an auto. Just my 2 cents.
 
Young men and women favorite the auto, where as when you get up in age, and it starts becoming a problem pulling that slide back.
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Actually what happens is we get tired of getting down on our hands and knees and looking for our brass.:D
 
I wouldnt bet too much money on the a-g-e issue. A little over a year ago, on my 21st birthday, I went out and bought myself a 686P. Could have bought anything in the case, but I have an awful soft spot for revolvers.
Dont know what Im gonna do about my 1911 when I finally get it. Picking up all that brass is going to be a real pain. I'll have to rig some sort of net to catch them or something...
 
I started out with wheel guns, then went into a auto phase and am back to revolvers again..
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Me too. 3 revolvers, 2 autos, and thinking about sellling 1 auto off.
To me, revolvers are objects of art, whereas autos are just efficient tools.
I do like both, and they both have their place, but I lean toward wheelguns. :)
 
I currently own 2 autoloaders, and have owned a couple of others in the past.

Now, compare that to the 7 revolvers I own, and you can guess what I prefer.

I grew up with revolvers, and my dad only owns revolvers. I'm sure that's part of it. I prefer the simplicity of revolvers, and I shoot better with them than my autos. I feel more comfortable carrying a revolver, since I have much more experience with them.

Not to say that I won't own more autos in the future, but I will likely always have more revolvers.
 
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