a contentious point, no doubt, but as good as today's autoloaders are
(which is why I own and love 'em too)...
the claims about reliability just don't wash with me, taking in the total picture
I don't care if a Glock really can take 100,000 rounds or not, I will never pump more than maybe 10,000-20,000 rounds out of any one handgun myself
and there is a long list of quality revolvers that will do that real well
so long as you don't get 'too cheap' with your life (potentially) on the line, you won't go real far wrong with any/either you have yourself 1st verified with minimum 300 rounds sent downrange, and confirmed with a couple thousand more after
to me, it's like AK-47s... they function, they eat dirt and still function... but quality accurate firearms they never were.. and they will fail simply on account of magazines and/or ammo, just like every autoloader there ever was, and they will do it, all of them, no matter how well made, far more likely and more often than a quality made wheelgun will
Hi-cap wheelies, no such thing
that, to me, is the one and only real dividing line that earns points
(but 5 or 6 is enough for the lifestyle I choose to lead, and just 7 will do me for causal wear in a bottom loader)
my Colt bottom feeder for casual wear, as reliable as it gets in autoloaders (great) IMO, proven to myself the old fashioned way, which is all that really counts
but to say it is not more susceptible to failure modes in the big picture would be naive
to say that it is accurate as my Ks at distance would be false
and to say that it is a more versatile tool would be plain silly
it does what it does, and it does it really well
SOCOM folks ought use whatever tool best serves their mission; count me happy to pay my small share towards whatever tools they choose, and proud to do so, so long as they wear my three colors
but I-R-not one, me just a guy who wants 'em to have the very best tools they can get their hands on... and me to have what's best for me