Winter car gun...revolver?

[Ric]

I usually carry a Para CCO and leave it in the car when I go to work, I work at night on the Railroad and the car stays in the lot for a day and a half before I get back, I find myself carrying my SP101 more and more in the winter and keeping in the car.

I know that there is no reason for an auto to be less reliable in the winter but I just find myself feeling more comfortable relying on a wheelgun in the winter.
Especially after a day and a half in freezing temps.

Anybody else switch to a revolver in the winter??
Or is it just me

 

[Biker]

No. You're not alone, and there really is no rational reason for it. However, guilty as charged.
Biker

 

[MCgunner]

In south Texas? Nah, and I ride a motorcycle most days of the year, winter or summer. I carry a revolver a lot, switch between it or one of my DA/DAO autos. No reason, just like variety, and I like the little revolver. I'll always carry that revolver if I'm going fishing. It's stainless/alloy framed. Salt water is corrosive on blued guns. Too, it's fun to dispatch a shark with it now and then. I know I could club the thing like everyone else, but where's the fun in THAT?

 

[MillCreek]

Too, it's fun to dispatch a shark with it now and then. I know I could club the thing like everyone else, but where's the fun in THAT?

Oh, man, I never get to shoot a shark in Seattle! They have these wretched little things called dogfish or the six-gill shark, but at 2 feet or so in length average they are pretty far removed from any self-respecting Great White. When I go snowshoeing or XC skiing, my carry is always a stainless .357 revolver, usually one of my SP-101s.

 

[MCgunner]

ROF, well, these ain't great whites, mostly black tips to about 4 or 5 feet. Lots of little ones not worth a bullet. Friend of mine did catch a big bull a few years ago. Took six rounds of hot .357 from his Security Six to stop it from kicking. That thing was over 300 lbs, won the over all in a big fishing turnament that weekend. He caught it less than a mile off shore. Probably used a surfer for bait.

I fish for 'em just inshore at the pass. Seen one hammer head over 5 feet. That was neat! I didn't catch it, though. My biggest is about a 5 foot black tip caught probably ten miles in from the pass in the bay here. Since they've cut the limit to one friggin' shark (used to be five) ain't hardly worth goin'. I just catch and release until I get a three footer or bigger when the sharks are runnin'.

 

[Ala Dan]

Man-oh-man, I certainly hope the parking lot has excellent security~?

 

[cookekdjr]

Regardless of weather (I live in a warm climate), I think any house-gun, car-gun, or any kind gun subject to long storage should be a revolver. Magazine springs that are subject to tension for long periods of time can wear out.
A revolver at rest...is resting. Pick up a revolver that's been sitting in your car for two years, and it will fire. The semi-auto...maybe it will, maybe it won't.
-David

 

[Dienekes]

A few years back an elderly man in SFR was the victim in a break-in. Under his bed he had an S&W Model 10 that he had bought some fifty years prior and shot less than a box of ammo through in all those years. Not having any "gun oil" around he did such cleaning and oiling as he was inclined to do with automatic transmission oil.

When it was needed the gun worked just fine. Homeowner was uninjured and the bad guy was DOA.

Why S&W never saw fit to publicize this I will never know, as it certainly makes the point.

 

[M2 Carbine]

When trying to make a Makarov fail, one of the tests I did was lubed the gun with way too much heavy gun grease. Then I put it, fully loaded, in my freezer for over 24 hours. Then I shot the nine rounds without a problem, except it was cold to hold.

 

[Mad Chemist]

Anybody else switch to a revolver in the winter??
Or is it just me

This doesn't really apply to car storage (can you carry at work?).

A good use for a revolver in the winter is as a pocket gun. You can fire from a coat pocket if necessary.
This may be possible with a semi-auto but probably only once.

 

[psyopspec]

I don't switch from semi-autos during the winter, but if I have to leave one in the car for an extended period of time, I do give it a good wipe down after it warms up to prevent condensation from forming rust. I'd do the same for a revolver, since what I'm worried about is cosmetic and not functional. I have yet to see a decrease in performance of my semis during winter range sessions, including shooting them after storage in the car.

To each his own though.

 

[Jiml3]

I don't switch over from my semi autos. I upgrade from 9mm. to 40 S&W. for better penetration thru winter clothing!!

 

[Ex-MA Hole]

I don't switch over from my semi autos. I upgrade from 9mm. to 40 S&W. for better penetration thru winter clothing!!

Interesting, I hadn't thought of that...

 

[1 old 0311]

M2, got to love the way you think. I also run my own "tests"


Kevin

 

[Manedwolf]

When trying to make a Makarov fail, one of the tests I did was lubed the gun with way too much heavy gun grease. Then I put it, fully loaded, in my freezer for over 24 hours. Then I shot the nine rounds without a problem, except it was cold to hold.

Well. It is a Cold War-era pistol...

 

[Mr_Moore]

Nope

Anybody else switch to a revolver in the winter??
Or is it just me

I use the SP101 revolver year round.

 

[otomik]

that's an interesting idea to look into, I often have some gloves on while driving in cold weather and a DA revolver might be easier to manipulate.

 

[carolinaman]

Hi there,

While extreme low temperatures are a rarity here in sunny, coastal SC, there is a lot of merit in keeping a revolver handy when you are heavily clothed.

We don't have to worry about extreme lower temperature effecting gun oil or grease in the mechanism of the firearm.

Personally, I keep a S&W 642 in my overcoat pocket when the weather turns cold because it is easier to draw and manipulate than an full size automatic in a waistband holster.

Chris

 

[TOADMAN]

I normally carry revolvers - 38/357 - snubbys - usually carry the 357 holstered in the winter and pocket carry the 38 during warmer weather. Haven't left my gun in an un-attended vehicle.

 

[rockstar.esq]

Oddly enough, my two carry pieces are a snub .44spl and a full size (9mm) Taurus 92. I'm more likely to carry the 9mm in the winter when my clothes will properly conceal whereas the snub comes with no matter how hot and muggy. Temperature is less of a concern for me as I carry IWB mostly and the gun will be a little colder than I am.