Young people laugh at revolvers?

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I was addressing this statement: but it's hard to fault a buyer for seeing the benefits of a semiauto and buying one over a revolver.

That is a broad a statement and no support was offered. I will say that as many attributes an auto may have for some, a revolver has for others. There is no clear winner for anything but possibly LEo or Wartime use. Then of course, with proper training and re-training, and so on, an auto is better, for most in the real world at home or CCW a revolver is as good or even better than an auto.
 
i will also add this,

over many years of training new shooters, and seasoned ones, I have come back to trying to make sure if they do want to carry they buy a quality revolver. This of course doesn't necessarily apply to one who actually WILL go to the range at least once a month and train with an auto, the same one they want to carry! But those are few and far between. Mostly a person wants to get a CCW and slap on a gun and forget it is there till they really really need it. Then of course a revolver is perfect.
 
Our Revolvers add that little bit of deliberate, disciplined , thoughtful action. It keeps us learning, and working with our hands.

Semi's whisper to us while we are in the deepest sleep, planting urges to waste an entire clip as rapidly as possible through our Tool gun when we think no-one is looking. Keeping us Happy.

Sometimes it takes a few years before you can appreciate both flavors.
 
Because capacity doesn't matter nearly as much what fits someone's hand properly, what he can control, and make work the best.
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Thats all well and good but still doesn't change the fact that the most comfortable, controllable, and accurate pistol I have ever shot is either my Sig P226 or full size M&P. That being said, the statement I made wasn't a statement of one is better than the other. Rather, as written, it was a statement of what steered "my leaning towards the semi market" as a beginning shooter. Since then I've learned to appreciate both wheel guns and autos, small and large calibers, pocket pistols, range queens, and duty weapons. The deference to larger capacity wasn't a game I was playing as a beginning shooter. It was merely a comparison that I made when looking for my first gun and in that comparison at that time, the auto was the clear winner.
 
At 24 years old my first gun was a Smith & Wesson 686. I did my research and determined that it had a tremendous reputation for reliability, durability, accuracy, and stopping power. It was easy for me to shoot and simple enough for my wife to handle in an emergency.

I don't think that anyone who is truly serious about self defense would 'laugh' at a 586/686/GP100 or any other reliable firearm, be it revolver or semi auto.

The people I laugh at are the ones who act like they know what they are doing when they really have no clue. So, if they are laughing at you or me for shooting a wheel gun I'm laughing right back because they quite obviously have no clue.


There is no clear winner for anything but possibly LEo or Wartime use. Then of course, with proper training and re-training, and so on, an auto is better, for most in the real world at home or CCW a revolver is as good or even better than an auto.
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An 8 Round S&W in .357 isn't a bad alternative to a Beretta 92 in a dirty/sandy environment. In fact it may be superior. Just sayin.
 
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I worry that far too many modern revolvers, esp. magnums, are being made lighter and lighter. So shooters with no prior experience with a wheelgun will associate revolvers with pain and inaccuracy. I really didn't appreciate how nice revolvers could be till I picked up a Colt PPS and OP.
 
Personally, my first handgun when I was 10 was a Colt Diamondback I handed the money for to my Mom to buy it for me in 1968. I loved it, but could not wait to get my dream gun, a 1911 Colt. I did end up with many 1911's and am known locally as that 1911 guy but recently, i have gotton back into revolvers and LOVE them for both range duty and carry duty and can be found to carry a tiny CDP Ultra, and a .357 in 4in at the same time. For me both are great but I do train with both and have so much training with a 1911 that CCW it is second nature. A lot is personal preference but for new or non trained shooters who are going to carry, the best thing will be a revolver.
 
I'm not even 22 yet, so I guess I'm one of those young guys...
Anyways, I love revolvers. I love autoloaders too though... Actually I just kinda love guns in general. I don't have a revolver yet, but that's due to the fact that I can't seem to find a Ruger Speed Six for a decent price...
 
I entered a shooting game at my gun club, I am no pro by any means. And for kicks and giggles I brought my 586 and lots of speed loaders. Many of the guys were using gocks and xd's.
One guy even had a 30 shot glock.
Some of the guys actually asked if that was a revolver that old guy was carrying, ( I am 50).
Some history on me and my 586.
Me- Shot bowling pin and steel plate in the 80's and 90's. 1500 to 2000 rounds a week. own a dillion 550b
My 586- 4 inch- Magna ported, custom trigger and action job.
Game- 24 shots, that's 4 reloads for me and my revolver. 6 targets 4 shots each, shot at first target then move to next location.
The guy's were kinda standing there with there mouths open when I was finished. 17 a's, 4 b's 2 c's and 1 miss in 32 seconds. Makes a old guy and a old gun feel real good to see that the young guys were asking all about my revolver, can I shoot it? how long to learn to shot like that?
I do shoot auto's, have a sig or two and like single stack colts.
Some of the guys will not shoot for money if I shooting, I just smile and say lets play for fun then.
 
Thhhhhpppt. Blame decades of wheel gun tunnel-vision.

edit... The Argentine Mauser does not get Stripper Magazines. :D
 
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It's been a few years since I got into the whole gun community thing, and I'm not even 21 yet, but thanks to my father I've learned that a revolver is never something to scoff at.
 
I am a youngin myself. I would love to have a big honkin revolver but the only revolver I shoot well is the 500 S&W and I can't afford one of those.
I have shot the smaller 38s and 357s but I can't hit the broad side of a barn with them. For small carry guns I prefer autoloaders. I think it is more of an ability thing than an old junky revolver thing.
 
I honestly think 90% of the posts here show some pretty blatant and not entirely subtle age discrimination, ranging from 'It's not in their videogames" to "sometimes it takes a couple of years" ...
This thread really says more about the "old" crowd than revolver owners. And you know what the funny thing is? Some younger posters here are apologetic about it.
 
I am 24. When I turned 21 I bought my first handgun, a j frame smith and wesson. I enjoy shooting and carrying revolvers more than autoloaders. I want more of `em!
 
I honestly think 90% of the posts here show some pretty blatant and not entirely subtle age discrimination
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"age discrimination"? How are they being discriminated against?

Younuns play video games a lot more that seasoned citizens. That is just reality.

Let's keep the hyper sensitive PC "stuff" off of the HighRoad. This is a place for discussion about guns.

I, for one, am happy to have some young people here that shoot guns that are real and not animated and pointed at flying mutant alien zombies that pop onto the screen from a wormhole.
 
While you are right that the term discrimination here is false, the point remains.

This has exactly nothing to do with hypersensitive PC stuff, as I'm sure a thread titled "Old people don't know what a good semi-auto even is" would be locked in a stunningly short amount of time.

You are right. We are here to talk about guns. Not to talk about how little we like the "collective" tastes of other generations as a whole.
 
It seems to me that the young have always been the first to embrace any new technology, especially if it involves speed, power or quantity.

I can envision a group of men sitting around and a young man saying, " I saw some feller in town today trying to sell something he called a revolver. It was a pistol that you can fire 6 times without having to reload. It looked like a pretty good idea." And as soon as the words were out of his mouth some old fart spit tobacco juice and said. "I don't see why in the world you'd need 6 bullets. If you can hit what you aim at you only need one. Besides, all that fancy stuff is just more things to break."

Of course we can fast forward (why do we need that, are we too lazy to through the stuff we don't want to see?) to cartridges, smokeless powder, double action, semi-autos, plastic, etc etc. I can just about guarantee that somewhere along the line the older tech was revered and defended just as strongly as some do the revolver against the semi-auto.

I think it's only natural for the young to have different tastes, I know I did. How else would we know that the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Music is a wonderfull example. Hell, my dad would still use a rotary phone if it would work. And while it might be a romantic, nostalgic notion about an old man and revolver being particularly dangerous, just as likely it's just an old man with a revolver.
 
My first revolver was a Model 29 then I bought a model 27 and 28. Reloaded and shot thousands of rounds and they all went bang. I think what I learned was placement was more important then volume. I am now into the autos but I must say, revolvers are still my favorite when it comes to reliability.
 
I have to admit (as a young person myself) up until a few months ago I did not see why anyone would choose a revolver over an auto-loader (at least for carry). I even asked my instructor in a CCL class why anyone would choose a revolver and his silly answer pretty much affirmed my beliefs that it was a bad idea. Now I feel I know better.

Revolver Cons (relative to auto-loaders):
Less capacity
Generally longer reload time

Revolver Pros (relative to auto-loaders):
No magazines (cheaper and one less thing to worry about)
No worry about cycling the action as you do it yourself (a "dud" would not be as critical)
More simple to operate and understand

A revolver would still not be my first choice to carry, but I certainley would not feel undergunned with one and I plan on buying a nice wheelgun when the funds are available.
 
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Younuns play video games a lot more that seasoned citizens. That is just reality.

I, for one, am happy to have some young people here that shoot guns that are real and not animated and pointed at flying mutant alien zombies that pop onto the screen from a wormhole.
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One word, err phrase: Cowboy Action Shooting...
 
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