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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:35:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "The revolver has minimal moving parts" ??  Have you ever taken the side plate of a revolver off? It looks like a clock threw up in there. Quote HistoryQuoted: "The revolver has minimal moving parts" ?? Have you ever taken the side plate of a revolver off? It looks like a clock threw up in there.  Yeah, I'll tear into pretty much any auto but I won't mess with the guts of a revolver. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:35:57 PM EDT
[#2]
Because once a week it’s Wednesday, yo.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:38:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife can no longer "pull slides." We sold the Glocks/Browning Hi-Powers and went to snub - 3" barreled Smith/ Ruger 38 specials about 5 years ago now........  Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife can no longer "pull slides." We sold the Glocks/Browning Hi-Powers and went to snub - 3" barreled Smith/ Ruger 38 specials about 5 years ago now........ 5" 1911 in 9x19mm, my friend. Cock the hammer & watch her rack the slide. Or try one of the EZ pistols. Quoted: The only real reason I can think of is so you can shoot it concealed in a jacket (hammerless) if someone is trying to hold you up The last refuge of the CC revolver when it's not hiding in a purse for the same reason. And the bobbed/concealed/DAO hammer is for the draw, so it doesn't snag on the pocket. A regular exposed hammer will fire from the pocket just fine; I've tested it & did not catch myself on fire. Quoted: Anyone know a semi auto that weighs in at 14 ounces in .357 or equivalent caliber? Why do you hate your hands so much? It's not their fault you beat off so much as a teenager. There's no reason to punish them like that. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:39:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would chastise OP harshly but I carry a 1911  I carry one in .38 Super if I have to to Little Rock for the day and a J frame revolver gets carried as a BUG then.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:41:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:44:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: I do because I think a carry gun should be ready to fire upon drawing and pulling the trigger without having to dick with safeties or chambering a round. And at the same time, I just don't feel comfortable with how light the trigger on striker fired guns are. DA/SA master race solves all of this. I also don't care to carry anything smaller than a compact. TBF I carry a Cobra from time to time. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:44:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://i.imgur.com/RHOdBSTl.jpg Obsolescent, but still useful in the hands of someone who knows how to use one. But there are better options for 87% of use cases, if not more. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:47:09 PM EDT
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Because my hands are tiny and weak like a little girl's?
 Unfortunately not a joke.Current carry guns are a Ruger LCP 2 and a Springfield Hellcat. CZ Scorpion pistol for going to Minneapolis. Seems to be easier to find a nice leather holster for a revolver. Maybe a Chiappa Rhino would be okay for my little girl like hands? Either way, not enough bullets for self defense against all the antifatards and BLM totalitarians running around my fucked up state. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:47:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Semi autos been around a long time. The majority of cops carrying a semi auto is a relatively recent thing, even in my lifetime wasn't unusual for most street cops to carry a .38 revolver. I've been watching all the original Hawaii Five-O, all were carrying .38 snub noses. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:49:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Obsolescent, but still useful in the hands of someone who knows how to use one. But there are better options for 87% of use cases, if not more. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/RHOdBSTl.jpg Obsolescent, but still useful in the hands of someone who knows how to use one. But there are better options for 87% of use cases, if not more. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:53:37 PM EDT
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Revolvers are kind of interesting in the fact that they’re both easier to start learning as a novice and harder to master as a more experienced shooter. Manual of arms is very simple and easy to explain, but learning how to reload properly and quick-ish is a mindfuck to people not familiar. At the same time, new shooters forget about chambering rounds from a magazine and also how to properly clear a semi. When you get down to airweight snub nose guns, especially with shrouded hammers, it really becomes a specialist gun with usually tiny sights, triggers that require a lot of practice and recoil which prevents a lot of practice.
Semis are better for people willing to train and continue practicing. Revolvers are better for people that just need a gun and are only willing to practice 2 times per year. On top of that, anyone beyond room temp IQ can do all kinds of maintenance on a Glock and most other semis. Revolvers are like a watch with what’s under the hood. And when a semiauto malfunctions, it can typically be cleared in seconds. When a revolver fucks up, it’s often a showstopper. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:56:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: any gun you are willing to carry is better than a gun you wont.. To each their own.. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 9:58:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Revolvers are kind of interesting in the fact that they're both easier to start learning as a novice and harder to master as a more experienced shooter. Manual of arms is very simple and easy to explain, but learning how to reload properly and quick-ish is a mindfuck to people not familiar. At the same time, new shooters forget about chambering rounds from a magazine and also how to properly clear a semi. When you get down to airweight snub nose guns, especially with shrouded hammers, it really becomes a specialist gun with usually tiny sights, triggers that require a lot of practice and recoil which prevents a lot of practice. Semis are better for people willing to train and continue practicing. Revolvers are better for people that just need a gun and are only willing to practice 2 times per year. On top of that, anyone beyond room temp IQ can do all kinds of maintenance on a Glock and most other semis. Revolvers are like a watch with what's under the hood. And when a semiauto malfunctions, it can typically be cleared in seconds. When a revolver fucks up, it's often a showstopper. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:04:27 PM EDT
[#14]
It's just a tool.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:05:02 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeap, Obsolete but still useful, for both of them. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: https://i.imgur.com/RHOdBSTl.jpg Obsolescent, but still useful in the hands of someone who knows how to use one. But there are better options for 87% of use cases, if not more. Yeap, Obsolete but still useful, for both of them. Given the continuing sheer number of sales of newly produced revolvers in the last year, I'm sticking to obsolescent. Looked at a Phillipine RIA .38 Special snub nose at Academy, $279, a crown w/ nicks so sharp you could cut your finger. Went to look at it again to eyeball the horrid crown again - it had sold. In this environment, if it's service capable, it's selling out. Repeatedly, whether the shop has ammo for it or not. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:06:09 PM EDT
[#16]
I like my 340pd because it gives me 5 shots of .357 magnum yet weighs the same as my LCP. I’m normally a mag capacity whore but that’s pretty cool.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:14:04 PM EDT
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Normally I carry a Rossi .44 Spec out in thr hinderlands .
But now I can't wait to Shasha along with my new Colt .45 !  Not for edc though . |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:15:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like my 340pd because it gives me 5 shots of .357 magnum yet weighs the same as my LCP. I’m normally a mag capacity whore but that’s pretty cool. I carry the ruger lcr loaded with buffalo bore heavy .32 h&r magnum. I've seen ballistics tests on the round and it's pretty impressive. It's a good medium power option between .32 long and and .327 federal. I can handle the .327 just fine, but I can get follow up shots on target much quicker with .32 mag. Wife can't handle much recoil, so she carries it with buffalo bore .32 long hard cast wadcutters. It's better than a .22. That's why I choose such a weird caliber. many different power options and you get the bonus of 6 shot capacity instead of 5 out of the same j framed sized cylinder that is still very pocketable. The .32 in this video is my edc round.  .32 H&R Mag VS .38 Special Episode 3: Buffalo Bore +P |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:36:31 PM EDT
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I know it sounds weird but a 70s era Colt Cobra or Detective Special shoots "longer" for me. In that I can shoot them as well or better than a 4" S&W without the extra size/weight. Don't ask for me to explain why because I simply don't know.
With the Cobra/DS you give up a bit of girth due to it being a six-shot over a 5-shot J-Frame but the slight trade-off is more than worth it. The thing with snub-nosed revolvers and most of the peeps that own them is that they are woefully poor shots much beyond a few paces from what I've seen. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:38:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I carry the ruger lcr loaded with buffalo bore heavy .32 h&r magnum. I've seen ballistics tests on the round and it's pretty impressive. It's a good medium power option between .32 long and and .327 federal. I can handle the .327 just fine, but I can get follow up shots on target much quicker with .32 mag. Wife can't handle much recoil, so she carries it with buffalo bore .32 long hard cast wadcutters. It's better than a .22. That's why I choose such a weird caliber. many different power options and you get the bonus of 6 shot capacity instead of 5 out of the same j framed sized cylinder that is still very pocketable. The .32 in this video is my edc round.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N5n0dgtsMAQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I like my 340pd because it gives me 5 shots of .357 magnum yet weighs the same as my LCP. I’m normally a mag capacity whore but that’s pretty cool. I carry the ruger lcr loaded with buffalo bore heavy .32 h&r magnum. I've seen ballistics tests on the round and it's pretty impressive. It's a good medium power option between .32 long and and .327 federal. I can handle the .327 just fine, but I can get follow up shots on target much quicker with .32 mag. Wife can't handle much recoil, so she carries it with buffalo bore .32 long hard cast wadcutters. It's better than a .22. That's why I choose such a weird caliber. many different power options and you get the bonus of 6 shot capacity instead of 5 out of the same j framed sized cylinder that is still very pocketable. The .32 in this video is my edc round. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N5n0dgtsMAAnd honestly that’s probably an all around better solution than the 340pd in 357. Not only do I get one less round but the .357 from an 11oz revolver is kinda like letting an M80 go off in your hand
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:41:30 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Same reason I don't drive a Model T, much better options. You know how cool you would be with a Model T daily driver? Legendary. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:52:12 PM EDT
[#22]
I would not feel underfunded with 5 rounds of .357 magnum. I would prefer 15 or more 9mm, but at times get by with 8 25s.
Different tools for different situations. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 10:52:29 PM EDT
[#23]
Because they do the job. I got revolvers, They will drop bad guy just as fast.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:03:37 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I know it sounds weird but a 70s era Colt Cobra or Detective Special shoots "longer" for me. In that I can shoot them as well or better than a 4" S&W without the extra size/weight. Don't ask for me to explain why because I simply don't know. With the Cobra/DS you give up a bit of girth due to it being a six-shot over a 5-shot J-Frame but the slight trade-off is more than worth it. The thing with snub-nosed revolvers and most of the peeps that own them is that they are woefully poor shots much beyond a few paces from what I've seen. Given that we're shooting em out of our coat pockets, that's not surprising.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:11:35 PM EDT
[#25]
For the same reason I keep screwdrivers in my toolbox. I dont use it for everything, but it's the best tool for some jobs.
The most important aspect of a carry gun is the shooters ability to put rounds on target with it. If the shooter puts rounds on target best with a revolver then I would reccomend they carry that hands down. 44mag will get through things auto pistol rounds cant reliability. Like off switches on bears, wooden doors, ect. Revolvers dont jam. This may or may not be a realistic concern in this day and age but if an individual has more confidence in revolvers then its probably worth it for them to carry them. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:13:14 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I carry one in .38 Super if I have to to Little Rock for the day and a J frame revolver gets carried as a BUG then.Not only the proper gun but the proper caliber at that. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:13:32 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Doesn’t drop casings… This. An increasingly important consideration in this clown world. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:14:06 PM EDT
[#28]
My no dash model 60 Smith comes in handy when I’m in workout pants and can’t carry IWB. Just throw it in a pocket on walks and I’m good to go.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:20:52 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Revolvers are kind of interesting in the fact that they’re both easier to start learning as a novice and harder to master as a more experienced shooter. Manual of arms is very simple and easy to explain, but learning how to reload properly and quick-ish is a mindfuck to people not familiar. At the same time, new shooters forget about chambering rounds from a magazine and also how to properly clear a semi. When you get down to airweight snub nose guns, especially with shrouded hammers, it really becomes a specialist gun with usually tiny sights, triggers that require a lot of practice and recoil which prevents a lot of practice. Semis are better for people willing to train and continue practicing. Revolvers are better for people that just need a gun and are only willing to practice 2 times per year. On top of that, anyone beyond room temp IQ can do all kinds of maintenance on a Glock and most other semis. Revolvers are like a watch with what’s under the hood. And when a semiauto malfunctions, it can typically be cleared in seconds. When a revolver fucks up, it’s often a showstopper. Not to mention if it's blued steel. The snubby i carried was. Every night i hit the outside of that thing with a lightly oiled cloth to keep the rust at bay. The exterior of my G27 has never known oil. I also did a complete cleaning if only one round had been discharged in practice. The only time my Glock gets a scrub is after it's sent 300-400 rounds through the pipe. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:21:46 PM EDT
[#30]
Ruger New Vaquero in 45 Colt with extra cylinder in 45 ACP. Execute your rival cartel boss with the 45 ACP, no cartridge cases left on scene but shot with 45 ACP, then switch back to 45 Colt for regular carry so when the Federales show up they never find the right gun in 45 ACP. Badges? You don't need no stinkin badges.
Or just carry what you want and know how to use it. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:28:21 PM EDT
[#31]
Get both. Mateba Autorevolver
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:29:24 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, I'll tear into pretty much any auto but I won't mess with the guts of a revolver. Its the semi autos that have all their guts pinned in place with roll pins. The revolver you can actually disassemble the guts without the use of a hammer. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:31:54 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s odd, yet classy. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It's why I carry a revolver I just shoot my 3" better than my 4" semi autos, which is kinda odd https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/391660/20210507_192818-1933654.jpg That’s odd, yet classy. Always |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:37:21 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I didn't know they made longer barreled LCR based guns. Does that help with recoil any or is it still like getting kicked in the hand?  Far better The 38spl+p 3" frame is the ideal version, only $580 too, it's still quite light so it is not as easy to control as a heftier full stainless 3" J-Frame but it is a gem There is also a steel frame 357 3in now but I feel that ruins the point of the lcr @odiedodi |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:39:38 PM EDT
[#35]
44. Mag .... Bears
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:39:51 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've been watching all the original Hawaii Five-O, all were carrying .38 snub noses. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:41:32 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: And fires from inside a purse or coat pocket... @03RN @BigEasySnow I carry a revolver because I like revolvers. There are some things they are better at than autos but those aren't the reasons why I like them. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:42:11 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lot of places the police carried revolvers in large numbers into the early 80's. Last time I was in Kansas, ran into an officer packing a revolver - this was 3-4 years ago. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:54:34 PM EDT
[#39]
Revolves aren't that hard to take apart. If taking the side plate off intimidates you need to turn in your man card. I bet carburetors scare you too.
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:55:54 PM EDT
[#40]
 Bearcamp 4/11/21  Bearcamp 5/2/21 |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:58:43 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not to mention if it's blued steel. The snubby i carried was. Every night i hit the outside of that thing with a lightly oiled cloth to keep the rust at bay. The exterior of my G27 has never known oil. I also did a complete cleaning if only one round had been discharged in practice. The only time my Glock gets a scrub is after it's sent 300-400 rounds through the pipe. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Revolvers are kind of interesting in the fact that they’re both easier to start learning as a novice and harder to master as a more experienced shooter. Manual of arms is very simple and easy to explain, but learning how to reload properly and quick-ish is a mindfuck to people not familiar. At the same time, new shooters forget about chambering rounds from a magazine and also how to properly clear a semi. When you get down to airweight snub nose guns, especially with shrouded hammers, it really becomes a specialist gun with usually tiny sights, triggers that require a lot of practice and recoil which prevents a lot of practice. Semis are better for people willing to train and continue practicing. Revolvers are better for people that just need a gun and are only willing to practice 2 times per year. On top of that, anyone beyond room temp IQ can do all kinds of maintenance on a Glock and most other semis. Revolvers are like a watch with what’s under the hood. And when a semiauto malfunctions, it can typically be cleared in seconds. When a revolver fucks up, it’s often a showstopper. Not to mention if it's blued steel. The snubby i carried was. Every night i hit the outside of that thing with a lightly oiled cloth to keep the rust at bay. The exterior of my G27 has never known oil. I also did a complete cleaning if only one round had been discharged in practice. The only time my Glock gets a scrub is after it's sent 300-400 rounds through the pipe. Renaissance Wax  Attached FileIt's kept this from rusting and it's been rained on a lot more than a blued gun should be. |
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Posted: 5/28/2021 11:59:30 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You obviously kydex, not leather... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Not understanding the "chamber a round" and messing with a safety thing. S&W M&P, 1 in the pipe, no safety, 14 more just like it in the mag. You obviously kydex, not leather... I'm not following what you're trying to say. |
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Posted: 5/29/2021 1:22:00 AM EDT
[#43]
There is better options, if you're that unwilling to carry a glock or similar gun chambered you could look into the SIG P series.
With the double action trigger the first shot should be just about as heavy as a revolver it's perfectly safe. |
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Posted: 5/29/2021 2:04:57 AM EDT
[#44]
 Is Shooting a Revolver from your Pocket a Good Idea? |
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Posted: 5/29/2021 2:18:10 AM EDT
[#45]
For many older folks or those of us with hand disabilities, it can much easier to load and empty a revolver than an auto.
After my injury to my left hand (severed the media nerve and flexor tendons to my thumb, index, and middle) I could not work a pistol slide for close to 18 months, and it was 2+ years before I could do it comfortably. But thankfully after about of year of PT I had regained enough dexterity to load and empty a revolver. Also, a 3" K frame in a good appendix holster is about the most comfortable pistol I have ever carried. |
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Posted: 5/29/2021 2:35:52 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: There is better options, if you're that unwilling to carry a glock or similar gun chambered you could look into the SIG P series. With the double action trigger the first shot should be just about as heavy as a revolver it's perfectly safe. Even as a revolver guy, I've always hated DA/SA guns. The trigger's never as good as the one on a good sixgun, and it's just a solution looking for a problem. When I first started carrying, I was worried about guns with magazines because I had a 10/22 that I shot at least a brick of .22 through a week with a Fuddish dad that wouldn't buy me a new mag until the one I had wore out. So my most recent memories of mag fed guns, was one with 2 clips that never worked right. So I went sixgun because clips weren't reliable, and then joined some forums (as "new" gun owners are wont to do), and started reading about all the people with all the plastic guns and the reliable clipazines. 4-500 rounds a weekend...I've had it since I was 11...  Attached FileMaybe those mags are about as wore out as a 50 cent whore. Same thing when I started carrying with the hammer cocked on a 1911, there was a learning curve. You're worried about how light the trigger is on striker gun, one day unload your revolver, cock the hammer and stick it in your carry holster. Carry it all day, go through your normal day to day, and if at the end of the day, if the hammer's not still cocked you either need a new gun or a new holster because one of them isn't working right. |
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Posted: 5/29/2021 5:45:02 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I like my 340pd because it gives me 5 shots of .357 magnum yet weighs the same as my LCP. I’m normally a mag capacity whore but that’s pretty cool. I have one for the same reason. I don’t feel underfunded with 5/6/7 rounds of 357. Throw a couple speed strips in the pocket and good to go. |
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Posted: 5/29/2021 6:09:04 AM EDT
[#48]
A S&W 442 is on me if I have to run errands. Just fits so nicely into a rear jean or coat pocket.
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Posted: 5/29/2021 6:38:04 AM EDT
[#49]
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Posted: 5/29/2021 6:56:10 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lot of places the police carried revolvers in large numbers into the early 80's. Try 1990s. For the average person, who didn’t shoot a box of shells a year before the ammo panic, a revolver meets all their needs and is safer. Easy to tell when loaded. No buttons and switches. Go to a public range and watch people struggle to figure out how to close or lock back the slide, drop the magazine, etc. Malfunction clearing? The pistol might as well broke in half. |
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