I never felt underarmed with a revolver{40 years ago in the dark ages} and quite frankly I still do not. My favorite "service" revolver is the 7-shot 686 Mt. Gun. The main advantage, in my opinion, for the auto loader is the speed of reloading and initial on gun ammo load. As long as it is over in the first few rds. I shoot better with the wheelgun and will continue to use it to "fight" my way to my rifle. There is truly a good reason when you see all those old photos of the Texas Rangers that they are usually pictured holding long guns.