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Originally Posted by Rastoff
I agree with your intent here. But this logic begs the same question from the other side: The AR15 has been proven to be a better bad guy stopper than any handgun so, why cripple yourself by not carrying that? Obviously that's an extreme, but valid, argument.
The point here is that a SA gun can be used for self-defense, not that it's the best or even mediocre; just that it can be used.
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Because there are disadvantages to the AR15--it's heavy, it's cumbersome, it takes two hands, you look like a maniac around town.
There really aren't any disadvantages to choosing a double-action revolver over a single-action.
I suppose I'm gun-gaming it a bit (min/maxing gear and all), which I normally abhor, but here I think the disadvantages are rather severe. So, outside of a few situations--the woods gun mentioned above is a good one--I'd put it in the same "Well, if you can't carry anything else..." category as some of the more poorly-designed surplus Egyptian and Eastern Bloc pistols.