Originally Posted by 500SNW

Agreed. The revolver is truly "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age." As such, they require a lot more investment from their owners than do the polymer wonders. More time, money, modifications, handload tweaking, study and so on. Dedication might be a more appropriate word. It is JMHO, I repeat JMHO...but revolvers aren't something a newbie can just pick up right out of the box and begin blasting away with like the semis.