Thanks for all the comments. I think some folks misinterpreted what I meant by ‘hobby gun’. My post was NOT to argue that the technology is obsolete.

Instead, my point is, the new models being made today have not been my most reliable guns (due to the many mechanical and QA issues I’ve documented on these boards). I’m having a hard time feeling good enough to carry a *new* revolver over a new Beretta 92, HK USP, or Colt 1911, given that so many of these auto loading models I’ve owned were stone cold reliable.

Since the new revolvers seem to have real documented issues out of the box, my thoughts are, they really aren’t defense guns anymore; just a range gun.