I like both. Both revolvers and semi-autos have been around 100+ years, so you don't really have to exclude either if you're anti-change.
My opinion - a lot of semi-autos have become very reliable in the past couple decades+...so much so that there's no practical difference, if one makes careful selection of each.
I'm dissappointed with the quality of the new S&W revolvers. Having scrutinized a couple of new ones recently. I'd just as soon carry my most modest ($100 surplus) semi-auto.
Now ... the older S&Ws and Colts are a different matter...made when quality was not a hit-or-miss proposition. Still, I'd put most of my semi-autos against any revolver made, in terms of reliablity, accuracy, and firepower. That doesn't mean I don't have a soft spot for revolvers...I clearly do...but they are hardly infallible.
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