I prefer to carry a revolver instead of an auto due the the revolver are more accurate out of the box and there is no feeding device to worry losing spring tension. If you take a full custom auto and compare accuracy with a box stock S&W revolver with the same barrel length, the winner in accuracy will be the revolver. I've done this accuracy test many times and there was only one time the auto won where it printed 1.5" group at 50 yards. It was a $3000 custom 38 Super.

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I wish I could be as smooth as my Smith & Wesson revolver...