If it was good enough for Elmer,Bill and Skeeter, it's more than good enough for me, that and I shoot whell guns better, and I like BIG bullets that move fast 1200 fps or better...

Because I KNOW the revolver will work.
I've gotten to where I don't really trust the reliability
of pistols.
TACC1

why not carry one?

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My Bulldog .44 Special is lightweight, reliable, easily concealed and will hit like the hammer of Thor. 'nuff said.

I will say if I was LEO I would prefer a hi cap 45 or 10mm. As a good ole boy citizen, six rounds of Federal 357B will stop any threat I should encounter. You just cannot get that kind of assurance with a wonder nine.

A group of inmates were having a conversation about their choices of firearms in the unit and either didn't know I was within earshot of didn't care. The majority were espousing the virtues of the Glock fotay and how they could send lots of boolitz into the rival gang in a hurry. An older inmate upon hearing all this chuckled. One of the members of the conversation axked what he thought was so funny. His reply was something like this, All you young punks are doing is leaving evidence behind for the cops. You got to get a revolver. (which cause laughter to erupt and his sanity to be questioned) Continuing, You got a beef with someone you don't spray the crowd and kill innocent children on the playground behind him. You walk up to him like a man, tell him why you are about to kill him, then pop him with the revolver. No brass is left behind for the cops. Then you pull out your bandanna, wipe off your prints, throw the gun in the river and go get another.

There is one reason to carry a revolver. Less evidence left behind.

Side note, he was from one of the states that did enter the shell case images in a database.

Why carry a revolver? Because doing what's right is better than doing what makes sense.

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Centennial Every Day

Because nothing looks more bad *** than a 460V on your hip.

A cannons just too damn heavy to carry.

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Because my semi auto likes company.

I carry a S & W 442 with Crimson Trace grips because it is so light I almost forget I've got it with me. I like my semi-autos better but too heavy to just stick in my pocket and out the door.
The weather usually dictates the gun I carry. Warm to hot weather I carry my snubby holstered in my pocket. Cooler weather I carry a semi on my hip covered with a coat.

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Texas CHL Holder

Because I like the look feel of them and, dont want to wind up like Plaxico Burress did.

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It aint rocket surgery

OK, Keith44Spl, you ASKED for it:
Your tie, uh, is nice.
-Harkrader

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That's my lucky horseshoe tie.....



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"IN GOD WE TRUST"

A few reasons I carry a revolver:

I carry a revolver so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I carry a revolver because I've lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I carry a revolver because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

I carry a revolver because I understand the limitations of government.

I carry a revolver because there are real threats in this world.

And...I carry a revolver because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

(Adapted from Why Grandpa Carries a Gun.)

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Pack light and cinch tight.

Why I carry a revolver??? Simple answer, all of the above.....

MMMMMMMMMMMMM.... TOO MUCH want! :drool:

Primarily because, while I like my semi-auto 9mm, my wheelguns will never jam at an inopportune time and now that I have 8 shots in both of my 627PC's, the round count delta is diminished. :"-)

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You carry an N frame? Does your state allow OC?

My model 60 is perfect to carry in the handlebar bag on my bicycle. Filled with .38 +P, and two speed loaders, it is light and doesn't take up a lot of room.

I have two revolver that I sometimes carry. I could say that it's a confidence thing. But in reality I have total confidence in the semi autos that I carry so there must be more to it than that. I would not carry any gun that I didn't have 100% confidence in.

I have always found the variety adds interest and pleasure in most things in life. I don't wear the same shirt every day. I don't have the same thing for dinner every night. And I don't carry the same gun every day.

Sometimes I'm in a .45 auto mood, sometimes I'm in a .44 spcl mood, etc.

I love my S&W 24-3 and my Ruger SP101 I carry them both and find it very pleasant. Very satisfying. I started out with revolvers and my love for them goes back many years. I'll always have a few revolvers in my stable.

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I TRUST IT. I over time it has always done what it was supposed to do. Never let me down. When she needs some preventive maintence I can alway tell by th way she sounds and feels. I dont have to wait till she jams up on the middle of something going on. Can't honestly say that about some of the autos I own.

I love the look of a revolver with an unfluted cylinder. DA or SA they just look really sharp to me.

What I carry depends a lot on where I'm going, and what I'll be doing when I get there.

I don't always carry a revolver, because if I'll be working where my carry is going to get banged and bounced around I take my Glock. For all the hate they are great at what they are, nearly indestructible. And not going to get any uglier.
And sometimes I carry a 1911 because, well 'cause 'Merica, that's why!

But I often do carry a revolver, for the simple reason that my smallest and easiest to conceal weapon is a S&W J-frame.

And sometimes I OC a big N-frame, just to make the young girls smile.

No hottie ever smiled at my Glock . . .

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Where do we go from here?

In case I have to shoot someone.

Yes, va allows oc and cc. In the winter when wearing my US Navy blue/gray digitized camo coat, I could almost put a cannon under there :-) LOL.

Because it's the most reliable handgun there is.

For a civilian in a defensive situation...
revolver can fire even with an awkward grip on the weapon.

revolver can fire even while making contact with a human torso.

revolver does not require me to fumble with safeties or chamber a round.

And, although I am not counting on this aspect......when you look down the barrel of a 66 snub and see those Gold Dots staring out of the cylinders.....and that tall front sight.......It's a bit more apt to freeze a perpetrator (just my opinion, and again, I am not counting on that aspect for self-defense.)

Because I can. Goes bang every time. Fits my hand really good. And they just speak to me.

And Walkin' Jack....has been going shoe shopping with his wife to much! That would be a great discussion point with the wife.."well you don't always were the same pair of shoes everyday! Way to go Walkin' Jack...I love it!

"Six for sure versus a dozen 'maybes' " covers it.

In running a LOT of qualifications I can remember one revolver going down--a Ruger DA's thumb piece screw (factory staked) backed out. Everything else was preventable by loc-titing the ejector rod, dumping the empties straight down, and keeping the area under the ejector star clean.

OTOH even SIGs and Glocks with factory ammo and some very proficient shooters would eventually choke--often for no discernible reason. Not much of a confidence builder.

Another 442er here.

Look for a 396, S&W answer to the CA bulldog.

Compact, simple and reliable. I have never felt "under-gunned" with my EDC, a Model 60 loaded with Hornady .357 158 gr HP XTP's...

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"Shall not be infringed"

All my semi auto pistols are just as reliabile as my revolvers are. Just like my 145lb female rottie and pistols are getting a bad rap.

I switch to revolvers in magnum calibers over my auto's but it depends on where i'm going and what i'm doing.

Revolvers can meet several important considerations, which include being able to put rounds on target and overall shootability.

And, if eight good auto loading rounds is sufficient per gun load, then eight good 38/357's (N frame) should work just as well.

And some smaller autoloaders only carry five, six, or seven rounds per mag. Well, some common 38/357 revolvers have the same capacity.

Rounds on target.

And, legally, some people are only allowed to carry a revolver. Heh, some are not legally allowed to carry at all...............


FWIW, it wasn't that long ago that men carried multiple large revolvers into battle. One N frame is not that big of a deal (absent medical or similar issues).

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July 4, 1776 not Jan 30, 1909

Are you guys telling me that there is something else, what is this thing referred to as a semi auto?

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Doesn't hasta call me Johnson

I started to trade back and forth after getting a 640 from my father as a gift. Though now that I have carried that, my semi-auto feel so big and bulky! I don't know if I could go back. I carry a Ruger sp101 3 inch nowadays (don't crucify me! I know this is the S&W forum). I love my 6 inch 686 though, and it has a fascinating story behind it! Once things calm down with my new little one, I will post some pictures and tell the tale.

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I would say because they work. Not to mention even with a miss those 357Bs will hopefully make a would be attacker both blind and deaf for a bit.
Nines and forties just don't bring the thunder!

I've thought about this a lot. I have both revolvers and a semi.

Here are my thoughts.

Reliability:
Revolver...fail to fire? Just pull the trigger again.
Semi...fail to fire? Rack slide, eject bad cartridge, reload new. Another fail to fire? Repeat.
Plus....Revolver

Ammo loading/storage:
Revolver...insert 5/6/8 (based on capacity) cartridges into the cylinder, close. Want more capacity? Get a speed loader.
Semi....insert 5/10/15 (based on capacity) into one or how many you have magazines. Hard to do? Strengthen your fingers or get a Upula loader. Don't forget to rotate Mags to prevent spring fatigue. Wife can't load the mag? Load for her or train her to use Upula loader.
Plus...Revolver

Carrying for Self Defense
Revolver....always loaded and ready to go. Pull trigger, go Boom!
Semi.....do you carry with one "in the pipe"? If no can you rack slide fast enough if threatened? Aka Israeli Method?
If you continually carry in the pipe, what about bullet seating? Will the bullet get pushed into he case with repeated use?
Plus......Revolver

Use by multiple users:
Revolver.....wife can easily load and shoot
Semi.....wife has trouble loading magazine (especially trying to put max qty of bullets in) wife cannot rack slide to chamber round.

Brass Collection:
Revolver.....open cylinder, drop empties onto table, bucket, etc
Semi.....seek and search. Is that a .40? No.....I thought I shot 10 rounds? I'm only finding 8??
Plus......Revolver

Cleaning and Care:
Revolver......open cylinder, clean cylinder and barrel, easy access
Semi......depends on Model and Make. See Owners Manual. Not all are the same to take down.
Plus...Revolver

Just my opinion. And we all know what that's worth........

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Wake me when it's over...

Why? Its simple. My Remington 1100 won't fit in any of my purses but a S&W model 610 or a S&W 29-3 with 8 3/8 barrel will. Evening wear? You as what I carry. Thats easy. A 2 1/2 model 19.

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Back to back World War Champs.

I'm actually puzzled by the question.

I presume this is meant to be "why a revolver instead of an automatic", and not "why a revolver, period".

Would you ask someone why he wears Jockey shorts instead of boxers? Slacks instead of jeans? Levis instead of Wranglers?

Why does he carry a Swiss Army Knife instead of a Buck 110?

Why does he wear tennis shoes instead of combat boots?

Why does he wear a fedora instead of a baseball cap?

Hell, why does he wear his ball cap backwards?

Personal preference.

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I always take precautions

I carry a Model 36 3" square butt becuase getting the first accurate shot in a gun fight is the best way to end it. I have many handguns and I have had numerous contests to see which one it the fastest to deploy. My little friend, the Chief's Special, wins every time. It is brutally simple and lightning fast.

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Have Gun Will Carry

Is that Broderick Crawford asleep at the wheel of that '56 Buick?

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SOS USA

No I am pretty certain that is not Broderick Crawford. Those men are in uniform and Broderick Crawford wore a suit in that series if memory still serves, me which it does not always do these days.

I did learn to drive on a 56 Buick V-8 and they were pretty good family cars. I don’t think they would be my first choice for a police car however. Both the 56 Chevy and 56 Ford would outrun those heavy Buicks.

The K-I-S-S principle.

FTF
FTE
slamfire
firing out of battery
tap rack bang

I carry a revolver because it looks weird carrying a sword.

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Carpriver.

Because my 640 is the gun that felt perfect when I picked it up and I like the no fuss, no muss, pull trigger and it shoots, reliability of the revolver.