Back when I was given a choice of a six-shot S&W 681 in 357 or a Beretta 92F in 9mm with 16 rounds, I chose the revolver. No soda can was safe out to 75 yards or better with the revolver, 40 yards was about my limit with the Beretta. Just a personal thing for me. I still carry the revolver on duty, these days it's a S&W 64, as restricted by local ordinance and company policy. I don't mind.............I practice shooting it a lot, practice using speedloaders, and I carry 30 rounds with me on duty here in the Ghetto. I may only need three shots to settle things, but I'd sure rather have too many than not enough.

I carry both types off-duty........most often a 1911, though a M-64 in a shoulder rig is great for driving around where the Bad Folks hang out.