I Don't Get It, Revolver VS Semi Auto Pistols?

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I keep seeing more and more videos from young to middle aged people doing gun reviews on Youtube and they all start off the same. They flat out say they have never owned a revolver and know nothing about them and so on. Then proceed with the evaluation to their semi auto's which is usually good.

I am 67 years old my revolvers are my babies that I admire, my semi pistols are just tools that I never get excited about.

Just look at the forums here, the revolver forums have twice the views of pistols. What am I missing. Seems most people today think a revolver is a relic. Kind of ticks me off. Rant over.
 
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AC Man said:
I keep seeing more and more videos from young to middle aged people doing gun reviews on Youtube and they all start off the same. They flat out say they have never owned a revolver and know nothing about them and so on. Then proceed with the evaluation to their semi auto's which is usually good.

I am 67 years old my revolvers are my babies that I admire, my semi pistols are just tools that I never get excited about.

Just look at the forums here, the revolver forums have twice the views of pistols. What am I missing. Seems most people today think a revolver is a relic. Kind of ticks me off. Rant over.
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When it comes to YouTube gun material, much of it isn't worth watching. Like watching "The View" on TV; good way to lower your IQ without trying very hard. There's an abundance of alleged gun maestros on YouTube.
 
AC Man said:
...I am 67 years old my revolvers are my babies that I admire, my semi pistols are just tools that I never get excited about...
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I'm 71, primarily a revolver guy, but I do have some classic semi-auto rimfires, two Colt Woodsman from the 30s and an early 60s S&W M41 that I think beautiful.

I guess I love classics of both flavors.
 
I'll take the relics and the 70's S&W revolvers for the pure pleasure of seeing, handling and shooting the classic firearms. If I want to shoot a Glock or an AR-15, I'll grab my G19 and a Colt M4 and have at it. It's all pure pleasure to me, and I've never been interested in using these firearms for any purpose other than to punch paper, hunt and defend my family if the need should ever arise. Why would any government or anyone want to take that right away from me?
 
I shot rimfire bowling pins 2 weeks ago... you should have seen the eyeballs when I parked my semi and pulled out my 617.. they kinda giggled a little... then I cleared the table and dropped the stop plate... no red dot or optic.. no need for a reload... giggling stopped... I am only 56.. but grew up with my father shooting IPSC with a model 66..
 
AC Man said:
I keep seeing more and more videos from young to middle aged people doing gun reviews on Youtube and they all start off the same. They flat out say they have never owned a revolver and know nothing about them and so on. Then proceed with the evaluation to their semi auto's which is usually good.
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I see a few things here:

1) What does the OP mean by "...and so on." Do these youtubers run down revolvers at this point? If so, that would get my eyes rolling, too.

2) If they are not trashing revolvers, why are the youtubers even mentioning revolvers? Are they filling time, or do they just suffer from verbal diarrhea.

3) If all these people are saying is that they don't own a revolver and have no interest in getting one, then who cares? If they do a reasonable review of the semi, then my visit isn't wasted, and any other comment is superfluous twaddle that I will ignore.
 
I haven't counted lately, but probably own slightly more revolvers than semi autos. While there are always debates about the revolver being obsolete, for many they are still justifiable for EDC. If you carried a revolver for your LE job and that is what you are used to, comfortable with and shoot really well, then you might be better off with it than a Semi Auto pistol. That is what I did for 40 years.

I switched to a Sig P365 4 years ago for many reasons. More than twice the ammo capacity, better sights, more accurate at distance, night sights, significantly lighter and smaller package, and last but not least, way less recoil with better performing carry ammo. That said, some are just not comfortable carrying a striker fired auto with a round in the chamber - I get that.

Just because I switched doesn't mean it is right for everyone and there is nothing more inherently safer and more reliable than a revolver IMO. The key is practice if you are relegating yourself to 5-6 rounds. While 5 may have been enough many years back, with the threat of multi member gangs today, I was no longer comfortable with only 5 rounds in the gun. Plus as I get older, it is just way faster and easier for me to reload a magazine than bullets in a cylinder. As we age, revolver reload practice is much more important!
 
I like variety...

Onomea said:
I'm 71, primarily a revolver guy, but I do have some classic semi-auto rimfires, two Colt Woodsman from the 30s and an early 60s S&W M41 that I think beautiful.

I guess I love classics of both flavors.
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I like all kinds of guns. I'd like to have an example of every action there is. (Except for the 6mm Navy Lee straight pull)
That's why I have several revolvers, semi pistols, carbines, rifles, bolt, semi, lever action....

If it has been shot, I want one.:)
 
I still remember a time where revolvers cost less than semi-auto pistols, so my handgun collection and experience started with revolvers. Today, revolvers are generally more expensive than pistols, thanks to the popularity of the semi-auto pistol and the advent of easy and cheap to make polymer receivers.

These wet behind the ears kids on YouTube have only known the cheap plastic pistol era, so to them, revolvers are antique relics of a very distant and poorly understood past.
 
Rudi said:
So many airheads(other word). Show me a guy with a Model 10, who knows how to use it.
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Agreed!!!!! I once watched a YouTube genius review a model 13 & 65. He said it was lacking as a home defense gun because it did not have adjustable sights. I messaged him and said there was never a finer self defense gun built. Powerful cartridge, no adjustable sights to get knocked off, very concealable K frame. I went on to tell him there’s a reason so many PDs issued them. Including the FBI……… His reply was. Thanks for watching.
 
An example of where we are these days. Saw a You Tube vid a while back. The cop made a traffic stop and disarmed the driver of her J Frame. The officer picked the rounds out of the cylinder with a fingernail, had no clue about the ejector rod.
 
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