Do only "old"guys edc revolvers

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S&W Forum....(sadly)has become a forum for old,hobbling,gimpy,bad eyes(everyone complains about not being able to "see"sights) ALSO most have a "very"sick sense of humor
elderly "gentlemen"!!What happened to the YOUNG guys!!Where are the women shooters??How many secretly edc semis !!Any afraid of getting "banned"by the oldsters for admitting this!hee-hee! :D
 
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Over the last 10 years or so while actively running a holster making business my experience was that about 62% of all new holster orders were for revolvers (nearly 1/3 of all new orders were for J-frame S&W's).

Of course, I have now been retired for about two weeks so these numbers may have changed while I haven't been watching.
 
I'm 35 almost 36. Always carry a wheel gun. I only own one auto pistol. And have many revolvers. Some ruger. Some S&W. Never carried an auto. Am I old? Depends I guess. If your 18. I'm old. If your 60 plus. I'm a kid. I carry a 629 everyday. Not my glock. It just fun to shoot 33 round magazine sometimes.
 
At 69 that pretty much defines me, especially a revolver as my EDC, but lately my EDC has been my M&P .380. It's small, light and accurate and has made me a bit lazy w/the convenience of it.

2/27/17 UPDATE: Turned 70 late last year and I've returned to carrying a J frame. Every sub compact .380 I've owned fails sooner or later. The M&P developed light strikes so I got rid of it (full disclosure @ a big loss) and got the LCP for $199 from Gander Mountain. Ran fine for awhile but found it would stovepipe or fail to eject after about 60 rounds at the range. To date I've tried almost every subcompact .380 and found their reliability not where I need it to be for a self defense gun. Got my 340 M&P out of the safe and am now carrying that.
 
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Sadly, it seems that most of the younger generation ( I checked your profile and you ain't one of them) gravitate to the soulless foreign invaders instead of a quality firearm. By the time they figure it out they are they have become one of us "elderly gentlemen". Learnin' takes more time for some of us than others.:)
 
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I'm old (70) and I'm not ashamed to carry an auto, when I think that it is appropriate. Of course, I back it up with a revolver.

I think that the reliability gap between revolvers and autos has narrowed a bit, which would probably increase the carry of autos slightly, and there are probably more new autos than new revolvers, which influences folks young enough to be wowed by the gun rags.

I feel that the biggest difference between round guns and slab-side guns is still the complexity and relative safety of handling, especially loading and unloading. Some folks have to carry a gun for a while before they realize that it can sometimes be a close call whether animals outside the family are more of a danger than the guy who thinks he's protecting himself by handling a gun every day. Depending on your handling routine, the safety differences between revolver and auto may be enormous. Some people don't realize this until their later years.

I expect to see revolvers in old people's hands for quite some time yet.
 
Sayoc01 said:
S&W Forum....(sadly)has become a forum for old,hobbling,gimpy,bad eyes(everyone complains about not being able to "see"sights) ALSO most have a "very"sick sense of humor
elderly "gentlemen"!!What happened to the YOUNG guys!!Where are the women shooters??How many secretly edc semis !!Any afraid of getting "banned"by the oldsters for admitting this!hee-hee! :D
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Well let's see now. I'm wearing progressive glasses, I'm hobbling and gimpy and I've been told that I have an "interesting" sense of humor.
I carry a revolver.
I'm also 19 years your junior.
What's that say about you?
 
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I'm old (70) and I'm not ashamed to carry an auto, when I think that it is appropriate. Of course, I back it up with a revolver.

I think that the reliability gap between revolvers and autos has narrowed a bit, which would probably increase the carry of autos slightly, and there are probably more new autos than new revolvers, which influences folks young enough to be wowed by the gun rags.

I feel that the biggest difference between round guns and slab-side guns is still the complexity and relative safety of handling, especially loading and unloading. Some folks have to carry a gun for a while before they realize that it can sometimes be a close call whether animals outside the family are more of a danger than the guy who thinks he's protecting himself by handling a gun every day. Depending on your handling routine, the safety differences between revolver and auto may be enormous. Some people don't realize this until their later years.

I expect to see revolvers in old people's hands for quite some time yet.
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It's funny you say that. I've owned a few snubs. A 642, a 36, and a Ruger SPNY. A friend of mine carries a Chief Special from 1956 and he's not all that great in gun maintenance and I couldn't stand to see the old girl get any worse so I gave it a detailed cleaning and got rid of some rust. As I was doing it I realized how much I missed a J frame so I'm looking for either a 36 or a 60.

But the reason I stopped carrying a revolver was because of the lack of a manual safety. My son was 3 when I had he 36 and he asked to see my 36 as I was putting in in the safe. I'm in the "take the curiosity out of the gun" camp so I unloaded it and gave it to him cylinder open. He took it, closed the cylinder, cocked the hammer, and pulled the trigger. Then he said "I killed the dinosaur".

Now, I never taught him any of that. Probably learned it watching tv or something. But it freaked me out so I sold the gun and switched to a Ruger lc9 and then to an lc9-s. I like the manual safety and may disconnect. I just can't get the feeling that if I had a one second brain fart (I'm fanatical about locking up my guns), that either of my children could too easily operate a revolver. To a competent person, they are generally safer, being able to see the rounds in the cylinder and making the gun safe by opening it. But to a child, they are too intuitive.
 
I am 58, and 8 years disabled due to an inattentive motorist. If I am in a legal zone to carry that isn't volatile, I will carry my Chief's Target Special. However, if I am traveling a long distance and driving along a legal carry route, I will be carrying a semi-auto or possibly my Trooper.
 
Mid 50s... I started out with semis (Glocks), and then got an S&W revolver for the range... and then another. The revolvers simply started taking over most of my range time being more accurate and more fun to shoot (for me anyways). Now carrying a 638 with semis in the safe ;).
 
Sayoc01 said:
S&W Forum....(sadly)has become a forum for old,hobbling,gimpy,bad eyes(everyone complains about not being able to "see"sights) ALSO most have a "very"sick sense of humor
elderly "gentlemen"!!What happened to the YOUNG guys!!Where are the women shooters??How many secretly edc semis !!Any afraid of getting "banned"by the oldsters for admitting this!hee-hee! :D
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Who you calling old? I still think young, even though my body doesn't act young. Started out with a K frame .38, still have a wheel gun by the bed, and a couple of the "plastic guns" that you children rave about. I probably have socks older than you. :-) :) No offense taken, just jerking your chain.
 
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