Do only "old"guys edc revolvers

[glenwolde]

Well, at this stage in our lives we have the time and are more likely to have the money. Also a lot of us came of age in a time when revolvers were king and that's just what we are most familiar with.

I have no problem with autos, and for carrying I prefer them. But when I go to the range it's revolvers, and the drawer gun is a revovler.

 

[CGhelofxr]

I'm 49 and carry an M&P 9c as my EDC, prior to that it was a 3906, in some situations I will tote a 637 in my pocket.

 

[jimmyj]

During my career, my opinion was "Real Cops"carry revolvers.
Now my opinion is "Real Men" carry revolvers.

(I carry a Glock, but please don't let the other forum members know)

 

[Arik]

Well I'm 36, going on 5! I carry and prefer semi auto, mag fed handguns. I have a few revolvers too. Several J frames, several K frames and a N frame. Wouldn't even mind another 357 N frame in 4 in barrel but when it comes to carry and defense I'm all about the semi autos and leave you guys to worry about all that soul stuff. They are all strictly utilitarian to me.

I find J frames to be probably the most uncomfortable guns to shoot. Not from the recoil perspective but from their small grip size and short distance from the grip to the trigger. It just doesn't work for me. I need something to take up all that space in my grip. But this is the,same problem with tinny tiny pocket autos. Even 1911s and 3rd gen S&W with the plastic pannels I find a little to thin.

K frames with Hogue grips work good but then I'm carrying double the weight with 1/2 the ammo.

I do use J frames for carry but only when I need something absolutely small and discreet and clothing would otherwise prohibit a FS or compact semi auto.

My dad wanted a little revolver to carry but he's not a gun guy so I know for a fact that practice would be zero. I kept trying to make him understand that a J frame is hard to shoot and practice is a must. I finally got him to the range and boy was I sorry!. First, he brought his coffee cup. There is no table to put that on except the little shelf in front of you where all the ammo and targets are. Second, when he got to shoot he immediately took the dueling position. ...fail! And finally. ..third, at 5 yards he gave the target a lot of laud warning shots! No J frame for him (soup nazi voice)!

 

[Bobbysixkiller]

I'm guessing age is not always a factor. Personal preference.

 

[3S16]

At 67, I guess I'm old. Plus, I collect old S&W revolvers. So, of course I carry a "Chief Special" - oh, wait, it's a CS9. .....Never mind.

 

[BAM-BAM]

62 is the new black!...... or is it.. 40 is the new orange ??.......dang-it can't remember!!!!!!!!


I'm firmly grounded in the 20th Century......... around town a 3913 or 6906.....bumming in Penn's Woods...... a wheelgun......3" 66 or a 3" 60-10.

 

[sodacan]

I didn't think I was older, just smarter.

 

[K-framer]

Only us old guys are WISE ENOUGH to carry revolvers.

All you young whippersnappers can HAVE your silly, brass throwing, feed jamming, plasticky junk semis......

 

[sandmansans]

During my career, my opinion was "Real Cops"carry revolvers.
Now my opinion is "Real Men" carry revolvers.

(I carry a Glock, but please don't let the other forum members know)

...hmmm blackmail time? Haha just kidding.

 

[tlmetesh]

I'm 27 and I've carried a J frame for years.

 

[LimaCharlie]

I am 69 and started shooting revolvers in 1952. My first handgun as a teenager in the 1960s was a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 magnum. I own more revolvers than semi-autos. My EDC is an ultra-modern Colt or Dan Wesson government model 1911.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I find J frames to be probably the most uncomfortable guns to shoot. Not from the recoil perspective but from their small grip size and short distance from the grip to the trigger. It just doesn't work for me. I need something to take up all that space in my grip.

J frames are supposed to be uncomfortable with factory grips, just like K frame M&Ps. With exceptions for some people with different hands or strange ways of aiming a pistol, S&W revolvers are in general unusable with factory grips. If your J frame is a steel RB, you can probably make it work with a Tyler. If it a SB, you can almost surely make it work with a Tyler. If it is a RB Airweight, you may be able to make it sort of work with an extremely firm grip, or, better, with some large aftermarket grips which make it less concealable.

Obviously, these guidelines are not written in stone, and vary somewhat with the individual, but anyone who expects S&W revolvers to work with factory grips is out of touch with the reality of most of S&W's history. BTW, Colts aren't noticeably better, and usually need about the same cure. I think that many later Rugers may be better, but I don't have much experience with them.

P.S. In the sixties, I used to eyeball cops' guns, which were revolvers back then, mostly S&W. If I saw a grip adapter or aftermarket grips, I figured he knew something about guns. If I didn't, I figured he didn't. I was probably right. Any old-time LEOs care to comment?

 

[4330Inroute]

You know I kind of resemble the OP's remark. It's not the years that hurt it's the miles on a rough road that tear things up. Life is what it is. I carry a revolver now because that's what works best for me. I'd prefer a 1911 platform and absolutely love 1st generation Smith autos but it's not feasible. I'm not going to use a system that I can't make work reliably anymore. I'm 58 and that's not old, now 95 that's old. From what I've been reading I'm in some mighty fine company. It's too bad we can't all get together and have our own Camp Perry gathering like Range session and pot luck.

 

[31FordA]

I'm 41 and carry a revolver every day, on and off the job. I grew up shooting revolvers, I have confidence in them and in my ability to use them. When the county hired me in '97 I bought a brand new 19-7. Since then I've carried a variety of .38 and .357 revolvers by S&W, Ruger and Colt. Even when I carried a 1911 there was a .38 as a back up. I don't have any objections to automatics, I own several, but I prefer to carry a revolver (or two).

By the way, I don't think 41 is old, but I have noticed a disturbing increase in younger people using "sir" or "mister" when talking to me. At least no one has asked me if I'm the original owner of my Model A (yet).

 

[Decker]

I carry several different pistols depending upon the situation and clothing.
Some of my repeat favorites are Colt Defender, Colt Lt.Wt. Commander, XD9SC, S&W 6906, and a few various 2" revolvers.

The thing is, while I would like to carry my CZ 75B Stainless full time for not other reason than that it has 19 rounds on board, it's heave and a bit too big for most situations.
So in the end, I have to confess that the two pistols I carry most often are a 642, specifically because it's light, and an LCP, also because it's light.
Neither of those pistols are optimum for a situation where a "belligerent defense" if called for, but their light weight means that I fulfil the cliche' that "it's better to carry anything than to carry nothing at all".

So yea, a 642 is usually what I bring along in a Don Hume J.I.T. holster pretty much anywhere.
These days with the terrorist **** going on, however, I'm thinking that I will start carrying the Lt.Wt. Commander more often. Still light, but not as featherweight as the 642, and I get to bring 8 onboard instead of just 5.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Chalk one up for grandma. The three inch 686 plus is my favorite carry. It's my go-to for woods/rural carry and when the weather is cold enough in SC for a cover garment, or occasional purse carry year-round. The Shield and Sig P238 share carry duty, but the L-frame instills the greatest confidence.

 

[Biggfoot44]

One of the reasons I like "here" is that I'm NOT the designated old fart anymore.

I like revolvers. Yes, all the things said about J Frames, they are specialized tools for specialized roles. That's why I prefer to carry 2in RB K Frames. Yes I also carry semiautos (and one of each). I also get ribbing from the whippersnapers because I like single stack DA/SA guns made from metal.

But some things must be genetic, because my 19yo daughter prefers S&W revolvers.

 

[kbm6893]

J frames are supposed to be uncomfortable with factory grips, just like K frame M&Ps. With exceptions for some people with different hands or strange ways of aiming a pistol, S&W revolvers are in general unusable with factory grips. If your J frame is a steel RB, you can probably make it work with a Tyler. If it a SB, you can almost surely make it work with a Tyler. If it is a RB Airweight, you may be able to make it sort of work with an extremely firm grip, or, better, with some large aftermarket grips which make it less concealable.

Obviously, these guidelines are not written in stone, and vary somewhat with the individual, but anyone who expects S&W revolvers to work with factory grips is out of touch with the reality of most of S&W's history. BTW, Colts aren't noticeably better, and usually need about the same cure. I think that many later Rugers may be better, but I don't have much experience with them.

P.S. In the sixties, I used to eyeball cops' guns, which were revolvers back then, mostly S&W. If I saw a grip adapter or aftermarket grips, I figured he knew something about guns. If I didn't, I figured he didn't. I was probably right. Any old-time LEOs care to comment?

Depends on the hands of the shooter. Target grips fit me better than Magna grips. Tyler T Grips never did anything for me. Truth be told, a pair of Pachmayr Gripper grips was the first thing out on 90% of K frames when I was in the job.

But a j frame is an up close gun, and skinny factory grips are the best for not gripping your shirt. At 10-12 feet that they are generally used at, the wood grips are fine. Yeah, I shot better with the pachmayrs, but at 10 feet it never mattered.

 

[BC38]

I'm 53 and EDC a 6+1 plastic fantastic 380 on the drive to & from work & around the house.
Carry a K-frame 357 on the weekends and when going to places where larger numbers of people gather.

And I still have one piece of clothing I got in high school - a RUSH concert shirt from 1979...