That look of disgust . . .

[Neumann]

I got a snide comment from the RO when I brought an M17 with a 6" barrel. "You're not supposed to hold the barrel against the target," or something like that. That old (1957) .22 makes me look like a really good shot.

I love shooting (and occasionally carrying) revolvers, and I don't have to chase the brass.

 

[SWAT07]

As much as I like semi-autos, there is just something special about a revolver. One of my good buddies once said, "what's the point... it only has 6 rounds. I'd never buy one!."...but he'll buy a 1911. I just had to give him my "you don't know what your talking about" look. Some people will just never understand the uniqueness and beauty of a good old revolver.

 

[SailDesign]

Unless the range bans something like magnum loads or rifles then you are free to shoot whatever you like.

How would you like it if you were shooting .38 spc and someone complained because its louder than their .22 lr?

I believe (but I may be wrong) that the comment was to address a certain dislike of it, not to say it shouldn't be allowed. VERY few people complain about the noise, but some of us 22-only shooters will leave the range for the peace of the lounge area when we are trying to shoot a competition and there is a 44 magnum going off. I don't begrudge him his noise, but I won't shoot a competition with it going on either. I usually ask the RO to let me know when it is down to 9mm noise levels again.

 

[GT_80]

I like going by myself- I would actually skip the rifle range and go to the pistol range so I can be by myself- I like running holster/unholster drills, and other things, so I don't like other people there unless it's a friend with me.

So I haven't had that experience yet.

 

[mike from st pete]

Just the opposite for me. The local range is very hunter oriented and I get stares at my semi-auto rifles of the aluminum and plastic style.
Then the M1 Garand goes to the line and sighs of relief until that 'PING', look his rifle broke?
Oh and my groups with iron (or plastic) sights are about as good as their Hubble telescoped rifles.

 

[uncleted327]

Why is it assumed that revolvers are so much more accurate?

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It's not assumed. You have a fixed barrel and a fixed cylinder, it's going to be more accurate than a semi-auto that has a barrel that moves every time it's fired.

 

[Arik]

It's not assumed. You have a fixed barrel and a fixed cylinder, it's going to be more accurate than a semi-auto that has a barrel that moves every time it's fired.

Mechanically more accurate sure but not the night and day difference people make it out to be. By no means "shotgun pattern"

Here's the little Glock 43, smaller than the Shield, at 20 yards. One small ragged hole? No but for it's size and limitations it does quite well

Same distance S&W 642

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[Mr.Harry]

Never have received a snide comment at the range over my 629. Generally get some genuinely curious looks & occasional oohs & ahhs from some of the 'younger folk'. But that particular gun cuts a pretty impressive profile that's hard to hate-on, I think. The older fellas love to see it, and if anything, I'm occasionally subject to some semi-disparaging comments from them about the lock, but then they all want to check it out from stem to stern too; to see how it's put together compared to the vintage stuff. Lol. These are the folks I offer it up to for some shooting. I've seen more than a few of them smile silently, whether they knew they were or not, and walk away from the experience either pleasantly chagrined or dare I say ... 'impressed'? My close pals are all of the agreement that autos and revo's have a place of their own in any safe, so there's no 'fight' there. Very occasionally, in mixed shooting company, a question from an auto-only type might arise about "why?" And my response is usually a rhetorical question bounced back at them - "Do you like shooting magnum rounds? .357 and .44 Rem mag are two of my favorite in handgun....." I let the conversation just kind of work it's natural course from there. I figure if there are 2 revolvers anybody truly into shooting should own, whether they prefer auto's or not, it's a .357 and a .44 mag. The reasons are too long to list, and shouldn't need to be.

 

[shakyshoot]

Must be a "Minnesota nice" thing, but in all my range trips I've NEVER heard anyone make a disparaging comment about someone else's gun. I've heard a few compliments that were really unexpected. Like the guy who was waxing poetic about how reliable his Glocks are, and eventually looked over and said "Single-Six? Those are really fun guns." I'm sure the only reason he noticed was that I was shooting 22 shorts, and he thought I had a suppressor.

 

[johngalt]

It's not assumed. You have a fixed barrel and a fixed cylinder, it's going to be more accurate than a semi-auto that has a barrel that moves every time it's fired.

My observation is an off the shelf revolver is more accurate than an off the shelf auto. However, my most accurate target pistols are autos.

Revolvers can have issues with cylinder chambers with different sized throats or different timing.

 

[Edknn123]

Never had a problem at the range, but get comments from my son in law about wasting money on low ammo capacity revolvers. He thinks I'm nuts for buying a new 640 Pro. I have autos too, but love revolvers.

 

[henry1089]

I get mostly more looks of curiosity and some admiration in my neck of the woods. More than once I've been stationed next to some young in's with auto plastics and they always give you the sideways look, especially after a few 44mags go off 3 feet away, and there is no black on your target left. They always seem a little befuddled at first but always interested and respectful in my experience. I've let several of them fire off a few 357's and 44mags. I always get a grin out of them, and usually after i tell them a little about what it was they just shot, they get a better appreciation of some good old American craftsmanship that wasn't injection molded and made out of 2 liter pop bottles. (oops sorry)
I had a young family next to me a few weeks ago and they all shot a few 357's out of a M28 6" the dad and young son, (maybe 12-13) were grinning ear to ear ...Mom was pleased at getting some shots off but not quite as enamored as Dad and son.
If their interested in talking to me about what I'm shooting, and why, I'll take the time to engage them in some S&W history. I have several 1911's and they like those as well once they get one in their hand and see how they feel and shoot
If six ain't enough go straight to the 50 cal

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Took a friend and his stepson shooting. Young man had a Taurus semi-auto of some kind. I let him shoot my S&W 586. After flicking the cylinder shut and shooting off the load (3 on paper), he proceeded to tell me that my 586 barrel was not straight. I informed that I had not noticed anything wrong and fired off six near the bullseye. I informed him that if you respect the gun (no flicking the cylinder for a start) it will respect you. He said that he preferred the Taurus, I said he is entitled to his opinion. I got that disgusted look.

 

[HamHands]

For me its the opposite. I get people coming by and saying stuff like "Wow, that's cool. Mind if I pick it up and take a look?"
If they act like they have half a brain, I'll let 'em shoot it.

I get the same experience here... I'm young still. When guys my age and even older see what I do with my revolvers they just usually smile and ask what I'm shooting... Especially when I swap in a reload with Moon Clips faster than they can with their semi-auto's. Most have never seen a Moon equipped revolver much less one that shoots/reloads that fast. They ask to shoot what I'm shooting...

 

[dubshooter]

I tried to get one of our younger SWAT guys to shoot my new model 66 today at the range. He kindly turned up his nose and continued to shoot his Glock.

More ammo for me. And I didn't have to sweep up my brass when I was done either.

 

[Wise_A]

Took a friend and his stepson shooting. Young man had a Taurus semi-auto of some kind. I let him shoot my S&W 586. After flicking the cylinder shut and shooting off the load (3 on paper), he proceeded to tell me that my 586 barrel was not straight. I informed that I had not noticed anything wrong and fired off six near the bullseye. I informed him that if you respect the gun (no flicking the cylinder for a start) it will respect you. He said that he preferred the Taurus, I said he is entitled to his opinion. I got that disgusted look.

If he snapped the cylinder shut on any of my revolvers, he'd be eating that Taurus.

Had a similar experience, though. Some clown was shooting a 9mm carbine at an informal range, 10 yards or so, all over. Stopped to tell me that that G26 I was shooting was no good, inaccurate, unreliable, all that jazz, and I had better get "something good, like a Sig" because "that such-and-such Glock is going to get you killed".

He dun' goofed.

There was a drum-type barrel at 20 yards or so, sagging a little forwards, so the top was slightly exposed to the shooter. Not a tremendously difficult shot--there was maybe 3-4" of vertical showing at the middle of the barrel.

I threw a box of ammo at it. Not one jam, and got about 2/3rds of them to skip off the top of the barrel. You could hear them smack off the top of the barrel, kick up a bit of dust and powder, and then see them impact the backstop.

Meanwhile, I don't think he ever got more than four rounds off with the 9mm carbine in between stoppages. He noticed what I was doing after 15 rounds or so. At 20, he just stopped and watched.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

So I went to the range Friday and had a great time as usual. (Operative words are: "Great time as usual.")

Guy next to me looks at my two revolvers and screws up his face (that has to hurt on some level) and says,"They make auto pistols now."

I look at this obviously sarcastic, uniformed, and ignorant guy (substitute the word "fool" if you'd like) and I say to him, "I see you've never had the pleasure of owning a revolver. One day, when you get bored of all those autos you might read about and invest in a revolver. You'll get the pleasure of the old times and maybe even a piece of history."

Now, granted, this guy was about 25 years younger than me, and he's still at the stage where he thinks he's cool because he shoots an automatic. Good for him - I hope he's happy.

Has something like this ever happened to you? Did you ever pull on the disdain and disgust of your neighbor in the next position because you were shooting a revolver? I'd really like to know.

Thanks -

Rich

Shoot him in the knee and say " auto pistol THAT m***********er".
Sorry-I am kinda grumpy this morning.

 

[Muss Muggins]

I tried to get one of our younger SWAT guys to shoot my new model 66 today at the range. He kindly turned up his nose and continued to shoot his Glock.

More ammo for me. And I didn't have to sweep up my brass when I was done either.

Was sitting around discussing first duty guns a couple weeks ago. Oldest guy in the group. My first was a 66-2, which I still have. One fella' made a crack about carrying a powder horn and a sack of possibles . . .

 

[Mr.Harry]

Hahaha! That's rich. Have to appreciate the sharp wit. Funny.

 

[shotguntom]

I guess you would call me a revolver guy, or and old guy.
Just counted. I have 57 Revolvers, and 23 semi autos.
Yep, i'm a dinosaur.