Any other revolver guys having a hard time going to the other side?

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I've been shooting for about a year now and own four S&W revolvers. Guess you wouldn't know by looking at my avatar and signature line. Also, just got my CCW a week or so ago.

Anyhow, I keep looking at the Ruger LCP as a possible warm weather primary or regular back up gun. But, something about pistols that keeps me from ordering one. Only about $300, it would seem to be a good investment and I know they are quite popular. Not quite sure exactly why either.

Any other revolver guys ever come up with the same problem with pistols? What did you end up doing about it?
 
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I bought two and liked them. Sold both and bought another SW whell gun. I carry a 37 and feel good about it.
 
I'll carry my Glock 22, HK P7M13 or 39 no dash in a second. Like most of us, the 642 or 66 2-1/2" usually accompany me because of space and weight concerns.
 
I've been revolver shooter for many years I have also owned a few semi-autos. The semi-autos never lasted long because I never found any of them as accurate or reliable as my revolvers. It's probably been about 15-20 years since I owned my last bottom feeders and I just went over to the dark side with the purchase of plastic pistol, at least it's a S&W. :) Now I need extra mags, holster and all the other accessories to go with it, that's what I get for swearing.


So you hear an LCP calling your name, I swore that I would never own a plastic pistol, but for some strange reason I just got an uncontrollable hankering for an M&P45. It's really not a big deal, do your research, explore your options, and if you want one get it, and enjoy it.
 
I'm not a revolver guy, I'm an "any gun that works guy." Why limit yourself? There is a whole world of great guns out there you are missing out on.
 
Although it's not really a pocket pistol, I went with a S&W 3913 and really am pleased with it for CCW.

Recently I purchased a Model 37 for those days a pocket pistol is desired. Good luck with your choice - I'm sure you will make the right decision.


Pete
 
I normally carry my Model 36 2 1/2" and a Glock 27. When I just need to grab and go or the other two just don't work for the moment,,,, I take the LCP.
Nothng wrong with that and I still prefer my 36 ! ;)
 
I have never understood people who just like autos or revolvers. Or, who say, "I'm just into S&W's. I don't know anything about Colts or Rugers, or Walthers, etc." Or, the real lulu, "I'm just into N-frames. I don't care about J-frames."

I sit now in a room with a GP-100 on one side and a Beretta M-92FS on the other. The next room has two S&W's, a M-66-3 and an M-60-4. I feel pretty well protected by any of them.

If I had the money now, I'd buy a Colt stainless Govt. Model 45 auto. I liked those I had in the past, and playing with my son's .45's on his recent visit awakened the desire for another.

I like guns. I've owned both a Beretta auto shotgun and a Remington pump at the same time. Liked both. I own a Winchester .270, but like CZ and Sako rifles, too.

Where and how I carry a gun largely determines which gun it is. Overall, I think revolvers have an edge in reliability, but the best autos are also very reliable. I've never had a jam with the Beretta 9mm or a CZ-75B that my son talked me out of. It's still one of his favorite guns, BTW. He and his wife also operate SIG's and a Glock. They all work. They all hit the target.

I'm really just baffled by people who can like only one kind of gun. But I use both Parker and Cross pens. And I have both folding and sheath knives. I like tea and I like coffee. I like blondes and I like girls with brown hair. Maybe being a Gemini astrologically helps me to appreciate things from more than one side of an issue. Yeah, I'm lucky, I guess. :)
 
I like Revolvers best. I have shot and carried all styles and makes of guns but always come back to the Snub revolver. 357 is my favorite but, I like and carry a 442 as back up at times. My most carried combo is the Sp101 and the LCR 357. The SP101 and the LCR 357 are the most comfortable (for me) 357 Snubs to shoot and carry.
 
You have a left brain and a right brain. I like to think of it as a equal opportunity hand gun owner.

I have several J frames, and pocket 380's and 9mm.

The LCP is ideal here in Fl with T shirts and shorts. I would rather have 7 shots of 9mm than 5 of 38 Spl.
 
I like, and own, both revolvers and pistols. Each has their merits. Go ahead and get the Ruger. Even if you don't end up liking it, you wouldn't have any problem selling it. Better to have tried it and not liked it than to have never tried it at all. Or something like that. :confused:
 
I have never been much of a Ruger fan. Not bad-mouthing them, but I just feel the older forged Smiths and Colts are better guns. I could never warm up to the innards of the Ruger's, and found them a pain in the butt to work on. Not difficult, just not as easy as a Smith. I also prefer forged guns as opposed to cast. Yea, yea I know they are supposed to be perfected now, but I am a Dinosaur when it comes to guns - forged blue steel and Walnut for me.

Obviously I am in the minority (but that's OK) because Ruger is one of the more successful modern gun companies and I will give them credit for some of the newer designs they have recently come out with. Not for me, but I will respect them.

Chief38
 
Bud11,
I am one of those folks that has an LCP in his back pocket. The LCP because it will feed any type of round I feed it and it is expendable.
I only have a couple of pistols that have model #s so my stuff is older than me. In years past I have carried a snub but it always gives a distinct outline in a pants pocket. The LCP in a de Santis pocket holster looks like a wallet. I have had the LCP totally soaked with sweat and yes, after a day in the hayfield, the LCP get the one minute cleaning to get the dirt and grass out of it.
I love my Smiths and would not subject them to what I put the LCP through. It is a tool and "replaceable".
Larry
 
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I don't have the LCP but do have 2 Keltecs - a P32 and PF9 and they are really convenient pocket guns that I tend to use 90% of the time but they are not very accurate - even at 5 yards plus the DAO triggers are pretty bad.

I have a couple of SW snubbies but the pocket guns are just small & thin so I keep using them. It's the "better something than nothing" philosophy.
 
Over the years, I've gone through stages where I only wanted revolvers, then the next year it would be semi-autos, then back to revolvers. This year it's single action revolvers, It's anybody's guess what next year will bring. It's just the fun of loving guns.
 
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I feel no different whether packing my 2in S&W Mod.37 , Colt Combat Commander.45 , Kel-Tec .380 , Colt Detective Special , Star M-43 9mm , 3in Mod.36-1 or AMT Back-Up.

If I wasn't comfortable with it , I wouldn't own it.
 
Got a Kahr CW45 a while back; it's up to 150 rounds of the recommended 200 round break in period. As a pretty diehard DA revolver/JMB semiauto guy I was skeptical. But it's been flawless, has a SWEET trigger, and outshoots me (with a 3 1/4 barrel!). If the 9mm Kahrs are anything like that...wow.

Old dog, new tricks, and all that.
 
Same deal here. I've come close, but never jumped. Most of my collection is pre '80 S&W revolvers, even though I don't consider myself locked into one style or brand. I'd love to get a nice Dan Wesson 1911, and a Colt Mustang someday, but every time I start to consider it, another cool S&W revo comes along.

Since my budget for the gun hobby is not endless, I tend to consider cost effectiveness, bang for the buck, resale value, along with the usual gun specifics as mechanics, dependability, etc. When I briefly considered one of the new plastic pieces, I kept wondering in the back of my mind what old Smith M&P or Airweight I could be getting for that $$. Needless to say, I'm still autoless for now, and it doesn't bother me. I'll pick up a nice auto someday when a good deal comes around, but my J frame will still be riding in my pocket, and an N frame will be in the headboard. I'm pretty sure that will not change.

Josh P
 
If you want it, get it and shoot it! If you like the way it shoots, keep it. If not, sell it. IMHO, it's that simple.

Hog
 
Texas Star said:
I have never understood people who just like autos or revolvers. Or, who say, "I'm just into S&W's. I don't know anything about Colts or Rugers, or Walthers, etc." Or, the real lulu, "I'm just into N-frames. I don't care about J-frames."
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^^^ This. My accumulation is VERY modest by this forum's standards but I would really need to set a spell & do some thinkin' to say which is more represented.

3 different makes of revolvers, 4 different makes of bottom feeders if you count the 3rd Gen I have on layaway.

Guess I need to get a Ruger wheelgun. The new 4" SP101 in .22LR looks nice... :D
 
I'll carry whatever gun fulfills the mission requirements best. I won't limit myself to only revolvers or only semi-autos. I'm a "gun" guy. Not a "bottom-feeder" or "wheelgun" guy. Whatever works best is what I'll train with to become proficient with.
 
Just my opinion, but I can't see a .380 as a primary gun. My wife had an LCP, I can see it as a backup, but not a primary gun. There are plenty of compact guns in better calibers that fit the bill in both Revolvers and Semi's for a primary gun. YMMV.


In close to the same price range Kahr makes the CW9 and CW45, Sig has the 290, then there's the 642, Ruger has the LC9..if you are stuck on .380, Bersa has their double stack, at least you have 15 rounds there.

You'll be fine with the switch if you go to a semi, just shoot it 300-400 rounds to get the feel. One other thing, the recoil on an LCP is surprisingly stout.
 
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I purchased a Ruger LCP when first introduced. Before I ever shot it I got a recall notice, so I sent it in and they returned it promptly and included an additional mag at no charge (great customer service).
The gun then remained in my safe for sometime before I got around to taking it to the range along with a new S&W Bodyguard 380 I also had acquired. My wife and I shot both quite a bit and we preferred the Smith over the Ruger (thought the trigger pull better and like the built in laser).
I recently traded the Ruger in on something else. I'm sure it's a great gun, just not my first preference. I find that the convenience of carrying the Bodyguard in my pocket is relegating my trusty 642 to spending more time in the safe.
 
I had just the opposite problem: I started pistol shooting indoors with a 22 at 50 feet. Shot the 50 foot course for several years, first with a team-owned Hi Standard, then with my own Supermatic. Had a little problem with revolvers at first, but now I like both and choose what feels best for the job.
 

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I have an XM-15 that stove-piped until I replaced the extractor spring

I have a Sig 226 that stopped working after the extractor claw broke off

I once had a Kahr MK40 that was very accurate with a great rigger, but it would not cycle absent a firm wrist and as a left hand shooter, during rapid fire my trigger finger would often activate the magazine release.

I once had a Mossberg SPX that Mossberg graciously bought back after they could not get it to cycle reduced recoil Ranger Buckshot.

I once had a j frame that hit light and caused a failure to fire on the first round in a freshly loaded cylinder. 5 more trigger pulls after checking for a squib and 5 clean shots at the target.
 
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