Do only "old"guys edc revolvers

[elm_creek_smith]

Went to qualify yesterday with my S&W 686. (I'm the last revolver toter in my bunch.) None of the young guys managed 100%, but the old guy with the round gun did.

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[les.b]

Went to qualify yesterday with my S&W 686. (I'm the last revolver toter in my bunch.) None of the young guys managed 100%, but the old guy with the round gun did.

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Well, Elm Creek, I'm not sure whether that's a testimony to the gun or to the shooter!!! You might have been the best shooter even if you'd had an auto!!! I have had similar experiences, when I was one of the firearms instructors at my department, I know that we would spend days just shooting in between groups coming to the range. Spent time spotting for each other, trying to see what caused problems, and working to perfect our game. Sort of like being the golf pro at the club: you see what mistakes others are making, and improve your own game at the same time. I've been shooting autos and revolvers both since I was a kid. Each have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Personally, I carry a revolver mostly these days, but sometimes I'll carry an auto. I like to be proficient with both.

Keep up the good work!!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[susieqz]

elm, can you tell me what you had to do to qualify?
i have no range or club nearby, so i need to tes myself in the yard
i'm competent at bulls eye but nothing else.

 

[Chubbo]

Anything learned?

Went to qualify yesterday with my S&W 686. (I'm the last revolver toter in my bunch.) None of the young guys managed 100%, but the old guy with the round gun did.

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I doubt if your group learned anything from the session. Most of the younger folks today, all belong to the soy bean/horse manure cult, and couldn't, or wouldn't see the end result anyway. It sort of comes from operating with a closed mind. It's a lot like showing paintings to a blind group.
Chubbo

 

[dubshooter]

I just picked up a new revolver for the herd and it may very well be my EDC carry to replace the LCR

 

[elm_creek_smith]

I doubt if your group learned anything from the session. Most of the younger folks today, all belong to the soy bean/horse manure cult, and couldn't, or wouldn't see the end result anyway. It sort of comes from operating with a closed mind. It's a lot like showing paintings to a blind group.
Chubbo

The comment most heard was, "Don't ever piss the captain off." I was also the guy that was able to draw and control a training gun while being Tased. Some of the guys squealed like little girls.

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[elm_creek_smith]

I just picked up a new revolver for the herd and it may very well be my EDC carry to replace the LCR

Sweet! My back-up/always gun is a S&W 642-2. I call it "Compassion." It replaced "Love," my old nickel Model 37.

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[cowboy4evr]

jimmyj , I have read your posts when you carried a model 58 . Between you and superman it inspired me to buy one yrs ago . I had a custom shoulder holster made for it . It has been my carry weapon for years . Sorry but no glocks for me . I have a good friend , a LEO for over 30yrs . He started his career carrying a model 10 . Issued a glock now .
He bought his wife a J frame smith for carry . His reasons were good enough for me , but I won't go into them here . But seriously , I always tell people carry what works for you .

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Revolvers are less complicated. This is an important consideration for older folks.

Ever been in line at the gas pumps and happen to watch how older folks regularly get this confused look at everything from opening the gas cap to inserting the credit card, selecting the gas type and then fueling? Half of them look like they've never put gas in their vehicle before. The wife and I were at Sam's Club a few weeks ago and the lines were about four deep. I pointed this out to my wife who at first thought I was kidding... then when she paid attention she said oh my... you're right , then promised to tell me when I reached that point.

 

[Krell1]

Revolvers are less complicated. This is an important consideration for older folks.

Ever been in line at the gas pumps and happen to watch how older folks regularly get this confused look at everything from opening the gas cap to inserting the credit card, selecting the gas type and then fueling? Half of them look like they've never put gas in their vehicle before. The wife and I were at Sam's Club a few weeks ago and the lines were about four deep. I pointed this out to my wife who at first thought I was kidding... then when she payed attention she said oh my... you're right , then promised to tel me when I reached that point.

I see it at Costco on a fairly regular basis. I'm 71 years old and it aggravates me that such people give the rest of us seniors a bad reputation. Not all of us are this clueless. I try to make my visit to the gas pump as quick as possible. The only thing that slows me up is the slow speed of the pump.

Another really aggravating problem I see with older folks is at the supermarket checkout. Many seniors still use checkbooks. I can't understand why they wait until the cashier tells them the total before they take their checkbook out to start writing the check. Also the little old ladies that get out the change purse and sort through their change.

I've said to my wife many times to please tell me if I get that bad, especially with my driving.

 

[Chubbo]

Old folks

I see it at Costco on a fairly regular basis. I'm 71 years old and it aggravates me that such people give the rest of us seniors a bad reputation. Not all of us are this clueless. I try to make my visit to the gas pump as quick as possible. The only thing that slows me up is the slow speed of the pump.

Another really aggravating problem I see with older folks is at the supermarket checkout. Many seniors still use checkbooks. I can't understand why they wait until the cashier tells them the total before they take their checkbook out to start writing the check. Also the little old ladies that get out the change purse and sort through their change.

I've said to my wife many times to please tell me if I get that bad, especially with my driving.

My Friend, if you live long enough, you, as surely as God made little green apples, will get "that bad". Your opinion of us Old Folks, and their not being able to keep up with our society's frantic pace, shows the overall disrespect shown by our younger generation, for the generation that over pampered and never give any duties, or responsibilities to those little darlings. assuring that they would never have to work for their living as their parents had to do. Then suddenly at age thirty or forty, a few of the little darlings finally get out into the big old Bad world, with a lot of help from those pampering parents, and show their gratitude, and respect, by taking notice of how their worn out providers have slowed down, and are holding up lines of very appreciative young folks from the pampered Generation. The real sad part of this is that none of you pampered generation can see what I'm talking about, and all the pampering went down the drain, along with respect. All for nothing!
Chubbo

 

[Sayoc01]

I was having coffee with a couple of Fl.Highway Patrolmen(old guys)asked me how I liked retirement!! Anyhoo...while talking GUNS one guy says.I miss carrying my S&W 357!! I would trade this plastic piece of **** for my 357 right now!! I never felt undergunned with only 6ea. 357 rounds!! YEA!! for us old guys!
Jim

 

[Backlighting]

S&W 638 is my EDC. Perfect.

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[prairieviper]

I'm retired so I guess that might put me into the "old" category. My EDC is a SIG P938 Blackwood. I'm a 1911 guy so I naturally adore the P938. The Sig holds 7+1 rounds (some P938 mags are 6 rounds), has night sights, is super accurate and functioning has been flawless.

Before I purchased the P938 I preferred my S&W 637.

 

[susieqz]

it seems like most folks rely on spray guns. 17 rounds n extra mags.
they spend their time worrying about the most effective loads.
i really think this is nothing but laziness.
they upgrade gear n fire power but seldom practice.
i got my first handgun 16 months ago n i shoot 200-300 rounds every week.
i have upgraded to a model 15 shooting midrange wadcutters.
i can do more with 6
rounds than they can do with 60.
a work ethic is more important than equipment.

 

[amazingflapjack]

No-other guys besides old ones carry revolvers. For example, I'm only 69, and I carry one. See?!

 

[les.b]

You young whipper snapper.... Wheres my bullet...

Just saw this. Great stuff!! Don Knotts was from just down the road, in Morgantown, WV. They have a street named for him there, "Don Knotts Boulevard". This is a great picture. You can tell I'm on vacation, up in the middle of the night looking at year old posts.

Best Regards, Les

 

[AimHigher]

I carry a revolver because I have never had a jam, stove pipe or short- stroke in well over 8,000 revolver rounds fired. All my semi-autos had feeding problems or just stopped functioning for one reason or another. If I ever did have a fail with a revolver, it was due to the factory reloads I was using at the time. Using factory fresh new ammo, I've never had a single problem.

I have seen too many you tube videos of autos failing when they were needed the most.

 

[adwjc]

Revolvers are less complicated. This is an important consideration for older folks.

Ever been in line at the gas pumps and happen to watch how older folks regularly get this confused look at everything from opening the gas cap to inserting the credit card, selecting the gas type and then fueling? Half of them look like they've never put gas in their vehicle before. The wife and I were at Sam's Club a few weeks ago and the lines were about four deep. I pointed this out to my wife who at first thought I was kidding... then when she paid attention she said oh my... you're right , then promised to tell me when I reached that point.

Phil, you have to understand - those folks are from NJ - someone pumps for them. We see it all the time, they pull up to the pump, sit a minute, then start blowing the horn, they don't understand "self serve."

 

[walkin' trails]

I see a few younger shooters expressing some interest in wheel guns, but don't really know how to properly run them because there's not too many instructors providing dedicated training. Add that to the myths that revolvers are "no maintenance," 100 percent reliable, and "if you can't get 'em with 5...." A while back, I had a relatively new shooter handling one of my J frames. He decided to jerk the cylinder shut like he'd likely seen in movies. I explained how it could damage the gun. He placed it back on the bench and dismissed it saying he never could shoot with a revolver. Incidentally, I stumbled onto an old Massad Ayoob article yesterday where he described that bench testing found that a 2-inch J was no less accurate than a 4-inch K.