Do only "old"guys edc revolvers

[Protected One]

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!

First. Define "old"!

I still feel the "flat" autos are better carries than revolvers. The revolver always seemed OWB and outside on the hip intended.

For IWB carry I would agree.

I haven't owned a revolver for decades. My EDC is a Shield.
All this said, there is a warm fuzzy feeling looking at these photos of revolvers.

I only own one revolver - a Model 60-0 (Chiefs Special) which I enjoy very much. I traded my EDC (Shield 9mm) to get it, so until it's replaced I'm carrying my Glock 23. But I think your choice of EDC is the perfect gun for the job (my opinion).

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

We "OLD" guys have about a Gazillion years of experience on all the children that frequent this site.

 

[badge 851]

We "OLD" guys have about a Gazillion years of experience on all the children that frequent this site.

True Dat!!!!!

 

[DD357]

We "OLD" guys have about a Gazillion years of experience on all the children that frequent this site.

That's one plus for this site I'm coming up on 57 and I may have a case for not being an old one comparatively! Although my normal carry is a 2.5" 19

 

[bmcgilvray]

I'm looking at 59 in a couple of months, but I ain't old yet. I'm still trying to wear out the same ol' Model 10 I bought used when I was 18. I've tried hard these 40 years but the thing looks as if it'll outlast me.

I greatly admire the 1911, have carried it off and on all my adult life, carry it now on occasion. Like revolvers best though. Like the CZ 75's looks as a possible "high-cap" alternative to the noble 1911.

Don't like plastic! My doctor says I have a mental allergy to plastic pistols.

 

[Lostaro]

I'm a young 46, edc is my Grandfather's M36 (late 60's model?)

On a rare occasion I grab my LCP, but just don't have confidence in it.

Looking to add a 686 to my option list this week....can't wait!

 

[wogentry]

Started out with a Model 19 in my twenties. Sometimes I've strayed and packed the Colt Government Model .45ACP. Own quite a few from different eras and love shooting/collecting them,(picking up brass- not so much).But I've always come around full circle to the revolver. Either a 4" Model 10, 19, 24, or 28, or a 2"/2.5" 10, 19, 66 or 3" 24. I kinda tailor the revolver to the activity/mission so to speak. Now pushing 47, doubt I'll ever change.

 

[fyimo]

Well I'm definitely old at 72 years old and I have not carried a revolver in a very long time. Why, because I was and Combat Infantry soldier in Vietnam in 1969 and I learned that semi-automatic pistols work great and some allowed you to have more ammo at hand if needed than 6. My carry pistol is a Sig P228 with 16 rounds of 9mm ammo and it is reliable and size wise is the same size a S&W K frame 4 inch barreled revolver.

 

[American1776]

I'm 33 years old. I very often open carry a .357 magnum full sized revolver as an everyday set up. Usually a GP100 with wood stocks. I also carry a J-frame as a BUG very often.

If I'm not open carrying a large revolver, then it's usually a government model 1911 with stag-design grips.

These are my usual carry pistols--- full size wheel gun or a 1911.

Am I old? I don't feel like a kid anymore.

 

[bowzette]

70. I have 65 with 3" barrel and Glock 19. I carry either one but probably the 65 more. Not sure the decision is a rational one based on SD perceived needs but one of appreciation of art v mechanical functionality. If I had to march to the sound of gunfire it would be with the Glock.

 

[Darkenfast]

I'm 60 and I gradually went from being a revolver guy to a 9mm Parabellum Semi-Auto guy. The exception being a New Model Army in case those new-fangled brass cartridge thingies don't catch on.

 

[CO_Kid]

33 here.

I only carry a bottom feeder at work where I have to (although you can ask the chief how many emails I've sent him the past few years about carrying an 8 shot 627 instead).

Off duty, it's only revolvers. A 442 for warm weather. That same 442 is my on duty backup, so even while carrying a bottom feeder, I have a wheel gun to restore balance to the natural order.

Cold weather, where I can hide it with a coat, usually a colt lawman, sometimes a model 19, and occasionally a Cimarron single action army clone when the itch strikes me. But never a bottom feeder.

 

[307-Niner]

Is 43 "old"???

 

[JcMack]

I'm 69 and carry one of these daily.

 

[MetalMan]

61 and counting....age is only in one's mind.

In cold weather, I carry either a Kimber Ultra Carry (.45ACP) in a Ken Campbell custom small-of-back or Kimber Custom Classic (.45ACP) in a shoulder rig.

As warm weather is approaching, my rotation will include a Model 60-15 (.357) in a Milt Sparks VM2, a Model 36 (.38Spl) in a Mika pocket holster or a (coming soon) Model 66-4 (.357) for which I am actively searching for a holster.

 

[Protected One]

61 and counting....age is only in one's mind.

In cold weather, I carry either a Kimber Ultra Carry (.45ACP) in a Ken Campbell custom small-of-back or Kimber Custom Classic (.45ACP) in a shoulder rig.

As warm weather is approaching, my rotation will include a Model 60-15 (.357) in a Milt Sparks VM2, a Model 36 (.38Spl) in a Mika pocket holster or a (coming soon) Model 66-4 (.357) for which I am actively searching for a holster.

Welcome to the forum! There is a member here named SNUBBYFAN who can make you a great holster for it. Look him up.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

I'm so old, I thought one was supposed to carry something one was used to and confident with. That's why I carry my wife. Seeing perfectly clearly doesn't matter any longer.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Is 43 "old"???

If you think it's old, it is. I don't think old, but my body reminds me often of the miles I've traveled and the potholes I've hit along the way.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[DD357]

Is 43 "old"???

Not to me. I'd like to be that age again.

 

[fpuhan]

I'm 64. I had four semis before I got my first revolver, a 360 j-frame. My EDC up until then had been a Sig P938. I still carry the Sig, but the 360 seems to find its way into my waistband almost by magic (it's there now).

What's wrong with wheelguns, in your opinion? My 5-shot 360 with two 6-round speed strips gives me 17 carry rounds in .38 SPL +P, whereas my Sig with 6+1 and 7 only gives me 14 in 9mm.