Feeling more secure with a revolver vs. a semi-auto?

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I hope this question is in the right Forum.

I like both and my collection reflects that but I still feel more secure about my revolvers than I do with any semi-auto I own. I carry either depending on my mood but when the SHTF it's the revolver that will go bang every time.

Does anyway agree? Disagree?
 
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I don't own any SAs but have family members that own them exclusively and I spent several weekends taking the wife to gun shops and the range to try both when she said she wanted a gun of her own.

Being a SA noob I was shocked at how heavy polymer guns are and how light the triggers are.

I wouldn't want the wife rummaging around in her purse with a cocked revolver in there, and that's what the SAs felt like. 4# trigger? Holy ND!

Also as a SA noob they seem too complicated to me. 2 or 3 switches/buttons in addition to the trigger is too much for me. Going to the range with an older family member, who bragged that their 9mms were far superior to my .357/.38 revolvers, it was funny and startling to me when they couldn't remember how to operate them. "OH, this one has a manual safety. Hold on, that's not it...".

Yeah no thanks. Capacity is the only advantage I see to SAs.
 
I play with revolvers, I stake my life on a Semi Auto pistol.
I don't carry for fashion, I carry for the stakes.
Anyone who relies on a firearm professionally carries a Semi Auto pistol.

That's called a clue where I come from....:)
 
For years I carried nothing but revolvers. Since moving though, in the hot AZ weather, I've started carrying a Sig P365X. Conceals better under light clothing and having spent some time shooting it, including a couple matches, it's been 100% reliable. I do prefer the heavier revolver calibers though. I much prefer .357 mag over 9mm any day of the week. Like everything else, it's a trade off.
 
413Maxwedge said:
I don't own any SAs but have family members that own them exclusively and I spent several weekends taking the wife to gun shops and the range to try both when she said she wanted a gun of her own.

Being a SA noob I was shocked at how heavy polymer guns are and how light the triggers are.

I wouldn't want the wife rummaging around in her purse with a cocked revolver in there, and that's what the SAs felt like. 4# trigger? Holy ND!

Also as a SA noob they seem too complicated to me. 2 or 3 switches/buttons in addition to the trigger is too much for me. Going to the range with an older family member, who bragged that their 9mms were far superior to my .357/.38 revolvers, it was funny and startling to me when they couldn't remember how to operate them. "OH, this one has a manual safety. Hold on, that's not it...".

Yeah no thanks. Capacity is the only advantage I see to SAs.
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A cocked revolver in a purse ? That's insane ...
 
Lately, I have been carrying my S&W 19-5 nickel snubbie, but I carry both, often simultaneously! :eek::D I carry a Glock 43X/19 or 2.5" 19-5 S&W or Ruger SR1911 or Colt Gov't 380 or S&W 21-4 and my BUG is a Glock 42 in my weak side front pocket. The 1911's are carried Condition 1, all Glocks are basically Condition 1.

I have been known to carry My Colt Single Action Army in my cross draw holster. Not just to a Texas BBQ either. Then my BUG is the Glock 43X.

Plus the S&W 66 and Tactical 12 ga in the truck.
 
Harv 24 said:
I play with revolvers, I stake my life on a Semi Auto pistol.
I don't carry for fashion, I carry for the stakes.
Anyone who relies on a firearm professionally carries a Semi Auto pistol.

That's called a clue where I come from....:)
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I agree with this but only to a degree. While I do own both a Glock 19 and Glock 43 I carry a Chief special or Airweight Chief Special almost exclusively. I find a small snub nose to be the better option for my style of carry, pocket carry, because in the extraordinarily rare chance I ever have to use it there's a damn good chance it's going to be at a very short distance. A revolver is not going to limp wrist, someone's hand is not going to push it out of battery, it's not going to hang on a shell casing, and the only real possibility of a failure would have to be catastrophic.

If I were in security or law enforcement I would run a Glock without a moment of thought. Law enforcement and security are the ones who are more likely to need more than a few rounds in their duty. So naturally it makes sense. Which even then there are a decent number of these guys out there ankle carrying a 642 as a back up.
 
b737lvr said:
I agree with this but only to a degree. While I do own both a Glock 19 and Glock 43 I carry a Chief special or Airweight Chief Special almost exclusively. I find a small snub nose to be the better option for my style of carry, pocket carry, because in the extraordinarily rare chance I ever have to use it there's a damn good chance it's going to be at a very short distance. A revolver is not going to limp wrist, someone's hand is not going to push it out of battery, it's not going to hang on a shell casing, and the only real possibility of a failure would have to be catastrophic.

If I were in security or law enforcement I would run a Glock without a moment of thought. Law enforcement and security are the ones who are more likely to need more than a few rounds in their duty. So naturally it makes sense. Which even then there are a decent number of these guys out there ankle carrying a 642 as a back up.
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And I cannot predict what my fight might look like, so I'm erring on the side that gives me the edge, which is why I carry in the first place, otherwise, I would just be like the majority of people and not carry and go with the odds that bad **** will never happen to me.

If I'm going to bother to carry, then I'm going to chose a tool that gives me a leg up on a 5 shot revolver.


We all make our choices, and I know why I chose mine.
 
413Maxwedge said:
Right; nobody would do that. So why would she walk around with a chambered semi, with just as light a trigger pull as a revolver in single action (cocked)?

That's what I was saying.
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A chambered semi auto, like a loaded revolver, belongs in a proper holster. No gun, regardless of make, model, or "safeties," needs to be floatin' around anything.
 
Harv 24 said:
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Anyone who relies on a firearm professionally carries a Semi Auto pistol.

That's called a clue where I come from....:)
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It is indeed a clue. A clue that if you have a job where you are reasonably likely to encounter a bunch of people who might wish to do you permanent harm you should probably carry a firearm that is capable of firing a relatively large number of projectiles quickly.

When I had such a job I carried such a firearm. Now that I don't, I carry a firearm better suited to my current lifestyle.
 
Frailer said:
It is indeed a clue. A clue that if you have a job where you are reasonably likely to encounter a bunch of people who might wish to do you permanent harm you should probably carry a firearm that is capable of firing a relatively large number of projectiles quickly.

When I had such a job I carried such a firearm. Now that I don't, I carry a firearm better suited to my current lifestyle.
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Most cops go there entire career without an OIS, If you apply that scenario, they don't really need to carry much more then a revolver...

We will have to agree to disagree.
 
Harv 24 said:
And I cannot predict what my fight might look like, so I'm erring on the side that gives me the edge, which is why I carry in the first place, otherwise, I would just be like the majority of people and not carry and go with the odds that bad **** will never happen to me.

If I'm going to bother to carry, then I'm going to chose a tool that gives me a leg up on a 5 shot revolver.


We all make our choices, and I know why I chose mine.
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my reasoning is that a revolver is the edge because of how close the fight would likely be
 
b737lvr said:
my reasoning is that a revolver is the edge because of how close the fight would likely be
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Most shooting statistics from the FBI show the majority of fights are 3-5 yards..
I've watched lots of folks miss at 5 yds. And every officer involved shooting Body camera I've seen, the majority shoot to slide lock.
Typically because it's there first gunfight. and they train (somewhat) for that.

I want more ammo, because it's going to be my first gunfight. Maybe after I get a few under my belt, then I'll switch to a small 5 shot revolver in my pocket. ;)
 
I still carry a revolver, or two, on the job. My job as an investigator is 90% focused on knocking on doors and asking questions. If my luck runs out and I need to use a gun it will probably be at contact distance. Revolvers can't be pushed out of battery in a contact shot, so for my purposes a revolver works just fine.

I just requalified with my revolvers, the only guy not using a striker fired 9mm. I know the future belongs to the high cap guns, with optics, but I retire in a few years so I'll hang on to my revolvers as I head for the door.
 
I think it's telling that Dirty Harry seldom if ever reloaded but John Wick goes through magazines and guns like they're French fries.
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I don't usually carry but am licensed to do so. I have more SA's than revolvers but love 'em both.

But if I ever do, it will be a Semi Auto. I like knowing I have at 2-3 times capacity over my trusty revolvers.
 
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