Semi Auto vs Revolver For Carry

[Spartikus]

So I just got my first revolver and I am quite in love with it and I shoot it extremely well. This got me thinking about getting a smaller revolver for carry. Just wondered if some people carry a revolver or does everyone pretty much carry a semi auto?

 

[bp231986]

Semi auto here.

 

[1sailor]

When I carry it's an M&P340. Two inch barrel, 13 ounces, and 5 rounds of .357 magnum. I doubt I could hold off a zombie horde with it but in a life or death situation against a couple of assailants there's not much to go wrong with it.

 

[MichiganScott]

S&W 642 in a Mika pocket holster with a reload in Bianchi speed strips.

 

[Lenny_D]

I switch between a 696,442 and 66 according to the alignment of the stars.

 

[Stevens]

642 in Desantis nemissis
Steve W

 

[georgepittenger]

Revolvers rule in this household .

Snubbie Model 327 , 8 rds of .357 .

Or a 642 in the front pocket for lite duty carry .


Regards ,
George

 

[APS]

Only carry a 340 or LCR if I can't carry the Kahr CM9. The Kahr fits in the same pockets while giving me a couple of extra bullets, better sights and a much better trigger.

 

[Packard]

I carry a Glock 27 on my ankle year round.

I carry a Glock 23 on my hip in the cool weather.

But in the warm weather I switch the Glock 23 for a S & W 640 Pro. The rounded butt of the snub nosed revolver does not print nearly as much as does the squared butt of the G23.

In both cases I rely on a New York reload, depending on the G27 on my ankle for the backup ammo.

The Gocks fire .40 caliber; a potent round.

The S & W carries 125 gr. Federal hollow points, which have the reputation as being the ultimate man-stopper.

I shoot the G23 best; the G27 and the S & W 640 I can shoot about equally well. The G27 carries more rounds and has less recoil.

 

[TheTinMan]

Semiauto when I can hide it, but a 642 is much easier to hide. Especially during hot summer.

 

[RSWMTB]

Like asking: "Apple vs. Orange for eating and nutrition".



I carry both.


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[GKC]

Like asking: "Apple vs. Orange for eating and nutrition".



I carry both.


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You should carry a gun instead of apples and oranges...


Personally, I carry a semi (Shield, 9mm) but I am considering getting a 442/642 or LCR to carry in a small fanny pack when we go out walking at night. We live in a rural area, and there are loose dogs and even coyotes roaming about...we like to walk our small dogs, and I worry more about them being attacked than I do us. I've been going over various options for this, including a LCP/BG380, but the main reason I am considering a small revolver is so I can load a couple of rounds of snake shot...which pretty much rules out a small semi. I prefer a semi, but there are some applications for which a revolver is better.

 

[Donn]

I carry both.


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So do I, depending on the season and dress. I prefer the Shield, more capacity and better trigger, but my snubby does conceal better. Not crazy about it's long DA trigger pull, but I've gotten used to it.

 

[Packard]

I forgot to mention that I have a 340PD which at 12 ounces is light enough to carry in my front pocket. It is vastly more reliable (and more powerful) than most pocket autos.

 

[Lost Lake]

Just got my 642 and love it. It's UNREAL how it carries and disappears.

 

[madmikeb]

I carried a 2.5" M66 for many years, than I bought my first 1911! These days I carry a 3" Kimber 1911 pretty much exclusively, I am a big fan of the .45 acp. When flying somewhere, I take a Glock 27 so I don't have to worry about my Kimber getting "lost" by the airline. Autos are easier to carry and conceal in my opinion.
This said though, I much prefer revolvers for my general shooting, and for matches and hunting, I don't use anything but revolvers.

 

[StatesRightist]

I carry both, but I carry two guns at all times. My primary and either a CS9 or a 642 Bug, plus reloads for all, so bullet count never precludes me from carry what I want.

My primary varies from an L-comp, to 3" .44, 1076 or on special days, my Pre-27.

 

[Yiogo]

Love my Airweight 637-2. I just bought it and carry it. I was carrying a semi auto. Yiogo

 

[Neumann]

If I need something with thump, as hiking in bear country, I carry a 3" .357 Mag or .44 Mag revolver, loaded with hard-cast semi-wadcutters. For everything else, I carry a SIG P220 (.45 ACP) or P239 (.40 S&W), with 2 extra magazines.

 

[BCDWYO]

I carry both too...real close to 50:50 revolver:semiauto I'd guess. I OWN a lot more revolvers than semiautos however.

When I carry it's an M&P340. Two inch barrel, 13 ounces, and 5 rounds of .357 magnum. I doubt I could hold off a zombie horde with it but in a life or death situation against a couple of assailants there's not much to go wrong with it.

Hey Sailor...do you actually practice with 357 mags in that little beast? If so, you are a manlier man than I!! I have the M&P340 also and I like it, but I practice and carry it with 38 Sp+P...the 357 mag is just a little too much for me in that little package!