What WheelGun Would You Carry if You Were Made a Deputy TODAY??

K frame is less obtrusive and easier on your back. 6 158 grain .357 are fight stoppers.

Have things changed that much? I can remember when two Detroit detectives did their home work and determined that the 125(either Remington ot Winchester factory)stopped fights faster?
Steve
 
I don't trust short barrels to make enough velocity to guarantee expansion. I prefer a heavier bullet with sharp shoulders. If the hollow point on a heavy SWC actually expands, well then that's a bonus. In one of the shootings I was in, I shot a fellow twice in rapid succession. One bullet was a perfect mushroom. Other than the rifling engraving, the second bullet was pristine and could have been reloaded.

I've never been a fan of light fast pistol cartridges, but to each his own.
 
Reno Police Department Used Revolvers

I used an SW 19 4" with issued ammunition from the RPD: 125gr Remington .357 Magnum Semi Jacketed Hollow Points in 1980.
Later I changed frame size to the SW 28 in 6". I liked it a lot better than the 19 since the 19s I shot and owned eventually got out of timing when firing full house loads in .357 Magnum.

Today I would choose the 4" .44 Magnum 29-10 and either get issued .44 Special or .44 Magnum or anything in between.
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My Model 58 .41 magnum loaded with 210 gr. Speer Gold Dots.

6 big 210 gr. wide hollowpoints going at 1200 ft/s would be a formidable barrage of defense.
 

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K frame is less obtrusive and easier on your back. 6 158 grain .357 are fight stoppers.

Have things changed that much? I can remember when two Detroit detectives did their home work and determined that the 125(either Remington ot Winchester factory)stopped fights faster?
Steve

That is right. It was not a surprise to me when those one shot stops stats were actually documented. The .357 Remington Semi Jacketed Hollow Point is the fastest fight stopper to date even now as a handgun round in (now) 2015.

The reason is because it goes fast with enough lead to do a bang up job on deer 125lbs and up some and a normal human being is like a normal deer and either way the .357 Magnum wins over anything less and even more.

The .44 Magnum in a heavy bullet punches through while the light fast bullet expands better--but not as fast and damaging as the 125gr .357. Most of the .44's KE goes out of the house along with the body.

Not the .357.

The .45 Auto is rated high with the 90% one shot stop as well.
 
I had 35 years in LE. If I were to go back I guess my 6" M28 on duty and a M65 4" off duty. I'd have a nice shotgun too, that's how I got my nickname.
 
686-6 4 inch barrel 6 shot cylinder in chest holster. I am a wheelchair user so a belt holster will not work well for me at all.

Have you mounted a holster on the inside of your strong side on the armrest and it conceals well? Any drawbacks of doing so? I may be in one in a few years so this was on my mind.
 
This has probably been said here before, I'd carry a 640 Pro. This is in plain cloths of course. I'm 34, so I have a different point of view on here from many that post in this forum, but I prefer reliability vs round count. If I had the choice I'd carry the 640 hands down.
 
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Ck out the barrel taper and muzzel. This gun carries a lot better feeling than my 4516-1. I trust it more, never did get used to levers and safetys. My back up is a 442.
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... but I prefer reliability vs round count. If I had the choice I'd carry the 640 hands down.

In this day and age, you don't have to pick one or the other...reliability vs round count. I've had revolvers jam and I've had plenty of semi-autos that have fired thousands of rounds between cleanings with no stoppages. Don't get me wrong, I love revolvers, and would not hesitate to carry one in plainclothes, but reliability would have absolutely nothing to do with it. There isn't a revolver on the planet that I trust more than some of my SIGs from a reliability standpoint. And SIG certainly are not the only reliable pistol. If you have that big a trust issue with semi-autos you really need to treat yourself to some nice ones. :D
 
My mistake, use of the wrong word. OP said wheel gun and I prefer my wheel gun over the 4516. This was not necessary for me to say without at least a few reasons.
 
Don't get me wrong, I love revolvers, and would not hesitate to carry one in plainclothes, but reliability would have absolutely nothing to do with it.

Yeah, I'm good with either as well, but reliability does continue to be different. While some semi-autos have become incredibly reliable, and a revolver can jam, a malfunction is still more likely to happen operating your semi auto as the MRCBF rate (mean round count between failure) is still better with a quality revolver.

When our agency switched from the deplorable Sigma to 3rd Gen Glocks, and now 4th Gen Glocks, I have to say they don't seem to fail. In all my training, qualifications, etc. etc., the only failure I have ever had could be accounted for by my own weak wristing it. Since first firing my father's J frame in the seventies as a teen ager until today, I have yet to have any revolver I have ever owned or used fail.

Here's the thing, semi autos simply have more ways to fail depending on the model. It can be out of spec ammo, shooter fatigue, sloppy grip, rubbing the slide, rubbing the bottom of the thumb safety instead of riding it (where applicable), fatigued recoil spring, lube, unseated magazine, defective magazine, the list goes on and on. There are also things that can go down with revolvers specific to the platform such as going out of timing, but the list simply pales next to an auto format and the difference in MRCBF remains significant. I'm perfectly comfortable carrying a duty Glock or a 586 L-Comp.

"In the hands of knowledgeable persons the revolver is more than an equal of any other defensive handgun." Thunder Ranch web site.
 
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Read it again pls. I TOTALLY TRUST MY 4516-1.

Not sure if this was meant for me (it was directly after my post), but I wasn't commenting on your remarks, if you read my post you'll see I was quoting an entirely different comment.
 
Yeah, I'm good with either as well, but reliability does continue to be different. While some semi-autos have become incredibly reliable, and a revolver can jam, a malfunction is still more likely to happen operating your semi auto as the MRCBF rate (mean round count between failure) is still better with a quality revolver.

When our agency switched from the deplorable Sigma to 3rd Gen Glocks, and now 4th Gen Glocks, I have to say they don't seem to fail. In all my training, qualifications, etc. etc., the only failure I have ever had could be accounted for by my own weak wristing it. Since first firing my father's J frame in the seventies as a teen ager until today, I have yet to have any revolver I have ever owned or used fail.

Here's the thing, semi autos simply have more ways to fail depending on the model. It can be out of spec ammo, shooter fatigue, sloppy grip, rubbing the slide, rubbing the bottom of the thumb safety instead of riding it (where applicable), fatigued recoil spring, lube, unseated magazine, defective magazine, the list goes on and on. There are also things that can go down with revolvers specific to the platform such as going out of timing, but the list simply pales next to an auto format and the difference in MRCBF remains significant. I'm perfectly comfortable carrying a duty Glock or a 586 L-Comp.

"In the hands of knowledgeable persons the revolver is more than an equal of any other defensive handgun." Thunder Ranch web site.

I don't disagree with you as a general rule. As much as I love 1911's, they can be very finicky, and some of the first semi-autos I used were malfunction prone. My point was just that with the right pistol, and there are plenty of them, I'd trust one every bit as much as a revolver. I had an older J-frame that would lock up regularly, and two of my 686's purchased in the last 10 years had serious light primer strike issues. Compare that to my three issued glocks over the years and my numerous SIGs (and a couple HK's) that have been 100% reliable, and you can see why I trust a quality pistol as much, if not more, than a revolver.

So long story short, I agree that a pistol is more inherently prone to stoppages than a revolver, by design alone. I just disagree with the poster I quoted that implied you had to make a choice between reliability and capacity, because you certainly don't.
 
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