Revolver Revival - Why buy a revolver?This is a discussion on Revolver Revival - Why buy a revolver? within the Ruger Double Action forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; Best choice by far for the average Joe who isn't ever going to become a range rat, and who just needs something that will go ...
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February 3rd, 2011, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: So. Calif.
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Best choice by far for the average Joe who isn't ever going to become a range rat, and who just needs something that will go bang and save their life when they pull the trigger: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/Puckett/firstgun.pdf
Last edited by off road; February 4th, 2011 at 09:17 AM.
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February 3rd, 2011, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kansas City
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Terry P. said it best!
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Utah
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Too old to crawl around picking up brass!
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:25 PM
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#19 | | Retired Gunsmith |
Name one single bottom feeder than can accomodate ammo from flea fart loads up to magnums. There aren't any and never will be because with autos, you have to stay within the design limits or they won't feed ......or ... they blow up.
Here's an example: Ruger GP-100 357 Mag, flea fart load = 148 gr HBWC @ 720 fps (you can safely go down to 500 fps) 165 ft lbs. Magnum load = 180 gr @ 1250 fps 625 ft lb
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw missouri
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Funny some of you would mention the fact of having to insert a mag and / or pull a slide as I have been thinking the very same thing the past couple of days and had decided to rely on one of my revolvers should something going boo in the night need taken care of ( along with my Mossberg 500 20 in. 12 ga. - 00 buck ,slug ,00 buck , slug , ect... if neccessary ). I agree , for me , part of owning a revolver is tradition or nostalgia , but mostly the confidence factor because I KNOW that I am going to hit what I shoot at with it.
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Muscatine, Iowa
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Well I have plenty of both types..... But I really love HANDGASMS!!!!!!!!!!  | |
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: FL - the non commie state
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I like my revolver because, unlike my Autos, if it misfires all I have to do is pull the trigger again.
No worry of clearing jams, just another DA trigger pull and I am on a new round ready to go.
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Arizona
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Well, for my, my guns all serve a purpose. my first handgun was a semiauto for carry. Good size, weight, capacity. Filled that role. But my wife has a hard time racking the slide and limp wristing and getting it jammed up. My answer?
Revolver filled that role.
Now I have a semiauto on the hip and need something incase that doesn't want to work. How to fill that role?
Revolver filled that role.
Something that everytime I pull the trigger it will go bang. And if it doesn't? Tap Rack Bang? Nope. just pull the trigger.
Slower on the reloads, not as much in the capacity area, but when you need it, it's there.
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February 3rd, 2011, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: So. Calif.
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When someone who isn't really into guns is worried that a 5 or 6 shot revolver doesn't hold enough rounds....I tell them to just get TWO revolvers.
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February 3rd, 2011, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: virginia
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For me it's just going back in time. We carried service revolvers then advanced to semi-autos, which I still carry for the most part but wheel guns are old school cool. And trust me when I say I'm old school.  | |
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February 3rd, 2011, 06:11 PM
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#26 | | Wandering Sandlapper
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee
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I have auto's.
I have revolvers.
I shoot them all, I like them all.
Does there have to be a reason? | |
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February 3rd, 2011, 06:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: west virginia
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Cause Roy Rogers woulda kinda looked funny with a twin rig and two Glocks!Just kidding,but I think we all have a little cowboy going on!Be safe.
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February 3rd, 2011, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: May 2007 Location: POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, USA.
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I grew up on revolvers and carriied one in the AF, I can shoot better with my 3 inch GP-100 than any of my autos. I like the 14 rounds in my Steyr, or the ten in my Keltec, but I like the revolvers better.
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February 3rd, 2011, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Alabama
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They are fun, reliable, classic, simple... Did I mention fun? I do love my Single Six
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February 3rd, 2011, 06:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: at the gun range.
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Personality.
For SD I do rely on my semi-autos. I shoot them better, I shoot them faster, I don't buy junk and I find them highly reliable. If there's a jam or misfire, I know how to handle it. I shoot IDPA w/ my semi-autos, so when things go bump I gravitate directly to them.
But, back to revolvers. My wife's home defense gun is her GP100. For her, yes it's best. She doesn't have the training or skill that I have. But I love it for it's personality, along with the boom of Magnum loads. Semi-autos can give you the feeling of playing Spec-Ops, but revolvers give you the feeling of Dirty Harry... so, do you feel lucky, punk?
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