Revolver vs. Auto

[23 Blast]

Kurac, those are some sweeeeet grips! What are they and where did you get them?

And yes, while semis might have more to offer overall in a handgun, a revolver's simplicity is it's strong point. I think learning to shoot a revolver is much easier than an auto. The manual of arms is much simpler and a raw newbie can concentrate on hitting the target (with the light SA pull) and not on ducking the ejected brass.

One of these days I'm gonna splurge and get me one of those 8-shot 627s. I would love it if S&W came out with their Classic 27's except with an 8-shot cylinder instead of the 6-shot. I like blued and walnut.

[shaunbowler@yahoo.com]

What about the "trigger pull weight."
Autos are real light.
Every Revovlver I have shot seems heavy, and I am afraid a 5'2" 95lbs "weakling" while pulling the trigger will end up shooting at the sky.

[SCMA-1]

What about the "trigger pull weight."
Autos are real light.
Every Revovlver I have shot seems heavy, and I am afraid a 5'2" 95lbs "weakling" while pulling the trigger will end up shooting at the sky.

That's a legitimate concern. Although the characteristics of the revolver double action pull can be altered by tuning and/or parts replacement, generally, most stock revolvers have very creepy and heavy double action pulls which do not contribute to fine accuracy. Double action revolvers can also be fired from the single action mode but their triggers are even lighter when staged than most semi-autos making them a liability for ND in a defensive/stressful situation; for this reason, double action revolvers kept for defensive purposes should be practiced with in the double action mode. This does not just apply to women but men also; semi-auto trigger actions are generally much easier to shoot accurately than double action revolver.

The best thing to do is take her to a range with a wide selection of rentals, have her try various types and calibers. The one she shoots the best with is probably the one to get.

[Bobotheclown]

+1 on letting her try different gun. Now replace rent with buy and you have my method of convincing fiancee about all my purchases...

[jazman]

I am going to buy a hand gun for my girlfriend.
I have a #39 S&W.
Why would someone by a revolver instead of an auto?
In my humble opinion the auto has a lot more to offer.
Easy trigger pull, larger capacity, easier to carry/conceal.
Why would someone buy a revolver vs. auto?

Well, has your auto ever failed to fire? Or jammed? Stove piped? Even once? Has is gone bang every single time you have pulled the trigger? Has it operated absolutely perfectly? If it has ever failed to fire, even once, there is your answer. The revolver won't fail to fire, and isn't that what you want and need in a gun, especially for defense?

[BigDogatPlay]

What about the "trigger pull weight."
Autos are real light.
Every Revovlver I have shot seems heavy, and I am afraid a 5'2" 95lbs "weakling" while pulling the trigger will end up shooting at the sky.

A consideration, but again it comes down to familiarity and what she is comfortable with. My 5'4" wife prefers a K frame S&W revolver. With Magna grips on a 4 inch 19 she is quite comfortable and very effective, she's even better with a round butt and a short barrel. 629 3 inch she shoots well, although she only fires 44 Special out of it, not too interested in magnums after watching me fire them.

Of course she has never gotten over the phobia of thinking the slide on an auto is going to fly off and tag her in the nose which might have something to do with her preferences.

[Barkoff]

[Barkoff]

Well, has your auto ever failed to fire? Or jammed? Stove piped? Even once? Has is gone bang every single time you have pulled the trigger? Has it operated absolutely perfectly? If it has ever failed to fire, even once, there is your answer. The revolver won't fail to fire, and isn't that what you want and need in a gun, especially for defense?

Or if it does, just squeeze it again.

[1JimMarch]

There's revolvers, and then there's revolvers gone "hardcore".

[chickenfried]

just to play devil's advocate. The range is now safe

Well, has your auto ever failed to fire? Or jammed? Stove piped? Even once? Has is gone bang every single time you have pulled the trigger? Has it operated absolutely perfectly? If it has ever failed to fire, even once, there is your answer. The revolver won't fail to fire, and isn't that what you want and need in a gun, especially for defense?

[kurac]

He admitted he has no clue, I think thats the problem

[SCMA-1]

Well, has your auto ever failed to fire? Or jammed? Stove piped? Even once? Has is gone bang every single time you have pulled the trigger? Has it operated absolutely perfectly? If it has ever failed to fire, even once, there is your answer. The revolver won't fail to fire, and isn't that what you want and need in a gun, especially for defense?

I've had semi-autos jam when fed out of spec ammo or inappropriate ammo, when the gun wasn't properly maintained and needed cleaning or fed with out of spec or defective magazines. To be fair, I've ALSO had revolvers jam as a result of primers backing out locking up the cylinder preventing it from turning or swinging out. I've had ejector rods loosen and unscrew preventing the cylinder from swinging out.

The more appropriate question is: have you ever had a handgun (revolver or semi) fail to fire or jam that was not a result of using inappropriate or defective ammunition, improper or lack of maintenance, improper use/training of the weapon or defects with the gun itself? The point is virtually all modern handguns of reasonable quality and sound design will function flawlessly when used and maintained as designed and fed appropriate ammunition.

[BigDogatPlay]

Thats exactly the problem... no apparent clue about the condition of his equipment. The only way the yoke falls off is if the screw is backed out, the tip is broken, the screw is missing or the flange on the yoke is broken.

Any one of those is easily diagnosed when cleaning.

[J-cat]

Maybe he forgot to replace that little screw that holds the cylinder crane from falling out after cleaning.

[chickenfried]

Well to be fair it was a no clue if the screw was still there not a no clue that there was a screw that's supposed to be there. But they added text to the video, the screw was still there. I'm going to check all mine tomorrow.