Revolver as EDC?

[Bfish]

don't drag them down at all......it is very light for it's size......



not AR as AR-15 it's AR as in Auto Rim......



everyone who handles it thinks it fake!!!!....till they pull the trigger......

I wanna shoot one of those bad boys! I bet that kicks like a mule!

 

[AngryRooster]

don't drag them down at all......it is very light for it's size......



not AR as AR-15 it's AR as in Auto Rim......



everyone who handles it thinks it fake!!!!....till they pull the trigger......

I have a Performance Center 625 and have been looking for some AR cases for reloading with no luck. It was just too close not to poke at with a comment.

 

[ghitch75]

I wanna shoot one of those bad boys! I bet that kicks like a mule!

these 270gr's at little over 900fps are a little jumpy.....

 

[ghitch75]

I have a Performance Center 625 and have been looking for some AR cases for reloading with no luck. It was just too close not to poke at with a comment.

i have a few AR cases i could spare......let me look at what i have.....

 

[AngryRooster]

I bet those cut a nice hole in things.

 

[ghitch75]

I bet those cut a nice hole in things.

yep they do.....i hunt with them in 45Colt running a little over 2k from a 20" barrel.....every deer i have shot with them never went a foot....just dropped....

 

[Bfish]

these 270gr's at little over 900fps are a little jumpy.....
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I bet! Sweet looking safe you have btw beautiful wheel guns. And I need to get on that reloading with some of those presumably much much cheaper projectiles you have there!

 

[mdmayo]

Carried a .357 Sp101 for many years, couple of speedloaders, never felt undergunned. I always figured if I couldn't stop the threat with 3x5 rounds I didn't need to carry to begin with... Then I had a family. More people to protect, needed more capacity. Still love that Sp101 though. My first handgun from the 1st year of production 1989.

 

[Sniper 79]

There is a reason wheel guns went to the way side. Much better options out there. I have seen them jam. Using factory ammo primer pushed out and caused the cylinder to lock up. All things mechanical will fail.

It is really all personal preference. What ever you choose own it and the caliber and practice practice practice. It you are worried about a manual safety run a Glock. I hated them for years and am starting to appreciate them more and more for personal protection.

 

[HamYankee]

I don't necessarily think a 1911 is an upgrade by any stretch. Only if you, personally, think it is better for you, then go for it.
Revolvers are great, but they aren't for me for CC due to their weight, size, and capacity.
Might try a Glock 26 or 19, since the XD has given you trouble.

 

[sloughfoot]

Training and mindset are far more important than what is in your hand. I captured three felons, "in progress", with a 5 shot SP-101. Not saying it was particularly smart, but sometimes you just have to stand up and say "no".

Revolvers can malfunction by short stroking. I have seen it.

Get training with your handgun of choice.

 

[actaeon277]

Training and mindset are far more important than what is in your hand. I captured three felons, "in progress", with a 5 shot SP-101. Not saying it was particularly smart, but sometimes you just have to stand up and say "no".

Revolvers can malfunction by short stroking. I have seen it.

Get training with your handgun of choice.

Can not emphasize this enough.
Go with what you shoot well, and practice/train.

practice malfunctions.
practice shooting with your OTHER hand
practice shooting with your non-dominant eye.

 

[ModernGunner]

Love wheelguns, carry one fairly often. For autos, there's always the DA/SA or DAO route, as well as the striker-fired models already mentioned.

Whatever the choice, hits count, misses don't. Whatever firearm is engaged.

Every round that leaves the firearm is accountable. Moral of the story? Hit what you shoot at.

 

[indiucky]

There is a reason wheel guns went to the way side. Much better options out there. I have seen them jam. Using factory ammo primer pushed out and caused the cylinder to lock up. All things mechanical will fail.

Revolvers have not went "to the way side"...The popularity of the Ruger LCR's and Smith and Wesson's J Frame series, the rebirth of the Smith and Wesson Model 66, etc....show this to not be the case...

Revolvers require a lot of practice to get good (shooting Double Action) and that turns off many folks who don't have access to a place to shoot very often....A revolver can fail but it is rare....The key is to shoot and carry whatever gun one is comfortable with...For some that is a plastic pistol and for some that is a revolver...To each his own...I am impressed with the continued popularity of the revolver.....

 

[Snapdragon]

I cut my teeth on DA revolvers, so I'm used to a heavy trigger pull. Now when I shoot a SA pistol, it seems like it fires when I barely touch the trigger. I sold the only SA pistol I ever owned almost immediately after buying it. I'll stick with what I'm comfortable with and can shoot well.

 

[Bosshoss]

I think a lot of people are dreaming up what it will be like when they have to use their gun or looking at what it is sometimes like... No matter if you carry a revolver, 1911, or a poly gun, carry an extra mag/ speed loader, or more! The whole people who need more than ____ number of rounds must just not be able to shoot, is a poor way of thinking.

???? VERY few people have any idea what it will actually be like using a gun in a self defense situation. "Dreaming" is all most people can do along with training and being proficient with what ever they carry.

"The whole people who need more than ____ number of rounds must just not be able to shoot, is a poor way of thinking."

On the other hand the people that think that having lots of rounds in a gun makes up for "not being able to shoot"( or THINKING they know how to shoot) is also "a poor way of thinking"

 

[Bosshoss]

Revolvers have not went "to the way side"...The popularity of the Ruger LCR's and Smith and Wesson's J Frame series, the rebirth of the Smith and Wesson Model 66, etc....show this to not be the case...

Revolvers require a lot of practice to get good (shooting Double Action) and that turns off many folks who don't have access to a place to shoot very often....A revolver can fail but it is rare....The key is to shoot and carry whatever gun one is comfortable with...For some that is a plastic pistol and for some that is a revolver...To each his own...I am impressed with the continued popularity of the revolver.....

I agree if anything the J Frame is as if not more popular than ever. The Ruger LCR's are selling well.

One of the advantages of a revolver is you can practice by dryfiring and never leave your house. While you can dryfire with a auto you can not do multiple shots with a "Real feel" trigger pull without stopping to rack the slide.

Revolvers can malfunction by short stroking. I have seen it.

"Short stroking" a revolver trigger is NOT a revolver malfunction it is a shooter malfunction. It is easily solved by simply pulling the trigger again.(and training so not to do it in the first place)


I have noticed that people that have seen a revolver malfunction(even if it is a shooter or ammo malfunction) brag about it like meeting a movie star or rock star. " I once saw a revolver jam, yes I did and the dude didn't have a clue how to fix it"
So all revolvers suck

As other's have said ANYTHING mechanical can fail.

I carry auto's and revolvers but prefer the revolver.
Carry what you want and be good with it.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

With Arthritic hands I have trouble with smaller semi auto's. I mainly carry either a S&W mod. 60 or a mod 640. The weight of the all metal stainless frame helps absorb the recoil of the short barrel. Plus I am old school and wheel guns are COOL! But like so many have said, carry what fits your hand best and you shoot well. Good luck.

 

[gunbunnies]

Well my EDC for many years has been a revolver, normally a version of the Ruger SP101.... Well while out in the sticks the 6 inch 686 has seen some travels but normally the forget me not little SP101.

Practice, practice, practice with what ever one picks as a edc, it is just a tool and you are the craftsman....

Actual situations are hard to predict, everyone is different and has different levels of skill/training but from my past experiences in the security field it really comes down to what the body remembers and how it reacts as to what takes place on the scene.

In a actual robbery attempt that I lived through I remember everything that happened as if it played really slowly in front of me but as I did the actions of pulling my weapon and accessing everything that was around me it was all training... It was a reaction to a terrible situation playing out in front of you and your brain took over...

 

[JAFO]

LCR in .357
I understand the "more ammo on deck is better" theory... I just prefer to keep it simple. When things go south, I want as little to think about as possible.