wild cat mccane
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I am one of a few disagreeing with the question.
Size wise, auto wins.
Cost, auto wins.
Caliber they are equal in 357 Gold Dot vs 9mm HST. If not 9mm better as the 9mm is moving substantially slower. (luckygunner 38/357 test vs 9mm test. 9mm HST bests most of the 4" barrel revolver penetration/expansion)
I don't think the question is framed in a relevant manner cause we're all going to buy what we want.
Biggest issue I'm taking is the assumption here being said that a revolver (once chambered) is safer than a chambered auto. Well, both are going to fire when chambered. In fact, an auto will never fire until chambered with a million trigger pulls. A chambered revolver will fire.
Second issue is reliability. Not sure I agree at all. With a cran, forcing cone, main string, extraction star, transfer bar breaks (looking at your Ruger and your million google posts about it), screw, rod, timing...that a revolver will always work is probably stretching it. More so than an auto, I would still disagree. The P3AT "pocket lint" failure days are well over a decade old by now. I'm betting a j-frame is going to get shot out of time requiring actual work long before an auto goes down for actual work.
But meh. Options for sure.
J-frames are an orange in my pocket, no matter the weight.
Size wise, auto wins.
Cost, auto wins.
Caliber they are equal in 357 Gold Dot vs 9mm HST. If not 9mm better as the 9mm is moving substantially slower. (luckygunner 38/357 test vs 9mm test. 9mm HST bests most of the 4" barrel revolver penetration/expansion)
I don't think the question is framed in a relevant manner cause we're all going to buy what we want.
Biggest issue I'm taking is the assumption here being said that a revolver (once chambered) is safer than a chambered auto. Well, both are going to fire when chambered. In fact, an auto will never fire until chambered with a million trigger pulls. A chambered revolver will fire.
Second issue is reliability. Not sure I agree at all. With a cran, forcing cone, main string, extraction star, transfer bar breaks (looking at your Ruger and your million google posts about it), screw, rod, timing...that a revolver will always work is probably stretching it. More so than an auto, I would still disagree. The P3AT "pocket lint" failure days are well over a decade old by now. I'm betting a j-frame is going to get shot out of time requiring actual work long before an auto goes down for actual work.
But meh. Options for sure.
J-frames are an orange in my pocket, no matter the weight.