Fellow six gunners might find this amusing!

For new shooters the revolver is perfect

Fewer bells and whistles. NO safety. That stresses the importance of muzzle control.
 
Humor and romance. Back in the 80's, when my daughter was first dating her husband, (who was a LEO, then an attorney, now one of our diplomats) they went to a private club range. Now he knew she had a small 22 semi-auto, and he asked if she had brought her "little gun". She replied no, but I have this and pulled out her Taurus 66, 4inch 357mag, and told him her daddy gave it to her. He believes that was the moment he fell in love.
 
I have the Walther P22 jam o matic. have well over 500 rounds through it. Still waiting for it to "break in". Not all Semi auto's jam, not all revolvers are 100% reliable.
I have a 40 S&W revolver that uses moon clips. if the bullet is not set correctly in the clip it will jam the cylinder. I have also had a jam in a revolver caused by a primer sticking out a bit too far.

I have a Ruger SP101, in 357Mag, but usually carry a Ruger SR9c.
 
DannyB1954, when you load your revolver, if you will ease the hammer back just enough to free the cylinder to rotate, then spin it to make sure it spins freely, you will never have the problems you describe. The problems you describe are not jams, they are out of spec cartridges and should be detected before, not after, the revolver is put into action.
 
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Hahahaha. On a similiar note, when I first shot pistols with my dad, his 1911 scared the bejeezus outta me. The bright muzzle flash and what really did it was that fat tube of brass being thrown out. Revolvers, in my eyes are far better better instructional tools. My girlfriend and I have been shooting together and she expressed the desire to shoot a handgun, I've been encouraging her to start with a revolver
 
I forgot to mention the S&W 38 bodyguard that I have. If you pull the trigger just a little, then back off, the next time you pull the trigger sometimes the cylinder will not rotate, and the trigger locks up. It is easy enough to manually rotate the cylinder to it's next notch, but in my opinion it is still a malfunction.
I do enjoy my revolvers, but I also realize that any mechanical device can have problems. That is where training comes in. How can you minimize your problems or what do you do with the problem.
 
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