Is it time to put revolvers in the museum?

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I have a 4inch S&W 686 that I love. It's a great shooting gun. But I rarely
shoot it because of the time it takes to reload and clean it. With my auto loaders I can quickly fire off a mag or two in the same amount of time.

I remember when revolvers were used by law enforcement ..nowadays your out gunned with them.

Once again should I treat it as I do with :
8 - tracks
cassettes
vinyl records
VCR - VHS

Soon to add
CDs
DVDs
 
I don't know if you know this, but revolvers do offer distinct advantages over autos. The 357 cal in of itself is an advantage. I guess maybe you're kidding?

Regarding these matters, if everyone jumped from a river onto a bridge, would you do it to? I'd rather be a leader than a sheep.
 
They already are in museums, along with semi autos. Both have been around for a long time and both are very much relevant today. I think he question is either a silly one or an attempt at trying to stir things up. I say that because it's obvious that revolvers are still being produced, sold and used in large numbers. How you completely left that out of the equation makes no sense. Other than the 2 issues you have with them, you have not really made any sort of argument other than listing a few outdated items and trying to lump revolvers in with them. I think it was divine inspiration that lead you to post this in the wrong forum the first time.
 
As I said before:

The Market will be the Arbiter of that. So long as people keep buying them and using them, them they'll be around.
 
It takes you longer to clean your revolver than it does your auto?

Hell, it takes me longer to disassemble my Ruger MarkIII (weird a$$ design) than it does to clean my 686.
 
HKS makes a good accessory...

HKS speedloaders still work fine. (use model 586)

last check i had 16 of them

moon clips are as fast as a mag in 45 acp

i'll admit that 15 or 16 rds of 9mm is faster to fire than 6-8 of 38/357 at one time.

the semi's and revolvers have an equal place , and i enjoy both styles

now i'll admit it takes me longer to clean a stainless/nickel revolver (250 rds) than a semi, but thats just a extended therapy session..

so i'll be glad to take the 686 and the freddie king album..:D
it won't get lonely..
 
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Hell, it takes me longer to disassemble my Ruger MarkIII (weird a$$ design) than it does to clean my 686.
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It would not if you practiced it frequently..... I can take my .22/45 apart (firing pin out) in less than 30 seconds ..... putting it back together takes a minute and a half on a bad day.

You can get all six chambers on that 686 clean in 2 minutes?

It can take me hours to get the carbon rings out of my Trooper and sp101 after the kids spend an afternoon dumping .38 specials out of them....
 
It can take me hours to get the carbon rings out of my Trooper and sp101 after the kids spend an afternoon dumping .38 specials out of them....
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Take a once fired .357 case and bell the mouth to just fit the rear of the cylinder...

Push the rest of the way in each chamber...

Carbon rings gone...
 
Take a once fired .357 case and bell the mouth to just fit the rear of the cylinder...

Push the rest of the way in each chamber...

Carbon rings gone...
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I've tried that .... and it did not work as advertised...
 
Been shooting for over forty years. Started with revolvers. Had some good 686's. Went to semi-autos almost exclusively in the 1990's. Now I find myself drifting back to revolvers after years of shooting only semi-autos. I still carry a semi-auto pistol on duty out of necessity, but my favorite all-time handgun is my Cimarron Artillery model 45 colt single action. I also favor my Uberti 1860 Army black powder revolver. The last three handguns I have bought have been revolvers.
 
You can do whatever you want with your revolvers....but I'll keep shooting mine most every week...

cleaning a semi-auto vs a revolver...isn't a big deal either way to me...at least in terms of field stripping and cleaning - when I get home from the range. Taking any gun down to a bare frame...semi-auto or revolver --- takes some time...but that's a different issue.

I don't think, if I were a LE Officer - that I'd carry a revolver today ...but revolvers sure have their place for defense...( easy to handle, simple controls, etc ) ....and most experts tell us in defense, it'll be over in 10 sec or less anyway...and 2 or 3 rounds is all you'll need ...( its not a fight at the ok Corral ) ...its defense.../ and a revolver is a very good solution ...but so is a 1911, etc.../ mag capacity is way overrated in my opinion !

I'll continue to shoot a number of my S&W revolvers ...and my semi-autos most every week !
 
They will never retire the revolvers. The auto just can't compete with the big bore revolvers. I also think a new generation of shooters have rediscovered the 38 spl as a great light shooting round and is just plain fun to shoot.

I shoot my guns and 85% of the time I'm shooting revolvers. The 45 Colt and 45 acp revolvers are pure joy to shoot.

When I carry it's usually a Glock-36 or Star PD both in 45 acp and an extra mag. Both for size and weight. I feel fine when I pocket carry my S&W 638 with only 5 rounds and a speed loader.

I've never had to use my gun in a SD shooting. So most my shooting is for the practice and the fun of it. That's where the revolvers step up big time.
 
It would not if you practiced it frequently..... I can take my .22/45 apart (firing pin out) in less than 30 seconds ..... putting it back together takes a minute and a half on a bad day.

You can get all six chambers on that 686 clean in 2 minutes?

It can take me hours to get the carbon rings out of my Trooper and sp101 after the kids spend an afternoon dumping .38 specials out of them....
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Oh I'm sure it would help if I did it more. is the .22/45 the same take down procedure as the MarkIII?

As for the cleaning, I wouldn't say 2 minutes (I guess I could try it tonight when I get home) but it sure doesn't take me long. It's a SS 686 with the blasted finish and I just use a lead free or lead away cloth and it comes right off. But I definitely spend more time cleaning my autos than I do my revolver. And all get the same attention to detail with the brushes, clothes and such. If anything the revolver ends up cleaner just due to the fact that there are less moving parts to fish the tooth brush into.
 
If someone's already mentioned I did not see...also not to mention the (near, nothing's absolute) "bullet proof" go bang reliability of the revolver...as either the first go-to bedside companion or CC/SD piece. My 3" .357 (.38+P mostly as HD/SD) is my first go to as HD and .40 as "back up" and not the other way around.
 
Oh I'm sure it would help if I did it more. is the .22/45 the same take down procedure as the MarkIII?
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The same. Same silly mag disconnect, same stupid LCI .... just has a polymer grip frame with a different angle.... and the mags have a big plastic "toe".....
 
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