Is it time to put revolvers in the museum?

Pianoguy said:
For those of us that can live without having to win every possible gun fight, . . . .
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Umm . . . I'm pretty sure that if I lose a gunfight, my chances of survival drop markedly. Does that make me one of those who can't live without having to win every gunfight?

Oh, wait, you said "gun fight," not "gunfight." ;)
 
I don't really recall that point being made so beautifully in this thread.

Life isn't all about combat. If life was all combat, the winchester high wall and millions of other rifles would become obsolete. I'm not even going to try to argue that a guy with a handi rifle could take out a half dozen men with AR rifles.

But, even if life was all about combat, that isn't going to put the revolver out to pasture. You still have 6 rounds and 12 in speed loaders, and the winner is likely to be the one who trained best.

what was the statistic? 90% of the rounds fired in police gunfights miss? Even at that level of failure, you can still get two rounds of .357 into the opponent and he may miss with all 6-8 of the rounds in his single stack .45.

Wow, I guess it's time to throw away all of my 1911s!!!!!:eek:
 
"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."

This makes a lot of sense when you consider the first-shot, can-shoot from inside a pocket, super-reliable advantages of the revolver for CC. A snubby with a compact 9 or 40 for backup wouldn't be bad. I don't feel unprotected with my 642 as primary and the 442 or 327 pc in the other pocket either. I don't plan to storm any crackhouses any time soon.
 
Once again should I treat it as I do with :
8 - tracks
cassettes
vinyl records
VCR - VHS
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Go ahead and put yours in a museum.

I'm going to keep shooting mine, with your kind permission. :)
 
My first revolver (sort of) was a cap gun with the holsters and spurs on boots for X-mas. I jumped on my spring loaded horse and rode out into Indian country.

I'm looking for that one for the museum...:rolleyes:



PS.... I remember Mannix .... he had the first semi-auto that I saw.
 
Are you one of them pinko commies boy?? LOL

I think revolvers will keep evolving, and be around long after I'm gone.
Nuthin's purty'er than a fine revolver.
 
"If you look at it, the tilting barrels and mag releases used on many modern semi-autos are really no different then when they first came out hundred+ years ago. You technically have "outdated" designs in your modern semi-autos."

An old design does NOT mean obsolete.

Nothing has come along that has made the tilting-barrel design functionally obsolete.

Things have come along, however, that have made earlier music storage and playback mediums functionally obsolete. That's why we no longer have music recorded on wax or shellac cylinders.
 
That's a better analogy. A firearm is a mechanism for delivering a high speed projectile safely, reliably, and accurately from point A to point B. mechanical restrictions limit these devices to only a few real design options.

The hypodermic syringe is as old as dirt, and sure, it's not the only way to deliver a vaccine into the body, but you can count on one thing. It's never going to go in the museum. Too useful and nothing at all can replace or improve it.
 
Wow! 6 pages and I'm still trying to figure out what the OP's point is . . :roll eyes:

It takes longer to load his revolver than to load his semi-auto and he can fire more shots with is semi-auto . . .

I'm one of those goes that shoots black powder SA as well as them new fangled cartridge revolvers . . . for me, it "ain't about quantity (how fast and how many rounds you can get off) . . it's about "quality" . . .

Does that mean my revolvers belong in a museum . . . yea, you can take 'em there . . after I'm dead and gone. :D
 
It takes longer to load his revolver than to load his semi-auto
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And then only if you have pre-loaded magazines. If all you've got is the gun and a handful of loose cartridges, the revolver is much faster to load.
 
Love my GP100 because it's never once choked on me, is accurate, fun to shoot, built like a tank, and good to look at. Museum? Not likely. My autos are good guns, but rank below my revolver.
 
I like revolvers because of their reliability. No matter what, you are going to cycle to the next round. So that thought alone has me sold. I also am a fan of old "cowboy" guns. So I think that shooting old pieces of history are good reminders of our past. But I still like to watch stuff on VHS tape too.
 
I retired from Law Enforcement May 7th. I quickly sold my plastic gun and yesterday bought an old S&W M65. I am 100% confident it will serve me well through out my retirement years. I am also 100% sure that I will not go to my Wife's Christmas party and need to shoot it out with Mercs.
 
I still like my revolvers, the triggers are better and I don't have to get down on my hands and knees to pick up brass.

And it costs about twice as much to get an auto that is as accurate.


It takes me longer to clean a M1911 than a revolver. The more modern auto pistols, (such as a P-38!) they take less time to clean because I cannot disassemble the things as far as I want. That does not mean they are as clean when I am done with them. I suspect I will have to soak the things in solvent to get all the crud out of them.
 
Wow, this is a long thread. My 2 cents is revolver, simple and pick your bullet, power, weight. configeration. Anything from shot for snakes to heavy game loads.
Auto, capacity and fast reload. Shoot hundreds of rounds to break it in and see what it will feed. If it screws up simply tap, rack, beat on it, pray and take it apart.
Revolver, pull the trigger again.
 
No more so than the black powder gun or bow and arrow are only found in a museum. I think the revolver is here to stay. The Semi is nice, but so is the revolver. Both have a lot going for them. If anything, perhaps somebody will invent a ray gun and the semi will go away, leaving only the revolver and the ray gun. :)

Todd


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