Most of us "older" guys would prefer

I'm 59 + ... and I like both revolvers and semi-autos / and I have about a dozen of each - but I'm more of a shooter than a collector.

When it comes to revolvers - I'm a S&W guy / all pre-internal lock in the frame / primarily .357 mag and .44 mag / model 19, 27's, 66's - and model 29's ... 3", 4", 6" and 8 3/8" barrels. There is something very special about shooting a revolver - and I like it very much. The triggers on the S&W's are very very good.

In semi-autos I'm mostly a 1911 guy ( I prefer Wilson Combat / CQB, Protector 5" models in 9mm, .40 and .45 acp) but I have a few other mfg's as well - Baer, Ed Brown, Kimber .... The 1911 is the gun of our generation - and its really hard to beat a well tuned 1911 - just from the trigger alone.

The other semi-auto I like is Sig - mostly 226 models ( in 9mm, .40S&W) and a 226 X-Five which is a single action only Sig - and a very good gun.

I don't collect any other kinds of revolvers because they don't fit my hand - although I think Colt is a very good gun as well. On the DA/SA side, I think Sig is a good gun / not great - but very good. 1911's - its hard to find a bad gun made by Wilson Combat....
 
62 and enjoy both. I have more autos than revolvers. Mostly because most of my gens are Milsurp C&R's. I do have a GP100, S&W Mod 10, and Ruger Super Blackhawk. My non C&R autos include S&W 645, Beretta 92fs, XD40 Subcompact, High Standard H-D Military, and LCP.
I do agree that a classic revolver IS an artful thing of beauty.
 
I'm 27 and prefer revolvers... but I own more semi-autos for practicality reasons.

My favorite gun of all time: my S&W Model 66-3. :D

My wife's favorite: Her Ruger LCR.
 
I love the sixties in the sixties but not when I have now reached the sixties. :barf:

Anyway, my last purchase was a SW 19 but I had 4 semis already - carry and competition. I'm going to use the 19 soon for competition.

My next purchase will probably be a revolver - one of the SW Centennial 22s.

But I would like a LCP Rasberry - because it is cute.
 
45, depends, for shooting enjoyment, semi for plates and paper 15yds and under. Revolver rules for paper target >15yds. Plus I reload so revolvers get the nod there. For CCW semi, For woods revolver.
 
Sixty-one. Revolvers. Don't like pickin' up brass, some dented, from all over creation. Have some autos- don't shoot 'em as much as revolvers, rarely carry one.
 
Don't discount the brass issue... it IS tedious to try and pick it up, especially when you have bad knees and a zealous RO behind you with a broom.

Nearing 50 here... for situations that matter and require 100% reliable operation (by me and the gun) I have a strong preference for revolvers. Anything mechanical that hasn't changed its basic design for over 100 years must have something going for it. For CC I will use my LCP, but only because it is so small and I would likely go unarmed otherwise. I love shooting my 9mm and my .45, but have no plans to buy other semi-autos.
 
I'm over 50 and I like to think that I use whatever tool is best for the job at hand but I keep coming back to a 1911 of one form or another. And no fantastic plastic......it just ain't right. I'd take an ugly girl with a Colt Series 70 over Cristie Brinkley with a Glock.
 
I'd take an ugly girl with a Colt Series 70 over Cristie Brinkley with a Glock.
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I have a Colt 1911, but I also have a new Glock. I figure any gun as ugly as my Glock is bound to be reliable...it sure ain't selling for it's looks.:D

Revolvers are great, I like mine, but semi's are just more fun to shoot.

I posted once, but I am 69 and not sure what I said the first time.:cool:
 
I posted once, but I am 69 and not sure what I said the first time.
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I know the feeling.
 
'Older guys'

Well sounds like a lot of 'pups' out there! ;-) I'm 65 and I prefer the auto, probably because it was the gun I learned to shoot with in the military. I carried a Navy Colt 1911. Currrently my home gun is an S&W Sigma .40VE and my CCW is a Ruger LCP .380
 
63 here, 23 of 30 hand guns I currently own, are revolvers of one sort or another. As to those 7 lonely Autos... I've got a Luger in .30, and a Smith 41 in .22 but the rest are Colts...a Woodsman Target .22 and the rest 1911's of one sort or another...most are .45's but I do have one of the few .40 S&W's and a 9mm / .38 Super switch barrel Combat Commander. For me, the 1911A1 grip is perfect...I may prefer revolvers in numbers but that old 1911A1 fits me the best. Fit isn't everything tho,, I shoot the revolvers better, by at least 50% in group size. They're just inherently more accurate out of the box than the Autos, if the .22's are excepted. With some custom smithing, an auto can be coaxed up to revolver accuracy standards.

The Colts have the best hammer spur location for my hands in single action rapid fire...I've got a cpl of Police Positives in .32 Long..good for 3" at 25 yds. The Diamondback is a 2-2.5" gper. A SSA in .45 LC with a spare cylinder in .45 ACP that's a great shooter...again...sub 2" gps at 25...it's long sight radius helps..7-1/2".

Rugers ...I've never had one that didn't print less than 2" gps at 25 yds, sitting with a back rest...ie. Keith's long range position.Too, they have a solid feel to them and they're strength is legendary. They may be the best deal for the money...The last decade of Rugers are accurate as h--l, especially the .44's. Two Lipsey's .44 Specials are well below 2" average at 25, and the .44 Mag 50th Anniversary Flat Top does as well. Their .45 LC's in the "New" Vaquero persuasion however, have all needed the throats opened up...mine was .450 with a .452 bore..not conducive to accuracy, but cylindersmith. com fixed that pronto. It's a ~2" gun now and very nice to carry especially with it's 4-5/8" bbl.

The Smiths have the best triggers; old or new they're just the best. Only one of my Smiths..an early M-25 in .45 LC that would not group better than 3" at 25 no matter what I tried, had cylinder throats that were .457 to .458 with a groove dia. of .452. I took it back to Smith, in person, in Springfield, with all my data...and the guys in the custom shop told me that they'd told the factory the same story and the tooling remained the same for years. I'm told it's different now but I'll never own another Smith in .45 LC. My 1955 Target in .45 ACP however, will do 1" at 25 on demand...the rest are similar...good for a minimum of 2", but usually better depending on how my old eyes are doing on any particular day.

While I've never had a Glock or Sig, friends have them and like the pieces, but for me it's one of the big three American gun-makers or nothing. I've shot them and the H&K's but the triggers are from another world for an old dog like me.

JMHO, Rodfac
 
While I'm not older than dirt I'm pert near older than dirt. Well my favorite are my Single Action Army Colts and then some Ruger Single Actions. I did just recently by a little Beretta 21A 22LR and a Ruger MK2 NRA in 22LR and they are a lot of fun. But my love lays with the single action revolvers.
 
I'm over 50. My favorites are revolvers and 1911s. I go back and forth over which one I like best. I do own some non-1911 semi-autos but view them more as tools.
 
This old man likes wheel guns:

I’ve been lucky enough to own a number of high quality auto loaders and revolvers over the years, yet I have always had a soft spot for wheel guns.

As I have gotten older and the reflexes have started to slow down some, I am more and more enamored with the point and shoot qualities of the revolver. With a revolver its’ either ready or its’ not, I don’t have to remember if there is a live round in the chamber, or do I need to rack the slide first before I can shoot.

IMHO a quality revolver is a work of ART and a quality auto loader, as effective as it may be, is a tool nothing more and nothing less.
 
Half and half in my safe, pretty close, but for carry, 100% semi.

50% of the time it is a CZ75B in .40 S&W, 25% a KelTec P-11, 15% a KelTec P3AT, 10% a CZ82. My favorite at the range is the 75B w/Kadet Kit (.22 lr) or the CZ 82, but I have to admit my first pistol ever bought, an old Ruger Single Six convertible still puts a smile on my face.
 
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