My choice to carry a revolver CONFIRMED in a big way...

[amd6547]

I like both revolvers and autos. I own a few revolvers, and often rely on a GP100 3" around the house.
In the years I've been shooting, I've perconally seen revolvers go down twice.
Once was a squib from a fresh box of just purchased factory 357 ammo. The squib pushed the bullet between the cylinder and barrel, wedging it in the forcing cone.
The second was a Ruger LCR which experienced bullet creep, the third round bullet extended far enough to keep the cylinder from rotating or opening.

In the first case, that revolver was done for the day, until a rod could be found to drive the bullet out of the forcing cone.
In the second, the bullet was pried out of the front of the cylinder with a pocket knife.

With autos, I have had a very rare jam, but they were always easily cleared, and shooting continued.

Even when a CZ75 I owned broke its extractor claw, I could at least shoot by single loading a round at a time.

So yes, revolvers can go down, and it can end your day when they do. I'll continue to shoot them anyway.

 

[Rifleman1952]

I can only speak from my own experience. I've owned several Springfield Armory pistols in the XD series (XDM, XD, Mod 2). Also, several friends & family members own pistols in this series as well. Never had a problem of any kind when using factory ammo. The only situation I am aware of where FTF or FTE became an issue was when semi wad cutter hand loads were used.

Is it possible that some owner of the XD series had problems with their pistol? Of course, they're made in a factory, not in heaven. But my experience with these pistols has been one of incredible reliability.

 

[Mike Irwin]

"Or about 30 feet away, if you're shooting a 10mm 1911."

I had an EAA Witness in 10mm that, with the original factory springs, would throw cases into the next freaking time zone.

 

[crashdummy]

I have 2 revolvers that I favor for concealed carry.
A Charter Arms Bulldog 2" stainless in 44 Spl
and a Taurus Tracker 4" titanium in 41 Mag
Both are light, easily concealed, and are capable of controlled firing.
Only 5 round cylinders ? Yep, if you place your shots, 5 is plenty !

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

"Only 5 round cylinders ? Yep, if you place your shots, 5 is plenty!"

++1!

 

[manta49]

"Only 5 round cylinders ? Yep, if you place your shots, 5 is plenty!"

++1!

Is it.

At the core of his desperate firefight was a murderous attacker who simply would not go down, even though he was shot 14 times with .45-cal. ammunition — six of those hits in supposedly fatal locations. in the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney

 

[dgludwig]

^^^
Is it?
++1!

 

[Mike Irwin]

Only a fool with a suicidal death wish leaves his house with fewer than 5 concealed firearms and 100 or more rounds of ammunition for each of them.




"At the core of his desperate firefight was a murderous attacker who simply would not go down, even though he was shot 14 times with .45-cal. ammunition — six of those hits in supposedly fatal locations. in the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney"

All that shows is that a handgun, ANY handgun, is a pretty poor tool for stopping a determined or pharmaceutically enhanced attacker.

The obvious answer in a situation like that is a bazooka.

Then again, they're only single shot.

 

[stagpanther]

"Or about 30 feet away, if you're shooting a 10mm 1911."

I had an EAA Witness in 10mm that, with the original factory springs, would throw cases into the next freaking time zone.
__________________
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Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

Is that all? My glock 20--sometimes the case gets to the target before the bullet when shooting long distances.

 

[manta49]

Only a fool with a suicidal death wish leaves his house with fewer than 5 concealed firearms and 100 or more rounds of ammunition for each of them.




"At the core of his desperate firefight was a murderous attacker who simply would not go down, even though he was shot 14 times with .45-cal. ammunition — six of those hits in supposedly fatal locations. in the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney"

All that shows is that a handgun, ANY handgun, is a pretty poor tool for stopping a determined or pharmaceutically enhanced attacker.

The obvious answer in a situation like that is a bazooka.

Then again, they're only single shot.

I would say only a fool would leave the house with 5 rounds in a revolver and rely on it to stop someone as you said a handgun is a poor man stopper. The obvious answer is to carry extra ammo a 100 or more if someone likes, for me it would be two mags. Placing your shots under pressure could be an issue as well. Maybe a sensible response with your view and not a sarcastic one would be more useful to the discussion. My post was in response to the bellow post, if you want to advice people that 5 rounds is plenty that's fine.

Only 5 round cylinders ? Yep, if you place your shots, 5 is plenty!"

All that shows is that a handgun, ANY handgun, is a pretty poor tool for stopping a determined or pharmaceutically enhanced attacker

Remarkably, the gunman was still showing vital signs when EMS arrived. Sheer determination, it seemed, kept him going, for no evidence of drugs or alcohol was found in his system

 

[j102]

I love my Ruger LCR 357, and it is the gun I carry many times.
In reference to auto failures, I have taken two advance pistols courses with my Glock 19s (I have two Glocks 19) and both times the Glocks have run without a single issue.
In my experience, Glocks are as reliable as any revolver. I have never had any failure with any of my Glocks, and they are the guns I shoot the most.
Again, for CCW, I carry my Ruger LCR 357 or Sig P290RS or Glock 26 because I prefer compact/subcompact guns for carry, they are easier and so convenient to carry. They are super reliable too.
I have never had a failure with any of them.

 

[Pezo]

I pack revolvers exclusively. I do carry a min of two speed loaders or strips.
I practice emergency reloads into muscle memory using snap caps and at the range. All this what's better platform makes good forum talk but is b s in reality. Just carry a generally effective caliber and in the platform of your choice then get damn good with it.

 

[tomrkba]

Those with kydex IWB were able to re-holster much faster than those with leather or fabric.

Nobody ever won a gun fight because they could put their gun away faster. Slower is safer.

The real lesson of this thread is to make sure your defensive handgun is in proper working order. This means periodic inspections to make sure the internals are working properly. Any machine designed and made by humans can malfunction and both revolvers and semi-autos are no exception.

 

[drive_sideways]

My wife prefers revolvers over semi's cause she has severe tendonitis in her wrists, and when its bad, she can not rack a slide.
She never has a problem with a revolver though, no matter how bad she can still load it and fire it accurately enough to defend herself.
My 24/7 g2 has only jammed once and that was the winchester white box, it has 0 feed issues with the hornady american gunner and critical defense rounds i fire out of it or any federal rounds.
That being said, i am way more accurate with a revolver, gp100 357 mag.
Not to mention a gp100 will last a few generations of your family...

 

[Mike Irwin]

"I would say only a fool would leave the house with 5 rounds in a revolver and rely on it to stop someone as you said a handgun is a poor man stopper."

I've only rarely carried a reload for any of my handguns, even when I carry a 5-shot.

In the 30 or so years that I've carried, I've only been involved in 173 shootouts that required more than 5 rounds -- for those I simply ducked into the nearest gun store and bought more ammo.

In the other 81,792 shootouts I've been in I only needed 2 rounds or fewer to effect a positive outcome.

And, finally, in the other 31,729,186 incidents in which I've had to display my firearm I've not had to fire a shot; normally just a good stout whack across the bridge of the nose with the butt sends the nefarious party scurrying.

Conversely, a good friend of mine never leaves the house without at least 15 fully loaded magazines for his Glock 17, and he's never so much as had to even insinuate that he's got a gun.

Mostly I think that's because he takes 4 steps out his front door and collapses under the weight of all of that extra ammo.

He never even gets out of his front yard.

 

[Mike_Fontenot]

I would say only a fool would leave the house with 5 rounds in a revolver and rely on it to stop someone as you said a handgun is a poor man stopper.

I think that the .44mag coming out of my S&W69 is an extremely good man-stopper. My job is to try to get as accurate with it as I possibly can.

 

[Magnum Wheel Man]

Is the gun your only form of self defense???

I carry a 7 shot 22 Mag revolver ( as mentioned earlier ) but that is not my only form of self defense...

if I put 2 "good" rounds into an attacker, he is no longer anywhere near as dangerous, even if he doesn't die right there, or or realize he's been hit, he won't have the lungs to chase ( if I'm running ) & if I'm fighting, & out of ammo, he's going to get my revolver shoved up his butt, & at the very minimum, he now has 2 new targets in which to strike, than he had before I shot him

Conversely, a good friend of mine never leaves the house without at least 15 fully loaded magazines for his Glock 17

really??? I don't care... if I were that paranoid, or thought I really needed that much ammo, I'd move... nothing, is worth living in an area that 15 magazines would be required... heck, I bet there are not any, or at least not very many soldiers that carry that much ammo in a war zone

 

[Mike Irwin]

That was humorous sarcasm, Sheldon.

 

[Magnum Wheel Man]

seen guys on that old Prepper TV show that fell into that level of paranoia

 

[seeker_two]

"I would say only a fool would leave the house with 5 rounds in a revolver and rely on it to stop someone as you said a handgun is a poor man stopper."

I've only rarely carried a reload for any of my handguns, even when I carry a 5-shot.

In the 30 or so years that I've carried, I've only been involved in 173 shootouts that required more than 5 rounds -- for those I simply ducked into the nearest gun store and bought more ammo.

In the other 81,792 shootouts I've been in I only needed 2 rounds or fewer to effect a positive outcome.

And, finally, in the other 31,729,186 incidents in which I've had to display my firearm I've not had to fire a shot; normally just a good stout whack across the bridge of the nose with the butt sends the nefarious party scurrying.

Conversely, a good friend of mine never leaves the house without at least 15 fully loaded magazines for his Glock 17, and he's never so much as had to even insinuate that he's got a gun.

Mostly I think that's because he takes 4 steps out his front door and collapses under the weight of all of that extra ammo.

He never even gets out of his front yard.

Regardless of your experience, I distrust anyone who uses the words "nefarious" and "scurrying" in the same sentence.

That said....as a student of the Cannon/Mannix/Rockford Technique, I have no worries in relying on my .38SPL snub to deal with threats up to 100 yards away.