Pistol or Revolver

As a backup gun the revolver is a better choice. The S&W 442 or 642 are perfect for this type of carry. Lint and dirt can't get in and the revolver is much more forgiving for deep cover concealment. I am retired 30 years LE carried backup a couple of ways in ankle rig and in a vest holster. The ankle rig is faster but picks up a ton of dirt and moisture. The revolver is harder to shoot and you need to get use to the heavier trigger compaired to the Glock.
Being retired now, most of my carry is a revolver snub and when I qualify with the department I use my S&W 36 and Colt Cobra 2 inch guns. I shoot the auto course for the SOU team with a snub and keep right up, and will outshoot most of the Auto shooters using Glock 40's and 9's. Don't get me wrong I still like auto's but at this time in my life the auto's are too big and the snubs always work.
 
carguychris,

In ur very good n comprehensive lists of + n - u forgot the lack of slide in revolvers. This absence is a + if u have a bad arm or hand n it can b hard to rack.

A hint - switch to normal English usage please, thanks - GEM
 
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I am currently experiencing the same conundrum.

A solid snub nose revolver would fit the bill for a BUG, quite well, and they make quite a few new flavors of .380acp pistols now, such as the LCP, the new S&W, the Kel-Tecs, and of course the PPKs etc...

Is there any particular caliber that you are interested in?
 
I currently have a Glock 22. I was thinking about getting a second gun, but I don't know if I should buy a Pistol or Revolver. I want some advice on what others think. It would be very appreciated.
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Been there, . . . done that, . . . didn't do so well on my decisions at first. I bought a lot of guns on and off the first few years of my shooting career, . . . and lost a lot of money in the process.

Go to a range that rents guns, . . . rent a few and see what you like. Revolvers can be a lot of fun, . . . especially a single action .22, . . . but it has to be a larger frame for me, . . . I don't like those little ones.

Semi-autos are a lot of fun too, . . . you just have to find out what piques your interest and fancy.

You might also look around to join a local gun club, . . . all I've ever been in were good folks, . . . often as not, we shot each other's guns, gave us a less expensive way to find out what worked for us.

May God bless,
Dwight
 
I was thinking about using the next gun as a BUG, and I want to make sure the next gun I buy will be something that I will enjoy carrying.
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Don't buy anything before you get to handle and at least dry fire an LCR. I would love one, but know I would not carry it over my G26 and I don't carry or want to carry a BUG. I almost want to carry a BUG so I have a decent reason to buy one though.

Go to a range that rents guns, . . . rent a few and see what you like
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^best advice

Get a 22 so you can shoot it from sunrise to sunset!!!!
^2nd best advice
 
For a BUG, I think a revolver is more suitable. A revolver is much less sensitive to an improper grip than an auto (shooting with a weak or injured hand seems to be a real possibility for a BUG) and also gives you a much better power-to-size ratio than an auto can.
 
"A revolver is a type of pistol. Perhaps you mean a 'semi-auto?'"

A large +1. Samuel Colt asked me what he should call his revolving pistol and I answered, "Why not call it a revolving pistol?" He liked the idea, and has paid me a royalty ever since. And yes, I am almost that old.

I also recognize that the pistol vs revolver battle has been won -- by politicians who know nothing about handguns, but make laws about them anyway. Their victory is so pervasive that even members of websites such as this one accept that an autoloading handgun is a pistol, whereas a revolver is something else.

Cordially but sadly,
Jack
 
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