Revolver or Semi-auto better when wet?

oh I have

Actually, i've never seen any environmental condition negatively affect any weapon or ammo, except dust and dirt.
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Gets real cold here. Our USPSA club (www.gmpsvt.com for snow videos) holds outdoor matches all year; coldest start was -17F.
Cold definitely impacts both firearm AND user function (think your special lube is best? Hmmmm....).


Most highly recommend for a 'water' gun you get whatever you buy finished in Robar's NP3.
Rust solved.
A Ruger 4" GP100 is a good choice.
So is a Springfield Armory XD, or S&W M&P, or Glock 17.
So are many other choices.

Any choice should be finished in NP3.
 
For those worried about getting into the sideplate of a S&W-type revolver, I'd recommend a Ruger DA revolver...they don't have sideplates....just remove one screw, and the fire-control assembly comes out with the triggerguard.

Another idea is the Ruger SA revolvers....if it gets dirty, just pull out the basepin and cylinder, take off the grips, then rinse, dry, and spray down with a can of RemOil....easy-peasey.... :D
 
C0untZer0 said:
The most powerfull production hangun round in the world is the .50 caliber S&W. Since that round is only fired through a REVOLVER, that makes the revolver better than the semi-auto.
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I'd suggest reading the OP's initial post:
This gun will be used for home defense, field carry in the woods and in the rivers and lakes of Wisconsin, and CC during the colder months when I can conceal a gun of this size under heavier clothing. I am doing separate research for my "summer" CC gun (or I might try to conceal the bigger one, we'll see!).

Above all, I am looking for reliability and firepower. I don't mind extra weight, as I am aware that everything is a compromise. I want the gun to be American Made, and I don't want a lot of bells and whistles. I want it to be a gun in the simplest of forms, but designed to operate very consistently, reliably, and through potentially adverse conditions. I kayak and canoe quite a bit, as well as spend many of my winter days outdoors, so the gun needs to work when it's wet or cold as well.

My research keeps pointing me to two different guns...

A good, stainless steel .357 revolver, maybe S&W 686 or a Ruger.

Or, one of the vast array of solid 1911's out there.

Both of these are proven, have been to hell and back, and are still shooting after all this time.
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So your suggestion for the OP is the massive S&W .500 for home defense, field carry, and winter concealed carry? :rolleyes:
 
There are a number of books on both revolvers and auto pistols. Detail striping any gun requires knowledge of the proper procedure and order of disassemble and reassembly. There has been a lot of guns damaged by improper dis assembly. For me the Glock and 1911 are easy and need few tools to detail strip. A double action revolver (Colt or S&W) can easily be damaged if the side plate is improperly removed (prided off) and there are some parts that will fall out and be lost if one is not careful. There are also some special tools that you will need to do a detail strip. The Ruger Blackhalk is probably your best choice (revolver) if you truly going to need to detail strip to get mud out.

I have spent a lot of time in the hills and back country when younger and never had to detail strip a gun to keep it working. At that time in my life my every day gun was a Ruger Blackhalk and a S&W k 22 (both revolvers). In a sheep camp guns do get wet and dirty but with a good holster and a little care any of your choices should work with out needing to be detailed striped.
 
Ruger Blackhawk or Glock (Glock is just as American made as Springfield Armory). Both are extremely sturdy and well made, Glock will fire under more adverse situations than the Ruger.
 
Jgon,
Auto’s – carry more ammo, and are easier to clean.

Revolver can be pocket carried, and fired multiple times from the pocket. An auto will fire only once from inside a pocket. i think of this every time i were a winter coat with zipper pockets.

Joe
 
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