BigMikey76
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I have no doubt that this topic will, as many gun topics do, generate some distinctly opinionated answers, but here we go.
I have recently begun to be interested in semi-auto caliber revolvers, specifically 9mm. I have yet to purchase my first revolver, but I have decided that my next purchase will be in the wheel gun category. At first, for all of the standard reasons, I was looking at .357s. The more I look around, however, the more the idea of a 9mm revolver just appeals to me. Here are some of my reasons:
1. Pretty much the least expensive practice ammo (I don't reload)
2. Same ammo as my current carry guns (some prefer infinite variety, I tend towards K.I.S.S.)
3. Shorter round makes it easier to carry more backup ammo. This one takes some explanation. I was watching a video where a guy carries two moon-clipped sets of 9mm ammo stacked one on top of the other in a single speed loader carry pouch. Thus, where he would only be able to carry 6 rounds of backup with .357 in speed loaders, he can carry 12 9mm. With a double carrier, that turns into 24, plus the 6 in the gun.
4. Not as loud. Now I'm not claiming that 9mm is quiet, by any means, but if I am forced into a self defense situation, especially in an indoor setting, I like the idea of less damage to my hearing.
I have given my reasons for my thought process, and I am now ready to take my lumps. What am I not considering? Where are the holes in my logic? Or, if you agree with me, why?
I have recently begun to be interested in semi-auto caliber revolvers, specifically 9mm. I have yet to purchase my first revolver, but I have decided that my next purchase will be in the wheel gun category. At first, for all of the standard reasons, I was looking at .357s. The more I look around, however, the more the idea of a 9mm revolver just appeals to me. Here are some of my reasons:
1. Pretty much the least expensive practice ammo (I don't reload)
2. Same ammo as my current carry guns (some prefer infinite variety, I tend towards K.I.S.S.)
3. Shorter round makes it easier to carry more backup ammo. This one takes some explanation. I was watching a video where a guy carries two moon-clipped sets of 9mm ammo stacked one on top of the other in a single speed loader carry pouch. Thus, where he would only be able to carry 6 rounds of backup with .357 in speed loaders, he can carry 12 9mm. With a double carrier, that turns into 24, plus the 6 in the gun.
4. Not as loud. Now I'm not claiming that 9mm is quiet, by any means, but if I am forced into a self defense situation, especially in an indoor setting, I like the idea of less damage to my hearing.
I have given my reasons for my thought process, and I am now ready to take my lumps. What am I not considering? Where are the holes in my logic? Or, if you agree with me, why?