When do you favor revolvers and when do you favor autos?

I do not like autos for hunting. I prefer single shots at this point, but a revolver works also.

I have found it is difficult to shoot revolvers at the range without a revolver, so in this instance I prefer a revolver. Usually a Ruger Single Six which is about as much fun as you can have legally once you get married.

competitions requiring a revolver.

Pretty much all other instances call for a semi-auto.
 
I favor autos when shooting and revolvers when picking up brass to reload after shooting autos......

S&W Model 15 4in and 686P-4 2.5in are my favorite two shooters.
 
I like both pretty equally, but I think revolvers are gorgeous in comparison. My 1911 is currently on dreamyland duty, but if I can get my Colt Police Positive back and working correctly, I think that will replace it (since the 1911 is worth more, I'd rather not have it carried away with the police if, God forbid, I have to use). I think revolvers point better.
 
Semi Autos for everything except for pocket carry as I have not found a totally reliable semi auto pocket pistol yet.

Perhaps a big bore revolver for bear protection but in that case I prefer my 458 rifle.
 
Duty and competition gun a 1911A1 NM 45 ACP

Hunting and home or self defense a .357, 41 or 44 magnum revolver. I am not brand or model fussy as long as it is reliable and accurate.
 
Revolvers for hunting and when ccw'ing 'pocket' style.

Auto's when ccw'ing IWB or OWB. Mostly during winter months.

For plain range fun it's a combo of both.
 
My Ruger LCR goes on my ankle when I'm some place that I dont feel like showing a print on my side, all though as of yet no one but those who know I carry IWB with my Glock 22 has never noticed. My LCR is light and works better then carring nothing! My Glock 22 goes on my side IWB pretty much all the time.
 
When do you favor revolvers

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and when do you favor autos?

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I have to agree 100 % with what you wrote. I love em both.Both are fun to shoot.
 
I generally prefer revolvers for their simplicity, availability of powerful cartridges, and convenience at the range including not having to chase brass for reloading. For a ccw though, I prefer an auto for the simple reason that I can conceal a full size auto easier than a full size revolver.

Woods gun - Super Redhawk 454 Casull
Nightstand gun - GP100 357 magnum
CCW - M&P 357 Sig
 
S&W Model 66 for bed stand. Nothing is more simple.

1911A1 loaded with empty chamber for when fully awake.

These guns seldom leave home.

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I favor an internal-hammer revolver when it can be carried in a jacket/coat pocket. With this setup, you can hold the weapon in your hand, ready to fire instantly without even pulling the revolver out of your pocket - if necessary - to respond instantly to a sudden threat.

When someone who is seemingly non-threatening approaches you, like to ask for "directions" or "a light", if you're concerned about your safety, you could be holding the revolver in your hand without anyone being aware of it. This level of readiness on your part could be critical if the approacher should suddenly pull out a gun or a knife.

If said approacher should suddenly turn into a life-threatening opponent, you can fire INSTANTLY without even pulling out the revolver - much more quickly than you are likely to be able to get a pistol out of a concealed holster.

This two or three second advantage can make all the difference between being a victim and surviving such an encounter.

A coat pocket revolver is rarely my primary, but there are occasions where having this capability makes a lot of sense to me.
 
Revolver for pocket carry, self defense. .22 Auto for "utility work", (shooting raccoons trapped in my barn). Revolvers for hunting and fun shooting. Autos if forced into a "Warsaw Ghetto", or any, it cannot happen here-but does, military scenario.
 
I love my revolvers. I like my semi-autos. I use both for ccw depending on the destination. The SP101, M&P 340 CT, Glock 26, and P-3AT are the four that are in the carry rotation. Over time I have found the 26 being the one I take with me the most. I did install a NY trigger in it which in addition to making the trigger safe in a smart carry (factory trigger could be fired by pushing it through the two layers of denim on the front of the holster) also removed the creep and made the Glock trigger feel like a revolver trigger where there is resistance as soon as you start to pull it. It completely changed the way I feel about the gun.

Basically I like revolvers for woods carry and semi's for everything else these days. It used to be revolvers all time.
 
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For concealed carry or duty use I favor the auto for the slim profile and faster reload ability. I prefer shooting revolvers. That's what I started with and still shoot best. As a side benefit of the revolver, I don't spend twenty minutes hunting my brass when I get ready to leave the range.
 
I use them both, love them both, understand them both.

My revolvers for the woods and some concealed carry, my autos for the town and some concealed carry. My duty rig is a full size M&P45, my woods-toting gun is a Ruger SBH. I've got several K and N frames for general use, and my daily concealed carry will either be a SW Model 38, or a Ruger LCP, depending on which is closer at the time.
 
Both for CPL, but getting specific..

J-frames for general CPL,
.357mag 4" for hiking or traveling,

Forgoing to week-end hipower matches, either the 4" .357 or .45ACP / 9MM semi.

Practice with both @ local bowling pin shoot.

Darn pins, NEED center-line hits to move slowly off the table with a 140gr .38!
 
I favor my revolver when my 2 auto's run out of ammo. Yes I do carry 3 firearms concealed at all times. :-) Or did I miss the point?
 
I find I shoot revolvers a bit more at the range cause it's easier finding brass. as for CCW and HD I probably prefer an auto a bit more. I've been known to carry both at the same time:eek:
 
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