Why do you like Revolvers?

I hope diggler 1833 won’t mind me stealing his answer but I wanted to add to it.
1. I don't have to pick up brass. Not number one but a great one.
2. I don't have to pick up brass.
3. I enjoy the ability to simply load the gun one round at a time. That one, once I thought about it is a very good reason. It always seems to relax me on the range rather than semi’s. I know I shoot better with a wheel gun, I wonder if that could be some of the reason.
4. I enjoy slowing down the shooting process and concentrating on accuracy. This I think is the best answer I have read, I believe it’s one of the greatest advantages of a revolver. You don’t have 15 or 300 rounds in the gun so you take time and concentrate more. It shouldn’t be that way, you should concentrate the same no matter if you have 1 or 100. It’s something to think about.
5. Most of the amazing classics that I inherited were revolvers. The only gun I inherited was an auto but of the ones I have purchased, most of the classics are N frame smiths.
6. The feeling that I get with a good revolver on my hip when compared to a polymer wonder (and I CC a M&P9C or M&P40). Yes I carried an N frame smith in 44 special on my hip for many years, but with that said and needing an easier way to hold up my pants something lighter was in order, I know I will be dammed for this but I carry a Glock 26 now. Carrying a 3 inch N frame 44 special on a Sam Browne belt that a police officer friend gave me, with a padded Jordon holster. Couldn’t help but feel well armed.
 
As to capacity, I have read in several old articles the say most "Gunfights" are over with an average of 2 1/2 rounds having been fired.
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Actually, I thought I read where it was more like 1.7 rounds. Whatever the case may be.

Where I live and most of the places where I operate are upper-middle class with a reasonably strong police presence. Therefore, if I'm ever in a SD situation, the chances of needing to reload are almost nil. It's far more likely that police back up will be there by then.

I prefer at least 6 rounds. But after that, capacity is of no concern.
 
I dont own any handguns yet (hope secure a GP100 in the next few weeks). I prefer the good DA trigger of a revolver. There is something so satisfying about it.
 
I think I love my Super BlackHawk 44 Magnum because Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood has always been my Hollywood Hero.

I could make an obscene list why I think the M1 Garand is a crappy rifle but If Clint Eastwood walked up to me and said get one now. I would respond "Yes Master."
Irrational- Absolutely, IDK just the way it is for me.
 
In no particular order:

Why do I like revolvers:

reliability
ammo versatility
points well
grips can be changed out
faster into action
self integrated unit
real world scenarios vs Hollywood/tv
snub nose is easy to carry and deploy
accuracy
easy to shoot
easy to load
easy to maintain (not clean :-)
simple operation
easy to keep safe
trusted to give to others in a fight
easy to learn for beginners
easy to make safe
AND...for me? They are kewl :-)
 
Revolvers always had a great deal more appeal to me and I was never particularly concerned that 10 shots or more was that much better than 5 or 6 shots in a handgun. However, if I were choosing a gun for a gun fight, it would would be an auto, or better yet, a rifle. So, I keep both revolvers and autos available for my use.
 
My first handgun experience was learning how to shoot a SA revolver more than 50 years ago - have never grown tired of it.
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Mine too... And I never grew tired of it either after 35 years. Kind of hard to explain other than it is just THE type of handgun for me. Bottom feeders just don't have any appeal and never will (and yes I've shot a few and even own a Mark II and a GSG 1911-22). Everything 'I' do can be done with a Single Action from .22 to .45 Colt.
 
Sometimes with these forum topics I want to participate but it seems to make little sense when I don't get to the thread early enough... and so many have already said the things I would have said. :p So it goes without saying that much of what has been said is how I feel as well, but I'll add some twists.

I love my revolvers, and I mean LOVE 'em. I have a heap of fun with 'em. But it's not because they are revolvers, it's more because they are the kind of revolvers I really enjoy. That means they should be double action, medium or large frame and 4-inch barrels or longer. So if it's a J-frame or anyone's version of that, or if it's a snub barrel or anything even a hair under 3-inches and if it's a single action hogleg with a cylinder that doesn't swing out, I'm just not really interested.

I much prefer to shoot double action just about all of the time... but it appears to me that if it's not a Smith & Wesson, the double action is somewhat disappointing to me. Sure, this would change if I had a revolver of a different marque with a very nice DA, but I've had Dan Wessons, one Colt and Rugers and a Taurus and the double action isn't the same. I can shoot them, even enjoy them, but I end up thinking, "hey, this would be even better if it were a S&W..." It's simply what I'm used to and enjoy.

Many have mentioned the not picking up brass...
I'm on board with that also, but to take it a step further, I also don't have to separate brass. My range days are long, with a high round count and many calibers represented, but revolver shooting allows me to dump all like brass in one bag. So even after I've crawled around picking up pistol brass, now I've got to separate the stuff or it doesn't clean properly.

My biggest gripe with revolver shooting?
My cylinder gets -=HOT=- when I'm having fun and it's a bit ouchy on the hands when ejecting brass. :p
 
Mr. Borland if you please, what grips are you running on the revolver in your picture in this thread?

Hard to see well, but they almost look like the very low-cost Uncle Mike's grips... the name or model number of which I do not know.

There was a set of these (well-worn and hard-worked!) on my LE trade 10-10 and I took to them QUICKLY! When I found a NOS set of them recently, I snagged them on put them on a 64-5 I recently got.

I like them a whole lot. Great fit in my hands.
 
I like being more involved with the gun instead of just pulling the trigger again with a mild semi auto. I like bigger calibers than one would typically find in semiauto.
 
My first was a 357 Python. This is what I learned on and never once did it misfire. I bought some semi's, but none of them felt like a 357 mag revolver and nothing ever will. All my SD guns are 357's in different barrel lengths.They will not jam, don't have to pick up cartridges and I just shoot better with revolvers and I also like that I have multiple choices for ammo.
 
My first handgun was a Dan Wesson .357 that I bought off a kid in my high school for $200(I was 16 then, 48 now). It was a short barrel maybe 2.5 and it was stainless. I loved the way it felt and shot and I have been a wheelgunner ever since. I wish I still had that revolver:(

I own one semi, a Sig P250 loaded with a mag full of critical defense and laying by my pillow right now. I never carry that pistol, its for home defense only.

I carry a Ruger LCR .38, hunt deer with a SBH SS 10" barrel/.44 rem mag and I plink with a Heritage Rough Rider. I'm shopping for another .357 now.
 
I like big power in both auto & rev.But the wheel gun gets the knod for the hunt.I dont mean hunting brass.;)
 
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