Revolver or semi style pistol your favourite?

[grainweight]

Just in terms of personal preference what do you like?

Casting a vote for revolver here, cause they got style!

[Mick280]

Go the mighty Six Gun!!!

[bladeracer]

Just in terms of personal preference what do you like?

Casting a vote for revolver here, cause they got style!

Depends on purpose.
For IPSC, auto every time.
Just for some fun plinking and shooting informal targets I like revolvers.

[No1Mk3]

Revolver, because 44Mag semi auto's can't cut the mustard.

[Cryptic]

Love my wheelguns. Still undecided on another revolver or a semi as next purchase.

[bigM]

All my pistols are semi-auto but for true fondling revolver porn you want a Korth;



http://www.kortharms.com/en/models.html

[brett1868]

All my pistols are semi-auto but for true fondling revolver porn you want a Korth;



http://www.kortharms.com/en/models.html

Don't you mean the Korth PRS in 45ACP ?

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[brett1868]

My favourite of the pistols I own is probably the Sig 1911 Nightmare Fastback in .357Sig, absolute pleasure to shoot and accuracy beyond my present capabilities.

[Wylie27]

After the ssaa st marys probation safety course, probation and graduation if i ever see another revolver i will burn it to the ground.....

[Sumo]

I have a few hand guns. However the one I use least, is the one I love the most most, it's a Smith & Wesson 686 revolver. Every Cat H shooter should own one. They are 357 magnums of manliness.

Cheers,
Ryan.

[deye243]

Just in terms of personal preference what do you like?

Casting a vote for revolver here, cause they got style!

the Springfield armoury 45 acp I used to own

[GLS_1956]

You left out single shots, like the Thompson-Center Contender. Having pointed out that error, I'll say that between the two: "It is six of one, half a dozen of the other". I've got a dozen+ of each, and hope to add to the collection. The Single Sixes are a joy to take out but the Browning Buckmark or Challenger II are equally fun, except they don't handle shot cartridges well. The S&W Model 17 and Ruger's Gov't Target pistol are almost in classes by themselves, which the Colt Python is.

So as to what my favorite is, it's what I've dug out of the safe at the time.

[wrenchman]

i have both but i like to shoot revolvers its the handgun i started with and i shoot them better

[bigfellascott]

Never had any interest in handguns (no use for them for me) hence why I don't own one.

[brett1868]

Why choose when you can have both.....Mateba Unica semi auto revolver.

[sandgroperbill]

My favourite of the pistols I own is probably the Sig 1911 Nightmare Fastback in .357Sig, absolute pleasure to shoot and accuracy beyond my present capabilities.

I'm signing up to a pistol club this saturday to shoot prac pistol. I like revolvers but prefer semi auto pistols.

I'm currently looking at pistols, and think I've almost settled on a sig. I'm thinking nightmare, scorpion, p226, sp2022 or p320.

Decisions decisions...

[brett1868]

My favourite of the pistols I own is probably the Sig 1911 Nightmare Fastback in .357Sig, absolute pleasure to shoot and accuracy beyond my present capabilities.

I'm signing up to a pistol club this saturday to shoot prac pistol. I like revolvers but prefer semi auto pistols.

I'm currently looking at pistols, and think I've almost settled on a sig. I'm thinking nightmare, scorpion, p226, sp2022 or p320.

Decisions decisions...

I vote the Nightmare but grips are not standard 1911 and difficult to find aftermarket though the stock grips are perfect for me. Magazines, particularly in .357Sig are difficult to source though brownells.com.au can get them. Buy the 9mm version for practicality, you won't be disappointed

[GLS_1956]

Revolvers help you "make your shots count" since my wheelguns hold 5 or six shots, rounds, compared to the selfloaders which can hold up to a 15 in the case of the Browning Hi-Power.

Revolvers also can be chambered for higher energy cartridges like .357 magnum, .41 & .44 magnums, and up to the almost ridiculous 500 S&W. And the single shots like I mentioned in an earlier post can even exceed that.

Semiautomatics have fairly well supplanted the wheelgun in Bullseye matches, yes there are still matches that require revolvers and/or that people can equally compete with either style.

Right now I have four handguns I use for carry guns, two are revolvers and two are semiautos. When I introduce someone to handgun shooting I always start them on a revolver, a Ruger Single Six.

[bladeracer]

A big advantage of revolvers is that you can load your ammo to suit different purposes.
Semi-auto's generally only function reliably within a limited window of bullet weight/velocities.

[Lokvo]

I don't have a cat H just yet so I've been shooting semi-auto's the majority of the time at the pistol club. I've shot a revolver a few times however and there's just something about them! they're kinda great!

[Keltec]

Hmmm......
686 S&W stainless revolver with 4 way adjustable front sight in 357/38 favorite just fitted seeall sight
Keltec PMR 30 enjoyable to shoot but expensive to feed. Fussy ammo eater
Glock 34 with stainless barrel and comp fun and eats any brand of 9mm ammo
H&K USP expert 9mm reminds me of the good old days in ADF. Take camping in South Africa
Ruger 22/45 lite cheap to run. Fitted volquartsen race gear and Seeall sight. Tandemkross gear
Smooth and slick

[Urastus]

A big advantage of revolvers is that you can load your ammo to suit different purposes.
Semi-auto's generally only function reliably within a limited window of bullet weight/velocities.

I think they'd be better as "work" guns too. Armed security guards and even police etc. There is no spring under tension all the time (as in the magazine). Guns that are carried around a lot and rarely used (except at the range). If there is any failure to fire, just keep going. No misfeeds or jams. Simplicity. And, they're ready to shoot with no extra actions.

[Cryptic]

A big advantage of revolvers is that you can load your ammo to suit different purposes.
Semi-auto's generally only function reliably within a limited window of bullet weight/velocities.

I think they'd be better as "work" guns too. Armed security guards and even police etc. There is no spring under tension all the time (as in the magazine). Guns that are carried around a lot and rarely used (except at the range). If there is any failure to fire, just keep going. No misfeeds or jams. Simplicity.

Not wise to keep going if you get a misfire in a revolver without checking. If it is a hangfire and you cycle the next round you're going to have a bad time.

[bladeracer]

Not wise to keep going if you get a misfire in a revolver without checking. If it is a hangfire and you cycle the next round you're going to have a bad time.

Autos have the same problem, if your gun don't go bang, don't pull the trigger again until you know the bore is clear.
This guy ignored every warning that there was a problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhgyJMhQFbA

[Rod_outbak]

Most rural properties that have handguns around here, usually have a revolver.
Many have the Rugers with the interchangeable .22LR/.22WMR cylinders.

Being a bit different, I have a 1911-clone .45acp with a double-stack mag (12 rounds).
My first center-fire handgun was a Colt Anaconda, in .45LC. It had a Tasco Pro-Point scope on a QD setup, so it took about a minute to add the scope, if you needed it. Really nice monster to shoot, and nailed a fox for me one night, at ~75 yards. (Surprised both the fox and myself that night...)

Back over 10 years ago, I had to rationalise my handguns, and the appeal of the 1911 came for a number of reasons:

1). It was a lot more compact than a revolver, and therefore more easy to use off the bike. It might have been possible to go with a .357 revolver with a 4" barrel, but I reckon they look like crap.
2). The Galco 'Duty' holster I wear the 1911 in, tucks in above my hip, and has the gun up out of the way of the seat in the ute, but handy to use if needed. I havent seen a revolver holster that would fit into the same spot. (Probably is one available, but hard to get in Australia, I'll bet..)
3). The 12-round mags for the 1911 allow me to carry ~36 rounds if I'm wearing a twin-mag pouch on my belt, and still nowhere near as bulky as carrying the same in speed-loaders for the revolver.
4). While a .357 or suchlike would shoot further, for the average sort of distance I use handguns, the .45 works a treat on pigs etc.
5). A Ceiner .22 conversion gave me a .22LR option, whenever I want to go 'Lite'. (.45 is a bit messy for Toad-Phukking...)
6). I have the option of getting someone to make me up a 38/45 barrel at some stage, and have something vaguely resembling a .357Sig.
7). A 1911 is a pretty solid and reliable rig, if even given fairly basic TLC.
8). There are a LOT of accessories around for a 1911; even one of the double-stacks. Parts for revolvers are much more model-specific, and many models are impossible to source parts to fit(In Australia, anyway). Recently, I bought a compensator that plugs on instead of the standard barrel bush. Neat, works, and something I could fit in 10 minutes at home.
9). The extra 5 seconds to rack the slide on my empty 1911 has never made me yearn for earing the hammer back on a revolver. I prefer carrying it on an empty chamber.
10). I've never found the extra mag capacity on the 1911 has made me want to blaze away. My 1911 speaks with enough authority, that I tend to be peeking around after each shot, to see what the heck happened when I pulled the trigger that time...
11). CCI .45ACP shotshells give me something equivalent to a compact semi-auto .410 shotgun, which has been the bane of the odd Cat/Toad/Rabbit/Bitey snake over the years. Dont use them much, but freaking handy when you need them..

The nicest/sweetest handgun I've ever used was a mates Strayer Voight 2011 in .40Cal. Beautiful crisp trigger, and the all-alloy frame made the gun quick to point. I think it had 16-round mags, and was an absolute dream to shoot.

I'd also agree that I found a misfire in a revolver to be slightly more scarey than in the 1911. I can drop the rest of the ammo out of the 1911, while leaving the chamber locked(in case it's a hang-fire). Your only option to remove the rest of the ammo in the revolver, is to break it open.
I can see instances where a revolver might be a safer option, but mainly when there is more than one person using it.
I've never found the 1911 to be overly less safe to use than a revolver; it's all about your safety procedures.
I had plenty more reliability issues with the Colt revolver, but thats comparing apples with tangellos...


My 2 cents.

[Urastus]

Actually, that video is a great example. Lots of training but in the adrenaline of the comp he was focused on clearing the rifle quickly. I've been going to the club, prior to doing my course, and every time there has been a misfire in 9mm or .22. I've never seen anyone wait the 30sec; I didn't realise the significance at the time. I remember somebody mentioning the 30sec rule once, and it caused a bit of discussion which I as a learner got nothing concrete from. So, if security dude or copper, pulls out his gun for real for the first time ever, then there's a chance he might do exactly what the dude in the video did. Squib round is the end of the day for the gun, for sure, but if it's a misfire, and brainless dude keeps squeezing, he might get away with it without brainless intervention. There's always the possibility too, that 30secs can be a long time.

I just read Rod_outbak's post; you're real experience trumps my theories

[Urastus]

It's just a coincidence, I watch some of what this guy does because the outcomes are sometimes surprising (and the guy is entertaining). An exaggerated squib round scenario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5nKgho2Ue8

[bladeracer]

Actually, that video is a great example. Lots of training but in the adrenaline of the comp he was focused on clearing the rifle quickly. I've been going to the club, prior to doing my course, and every time there has been a misfire in 9mm or .22. I've never seen anyone wait the 30sec; I didn't realise the significance at the time. I remember somebody mentioning the 30sec rule once, and it caused a bit of discussion which I as a learner got nothing concrete from. So, if security dude or copper, pulls out his gun for real for the first time ever, then there's a chance he might do exactly what the dude in the video did. Squib round is the end of the day for the gun, for sure, but if it's a misfire, and brainless dude keeps squeezing, he might get away with it without brainless intervention. There's always the possibility too, that 30secs can be a long time.

In his notes on the video he said he had the blow-up because the speed of competition made it impossible to check the rifle was clear. He clearly spent a lot longer trying to jam more rounds into it than it would've taken him to check the bore didn't have a bullet jammed down it.

You don't need to wait 30-seconds, you can clear a problem very quickly, and safely, by checking your firearm before continuing. No failure drill, outside of military or law enforcement, should focus on simply putting a fresh round up the spout and continuing.

If you are going to have a slow ignition it'll most likely be within a second or two. I don't think I've ever had or seen one first hand that didn't happen while still aimed at the target. I have seen video of rare slow ignitions go off perhaps three or four seconds late with old milsurp ammo. In that case though it is actually more dangerous to leave the round in the rifle than to eject it onto the ground, but the risk is if it detonates during extraction/ejection and sprays you with brass fragments. Once it's on the ground, there's little danger if it detonates uncontained.

A "cook-off" can happen later though if you leave a live round in a very hot chamber.

[Cryptic]

Concern of a squid or cycling a hangfire in speed comp and having it go off out of bore alignment is reason I hand load 1 by one off press if I do light loads for rapid fire comps.
General loads I check and weight every 5 to 10 even with a lockout but light loads like AS30 in 38sp I always do individually.
Have had 2 squibs in my time loading at the start and I learnt from them and found Lee warns about their powder thrower disks being innacurate at certain levels for types of powder.

[Urastus]

The 30 sec rule was what we were taught at firearms course. No, obviously all the guys at my club have never experienced a delayed fire, or they wouldn't just eject the round, inspect then discard it If I went to the club right now, I reckon I'd find a few unfired rounds on the ground. Shooting rimfire through handguns I've experienced the odd soft pop; at least now I'd know to look down the barrel. Don't know how that works with a mark III though I can't imagine any training the ar guy had would suggest he just charge ahead; I think he stuffed up. I was surprised that the guy following with the camera didn't but in.