Are people still buying revolvers? It seems some sporting goods retailers don't think so. The local Farm King store which I would guess sells a substantial percentage of guns purchased, locally, has a handful of revolvers in its handgun display where, 15, 20 years ago they would have been more than half of the handguns displayed.
I visited the Gander Mountain store in Peoria yesterday. Their handgun display case is probably 25-30 yards long. I saw a couple of Ruger LCRs, an SP101, maybe a half dozen or ten S&W hammerless hideout revolvers, one S&W Governor, and a half dozen Taurus DAs. The rest of that long display case was filled with self-loaders.
My guess is that handgun hunters, some CCL holders, cowboy shooters and hardcore gun nuts like myself will continue buying wheel guns, but retailers are betting that the 'average' gun buyer wants an auto.
