5, just 5. I shot a match with a J frame and when doing a reload, a grain of powder got under the extractor and the gun was out of commission. Only happened once but nearly everyone there knew exactly what happened so it wasn't the first time...
I like and carry both revolvers and autos. I don't understand all the "mine is better than yours" mentality around here. They both work, they both fail, they both are capable of shooting an idiot in the foot but that's not the guns fault. I traded for a 640-1 once because the guy said he was searching his house one night and it went off. For those that don't know, a 640-1 is a DAO J frame.
Buy one or both and learn the thing, practice with it and don't be an idiot. There is no wrong gun.
