Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Never owned a revolver.

As you have probably heard me say, I got my first handgun in Nov 09, a Browning HP, 40. Like it. Carry daily. Shoot usually once a week or more.

Seeing the threads on the revolvers it is easy to tell everyone is passionate about them.

Why? Why does everyone like their revolvers?

Because they're pretty.

Because they're not picky.

And because they're pretty:

In blue:



In stainless:



When they come in pairs:




And when they come with an understudy:



They make you sing "25 or 624?"




And they bring different types together in harmony:




They're good when out and about:

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Or just sitting around at home:

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Why do I like revolvers? Why wouldn't I like revolvers???

Lemme know the next time you head out this way. We'll go to the range, and you can try a few.

Because Marion Morrison may have submitted to a self-shucker, but John Wayne packed a revolver, by God.

If you didn't grow up in the era of Westerns, you might not understand revolvers. We who did feel sorry for you because we KNOW that real guns have cylinders.


(Only kidding a little bit there. There are revolver people and there are semi-auto people. Rarely do individuals gravitate to both.)

To answer more responsively: I like revolvers because they are very tolerant of different loads and different bullet profiles. With no magazine or feed ramp dimensions to worry about you could run a cylinder half filled with shot shells followed up by hard cast wadcutters if you wanted to. That kind of versatility you can't get with an automatic.

Revolvers are, or were before the day of readily available interchangeable backstraps, the easiest guns to adapt to a wide variety of hand sizes. Just bolt on a new pair of grips; I prefer slim grips on my Smith and Wessons, but others might need a more hand-filling profile, which is why Herrett's makes both the Roper and Jordan designs for S&W's.

Revolvers are also less expensive than automatics of comparable quality. The Smith's in the pictures above were all purchased for $500 or less, which won't even get you an entry level 1911 nowadays, and the 1911's in the $5-600 range won't exhibit near the same level of fit and finish.

you can build more exciting guns like 475 or 500 linbaugh




they have great history behind them





who can't love a classic colt




you can hunt any game big or small



and girls love a good revolver

anybody say because they are pretty

Yep, revolvers are purty. I have newer ones that are big and little, but my favorites are older. I have among others, several Russian Nagants, an English Webley, a S&W Victory Model, a Colt Police Positive, and my old favorite, the smooth Colt Official Police. Good luck.

What's not to like?







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I prefer the trigger on a gun with a nice, smooth double action pull, like a well used S&W, much better than a single action or �safe action� auto. It really teaches you to keep the sights aligned when pulling the trigger. I also don�t like a short or sensitive trigger when wearing gloves in the winter. Even my autos are mostly DAO, including my current favorite Sig with the DAK trigger.

The auto has to be built around a magazine, while the revolver provides more options for getting a good grip on the gun. This also aids in concealing the part that is above the waist.

I also appreciate the ammo versatility with revolvers, especially the ones in magnum flavors. With the same gun and familiar trigger pull you can go from powder puff loads to heavy duty stuff all in one package without having to change out guns or springs. Revolver hollow points can be more dished out and blunt bullets can be more blunt than semi-auto ammo because they cannot impair feeding (except, sometimes, for reloading).

I don�t believe that revolvers are �more pretty� than semis.

They all have their place.

For when you're feeling blue...

I've never owned a semi-auto that would handle snake-shot cartridges worth a darned.

Jeff

Another reason, they're simple. You can easily look at one and tell if it's loaded from the outside. For a a double action, pull trigger and "boom". For single action, just cock first.

And yeah, they look neat.

And revolvers hold bigger cartridges than autoloaders can practicably handle.

Like you I started with a service type/size auto. I believe I was sold on revolvers when I shot groups at 25 yards with my 686 S&W revolver that were a quarter of the size of what my auto spit out.

I now hunt with revolvers--not many autos are up for this job.

As mentioned here in various ways, there are a lot of loads/calibers that can be shot out of a revolver that cannot be shot out of an auto. You can load them super light and they will still work when you pull the trigger again--heck they even have some rubber or wax bullets that you can shoot in your garage (primer powered only)--Or you can load up one of the big bore power house calibers and take down a cape buffalo.

The current reason revolvers are holding my interest is the history--I love to look at, hold, and shoot SAA, Scholfield 45, or a nice Remingtion 1875. All I can afford are replicas, but I still like them.

because they're pretty....and they hold bigger bullets and more powder.

Did any one mention that with a revolver you don't have to hunt all over the ground for your empties.

All the things they mentioned, plus one main thing is: when you pull the trigger you know it is going to go bang, unless you have bad ammo.

and if you do have a bad shell, you either just pull again, or cock and pull again. no second hand or contortions required.

and no mag to lose and turn it into a single shot or a no-shot, depending on mag safety.