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Then seek shelter. But that might always be an issue with any reload.What if my situational awareness tells me that I need to be shooting right now, not in 2 more seconds?
Then seek shelter. But that might always be an issue with any reload.What if my situational awareness tells me that I need to be shooting right now, not in 2 more seconds?
Correct. Competition is a whole different story than real world self defense.I suspect your definition of fast and mine are probably different given you last sentence. There is no way I can reload my revolver as fast without looking but again I am trying for sub 2-second shot-to-shot reloads in competition.
Hence the reason the numbers show us the overwhelming majority of those that teach/train in earnest for real world self defense situations choose a magazine fed handgun over the noble round gun.Correct. Competition is a whole different story than real world self defense.
wow! i always thought even during self defense /duty a revolver made you more responsible with your shots. when you the the tapes of so called trained pro's they use all 15 and hit maybe once or twice. can anyone say spray and pray!
so for me i prefer revolvers
Some customers, in fact the majority of customers, agree with that. But that has nothing to do with which choice is better.Hence the reason the numbers show us the overwhelming majority of those that teach/train in earnest for real world self defense situations choose a magazine fed handgun over the noble round gun.
ETA: According the the ATF numbers*, From 1986-1990 manufacture made on average roughly 1.75 semi-auto pistols for every revolver they made. In 2010-2015, a similar 5 year period that number has increased to nearly five semi-autos for every revolver made. Semi-autos may or may not be better but the customer thinks it is.
* https://www.atf.gov/resource-center...tates-annual-statistical-update-2017/download
It's impossible to like your post even though it might be the most important, most relevant in this whole thread. Thank you!Unfortunately, too many of my close friends and family members have been mugged and/or sexually assaulted. My cousin was murdered.
All of the assaults were similar: by surprise, from close up, and the winner was decided quickly.
Speed of reload or speed of clearing a malfunction would have made no difference.
All that would have mattered would have been being able to draw and get a few shots off very quickly and very reliably.
You do not have time to fix a malfunction or reload while you are being stabbed, choked, or having your head beaten against the asphalt.
I am not choosing a side. I am just stating the ugly realities that have been related to me.
Why not really guarantee accuracy and carry a single-shot muzzleloader?
Possibly one of the most important and most relevant on this forum.It's impossible to like your post even though it might be the most important, most relevant in this whole thread. Thank you!
What makes you think the people in the videos you refer to are "trained pro's"?wow! i always thought even during self defense /duty a revolver made you more responsible with your shots. when you the the tapes of so called trained pro's they use all 15 and hit maybe once or twice. can anyone say spray and pray!
so for me i prefer revolvers
I used to think the same thing. Then I started competing. I amaze myself at how many times I miss 18x24 rectangular steel targets at 15 yards. With a revolver. A lot of other guys do, too. With an autoloader. When you're in a hurry, it's hard to hit every shot. You will miss some. I know a lot of guys will say "you have to slow down and aim" and they're somewhat correct. It doesn't matter how fast you are if all your shots are wild and off target, but you also have to be fast enough to matter. At any rate, I don't believe the revolver makes me any more accurate than the autoloader guys, other that it puts in the mindset to at least try to be more accurate.wow! i always thought even during self defense /duty a revolver made you more responsible with your shots. when you the the tapes of so called trained pro's they use all 15 and hit maybe once or twice. can anyone say spray and pray!
so for me i prefer revolvers
HEY! Don't go questioning the veracity of the youtube experts; all you're going to do is muddy the waters.What makes you think the people in the videos you refer to are "trained pro's"?
I think he was actually referring to videos of police officers, who are very often even less "expert",when it comes to marksmanship, than the Youtube "experts".HEY! Don't go questioning the veracity of the youtube experts; all you're going to do is muddy the waters.
This may start a big debate but I'm wondering y'alls thoughts.
Capacity aside are revolvers better than semis?
The sheer versatility of a revolver being able to have a completely different bullet with a mere pull of the trigger.
No semi could handle that.
I like them both. I use them both. They both have their strengths and their weaknesses, IMO.No.
Hope this helps,
Mizar