UncleEd
Member
This is not an original thought nor necessarily something that
hasn't been said before.
But the major virtue of a revolvers, reason to like them so much,
is that they are not ammo dependent to operate.
An auto can't work well beyond certain perimeters of power, be
they high or low.
A single revolver offers extreme versatility.
Whatever your flavor (mine's .357 revolvers) you can load powder
puff loads to wall shaking loads and happily work the gun.
(Obviously I don't mean loads so weak they can't clear the barrel
nor ones that will blow the gun apart.)
Add to that they are not dependent on a magazine to operate
properly short of it being a single shot. It is a constant that that
"box" being shoved into the butt may have developed a nasty
failure to feed or be demaged in a way not detectable. Or
the magazine is lost or dumped for whatever reason and
no spare is available.
Regarding this "feeding" of the gun, the revolver is so much easier
to check that the rounds (unless unknowingly defective) can be
checked, A simple spin check (know how to safely do it) will tell
if the rounds will roll up, "feed" into firing position.
Personally I like that I can carry extra rounds in a speed strip,
speed loader, maybe a moon clip, belt loops or even loose in a
pocket but they are all readily loadable into the revolver. I can
even mix different load levels of rounds and not impair its working.
Again, nothing new being stated here but just a reminder of why
so many of us gravitate to this particular section of The High Road.
hasn't been said before.
But the major virtue of a revolvers, reason to like them so much,
is that they are not ammo dependent to operate.
An auto can't work well beyond certain perimeters of power, be
they high or low.
A single revolver offers extreme versatility.
Whatever your flavor (mine's .357 revolvers) you can load powder
puff loads to wall shaking loads and happily work the gun.
(Obviously I don't mean loads so weak they can't clear the barrel
nor ones that will blow the gun apart.)
Add to that they are not dependent on a magazine to operate
properly short of it being a single shot. It is a constant that that
"box" being shoved into the butt may have developed a nasty
failure to feed or be demaged in a way not detectable. Or
the magazine is lost or dumped for whatever reason and
no spare is available.
Regarding this "feeding" of the gun, the revolver is so much easier
to check that the rounds (unless unknowingly defective) can be
checked, A simple spin check (know how to safely do it) will tell
if the rounds will roll up, "feed" into firing position.
Personally I like that I can carry extra rounds in a speed strip,
speed loader, maybe a moon clip, belt loops or even loose in a
pocket but they are all readily loadable into the revolver. I can
even mix different load levels of rounds and not impair its working.
Again, nothing new being stated here but just a reminder of why
so many of us gravitate to this particular section of The High Road.