I guess I'm strange. I love revolvers more but shoot semis better.

[Tallbald]

For whatever reasons, I am a revolver guy. Always have been. Starting with my first revolver, a Colt New Frontier .22/.22mag I had $78 into at age 12, followed by a beautiful Smith 18 and a 4 inch Highway Patrolman, I was always struck by the allure and soul of revolvers. Yes I had the requisite Ruger Mark 1 semi .22 (bought new and signed for as all the others by Daddy), and I shot it with great precision. It was a workhorse through and through. But when the time came to watch TV with my Dad and we'd each get out a "thinking gun" I'd grab my Smith 18 or another revolver to admire while watching MASH with Daddy.
The catch is that despite my fondness for revolvers, I ALWAYS shot semis best.
Anyone else in this predicament? Don

 

[MinnesotaFats]

The best ive shot with a handgun was a Smiff 629. The worst is with my Baby Browning. So it definitely depends on which semi or which auto but for me in general, im most accurate with revolvers. I love what you said about pulling out a "thinking gun" while watching tv, I thought I was alone on that!

 

[Godsgunman]

I'm a revolver guy also but it just depends on what type of shooting is being done. I think if its speed and accuracy some semis are easier to shoot. If its just accuracy I'm goiing with revolver. I do however have a revolver with such a sweet DA pull its almost as easy as a semi in rapid fire.

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

I'm the exact opposite. Always was a revolver guy (still am!!) but have gravitated to autos for CCL and practice. Started getting really good at moving, drawing, point shooting autos. Then we picked up a Ruger LCR .38 - snappy and brutal little monster with 158 gr. 38's. I was horrible and couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

Cross trained Glock 26 and Beretta Px4 SC and finished with my LCR. Then picked up a 6" Dan Wesson with full house .357 mags and slowed down just for fun.

Put all 6 in a cloverleaf at 30' easily multiple times.

VooDoo

 

[Hanshi]

I definitely find revolvers more interesting but may shoot better with autos.

 

[calaverasslim]

I shoot better with a semi but carry a 44 special revolver.

go figure

 

[9mmfan]

Not strange from here. I'm the same way. I will attribute it to the fact that I have practiced a LOT more with semis, so it only seems natural.

 

[savit260]

I've always liked revolvers. Liked them even more once I started reloading and didn't have to chase brass all over the ground!

As far as what I shoot best ?? I do ok with most handguns, but my Harton 44 Magnum Blackhawk is the accuracy king for me.

 

[788Ham]

I've always shot revolvers better, although I have owned semis, just never could get used to all the slippin'' and slide'n with the semi's. I have a Colt Trooper that shoots lights out @ 25 yards, I now have 2 Smiths, a #14 and a #15, haven't gotten to shoot them much with this cold winter and snow…. however, I've got all my ammo reloaded, when the time comes, we'll see which one brings home the bacon !

 

[Radagast]

Revolvers sit well with my personal sense of aesthetics and interest in history. The most accurate handguns I have shot have been revolvers.
But for practical accuracy I am better with a semi auto.

 

[bannockburn]

Some of the best shooting I ever did with a revolver was with a friends slicked up Model 19. Double action on that gun was unbelievably smooth and light. First time I tried it, with fairly stout handloads, I put 5 in the black at 30' just as quick as I could pull the trigger.

 

[RealGun]

I would distinguish between a DAO semi and a single action like a 1911 semi. I rarely shoot DA with a revolver but think that is a separate skill. On SA I like the way I grip a revolver better than the conventional way I do a 1911.

I have a Glock22 that I have shot very little, but that trigger action is working really well for me, coming off carrying Kahr for several years. My best shooting though is with a full sized SS 1911 and my SW 629 5" (shooting single action).

 

[rswartsell]

The handgun I learned to shoot with at age of about 11 was a sweet Smith & Wesson revolver. Semi-auto for me didn't commence until about 19 with a Browning HP. Wanna guess how I lean? They are just different and either can be mastered. I think the "formative" years in the beginning will decide your preference.

There is no scientific evidence that gives accuracy to the revolver, though many of my "upbringing" will feel this way. I do believe that the preponderance of the evidence suggests that revolvers are extreme power leaders, but in the time it takes to say it some jackwagon will cobble up a semi to shoot .50AE. Haven't seen a .500 S&W Mag. bottom feeder yet.

 

[Drail]

Tallbald, yes sir, you're strange. Welcome to the club. Rotary beats bottom feeders every time. Give me rotary or a pumpgun and I'll follow you anywhere.

 

[420Stainless]

I generally shoot semi's better, but I've been shooting 1911s for about 30 years and only started shooting revolvers since joining this forum. I like revolvers better and am getting better with them. I certainly appreciate them more from a reloading perspective. Probably be better with revolvers if I'd change grips out as most stock grips are a little too large for my stubby fingers. The revolver I shoot best is a 2-3/4" Ruger Security Six with those itty bitty stock grips that no one else but me seems to like!

 

[Mike Kerr]

"The catch is that despite my fondness for revolvers, I ALWAYS shot semis best.
Anyone else in this predicament? Don"

Yep! but not by much. There is a transition between the two, at least for me. I suppose its because the grip angle is different.

 

[oneounceload]

Tallbald- you and me both. Wish my old eyes could shoot them as well as the semis

 

[huntsman]

What's a "thinking gun" and what does one do with it?

 

[Hometeached1]

I tend to shoot revolvers better and like them better.

 

[FM12]

I shoot poorly with any platform. Just my cross to bear. Good thing I'm good looking and modest.

 

[BCRider]

The first time I shot a DA S&W I shot as tight as any semi I'd shot up to that time and tighter than many.

It's funny but when I started out in the shooting sports 5 years ago it was all about the semis. The revolvers just looked "odd". Now I've easily got twice as many revolvers as semis. Part of that is the need for pairs to use in SASS cowboy shooting but even without the three such pairs I've still got a lot more revolvers than I do semis.

Shooting revolvers DOES require a different sort of hold. I was lucky and a long time shooter showed me how before I put the first round downrange. And that was the key.

At first it feels odd because with a proper high up hold on the grips your trigger finger has to reach down and ahead to rest on the trigger. But something about this whole dynamic makes it far more automatic to perform a straight back pull. And that's probably the big secret.

 

[showmebob]

I took a 2" revolver and a 5" semi to a 2 day class last year. I shoot both equally but in a hurried situation I have the most confidence in the revolver. It just speaks to me.