Originally Posted by easyg
It's generally too bulky and heavy for concealed carry (except light-weight non-steel snubbies which are painful to shoot in .357 magnum).
It doesn't tolerate dirt and grime as well as an auto.
And the heavy double-action trigger and limited capacity make it a poor self-defense handgun (which is why cops and soldiers carry autos instead of revolvers).
Lemme get this straight, revolvers are less reliable than semi-autos, and, have worse double action trigger pull and THAT's why you think cops carry semi's?
You are not allowed to post on a pistol page until you fire some. Poof!
Al
Al, read what I posted once again....
I did not say that "revolvers are less reliable than semi-autos".....I said that revolvers don't tolerate dirt and grime as well as an auto.
It doesn't take much dirt and muck to foul a revolver and bind the cylinder.
But autos are not nearly so easy to foul with dirt and muck.
Do you disagree?
And cops and military carry autos because they have a greater magazine capacity AND they are easier to teach newbies to shoot well.
The heavy double action trigger on most revolvers does NOT make it an easier platform to learn to shoot well within a short amount of time.
Most military personnel will never even shoot a handgun.
And those who do shoot them will seldom put more than a couple hundred rounds down range per year (excluding special ops units like SEALS and Special Forces, which make up a very small percentage of the military).
With such limited trigger time, it's more difficult for a novice to master a revolver (double-action) than an auto.
I don't have anything against revolvers....some of my favorite handguns are revolvers.
But I grew up shooting revolvers, and I have spent many many hours (and lots of money in ammo) getting good at shooting a revolver double-action.
But for a newbie, with limited time available for the range, and limited $$$ for ammo, I recommend an autoloader.