KBintheSLC
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I picked "more power" because I see no reason to use one in a small caliber... if thats the case, a hi-cap auto will do the job. However, for my wilderness excursions, I like the 44 mag or bigger out of a wheel gun.
Why a Revolver?
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I was looking to spend less than $500 on a new handgun. In that price range, no other handgun I rented had a trigger as nice as a Blackhawk.
Actually, that's what opened my eyes. Then I realized that I could shoot a traditional caliber like 45 LC.
Then I realized that I would be able reload a wider range of power in revolver cartridges than in an autoloader - the Blackhawk will function correctly with anything from powder puff loads to a lot powerful than I want to shoot.
The trigger is what piqued my interest - it takes a pretty high end 1911 to have as nice a trigger as a stock Blackhawk. But then everything else fell into place.
Evil
Actually, that's what opened my eyes. Then I realized that I could shoot a traditional caliber like 45 LC.
Then I realized that I would be able reload a wider range of power in revolver cartridges than in an autoloader - the Blackhawk will function correctly with anything from powder puff loads to a lot powerful than I want to shoot.
The trigger is what piqued my interest - it takes a pretty high end 1911 to have as nice a trigger as a stock Blackhawk. But then everything else fell into place.
Evil
JackCrow
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I have owned and used revolvers more than any other type of handgun.
Because of that I am much more comfortable and proficient with a revolver. I have always felt well armed with a revolver.
I like autoloaders and hope to add a few more to my collection (I only have 1 right now).
Because of that I am much more comfortable and proficient with a revolver. I have always felt well armed with a revolver.
I like autoloaders and hope to add a few more to my collection (I only have 1 right now).
I have both autos and revolvers. But I have to admit my preference for wheelguns. Sure, reliability and simplicity enter into it, but the real reason I prefer revolvers centers on the aesthetics. I just like the looks of a S&W revolver better than just about any other handgun. Especially K-frames. 
There's just something about the combination of wood grips and fine blued metal...
There's just something about the combination of wood grips and fine blued metal...
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Virginian
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Because it is not a semiauto. I must have owned 40 centerfire semis and 10 22s, and never found one I really liked other than a High Standard Sharpshooter, a Ruger Mark II, and a Colt Woodsman. Of all the centerfires, I almost liked a S&W 1006 and a Sig 230.
I have liked every revolver I ever had, and love some of them.
I have liked every revolver I ever had, and love some of them.
RandomMan
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Because real guns are steel guns and wheel guns are steel guns.
Because of the following factors:
Traditional
I Shoot Them Well
Simplicity
Reliability
Power (in terms of magnum loadings)
Cool Factor
Grin Factor
They ain't Glocks
The only other handguns I buy now that aren't revolvers are 1911s. Again, traditional, wood and steel, blued.
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Because of the following factors:
Traditional
I Shoot Them Well
Simplicity
Reliability
Power (in terms of magnum loadings)
Cool Factor
Grin Factor
They ain't Glocks
The only other handguns I buy now that aren't revolvers are 1911s. Again, traditional, wood and steel, blued.
-Rob
markh
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It's my bug because unlike an auto, a contact shot won't induce a malfunction.
lee n. field
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Brass retention, if you do your part, is 100%. No fruitless grubbing in the weeds behind you and to your right.
ceadermtnboy
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Why I like revolvers? You can leave them in your dresser, nightstand , or vechicle for years if desired and not worry abount springs being worn out under tension and feel confident that when you pull the trigger they will work. Also there are no mags to loose or replace.
ceadermtnboy
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If you leave a magazine loaded for several months with the springs under tension, they could weaken resulting in FTF. I would also think a cocked and locked auto would have spring tension on the hammer that could possibly weaken the hammer strike. However a revolver loaded and set aside has no springs under tension and would be more reliable.
Hawk
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No. Springs wear out from use, not from compression.
There are some anecdotes about springs wearing out from overcompression - those magazines that require a grip that would shatter a coconut to get the last round in. A 1911 magazine loaded in the 1920s will work fine in 2008 if it hasn't been allowed to rust. Ditto a 1911 that was cocked and locked while your great grand uncle was wearing a zoot suit.
It's all well and good to prefer revolvers due to a problem they don't have that little else does either, but there's no need to ascribe problems that don't exist to firearms that aren't your preference.
ceadermtnboy
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Hawk, Im not saying you are wrong and then again Im not saying your right. I just offered my opinion on why a revolver would be more dependable, and I stick to that opinion. However I like and own auto pistols as well and really cant decide my prefernce. I do know that my truck gun which I rarely clean shoot etc is a revolver. My bedside gun is a S&W M&P and you had better believe that I rotate the Mags. Maybe others can offer some insight on overcompressed mag springs?
Hawk
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My recollection on springs was "myth with a couple exceptions".
Found it:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/04/boomsticks-download-errors.html
HTH
Found it:
http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2007/04/boomsticks-download-errors.html
HTH
rdoggsilva
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Started out with a revolver (52 years ago). Just love firing them, but I like my pt1911 also.
Hawk
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I expect that would be the case with factory loads and most handloads.
In the interest of noting offbeat exceptions, I saw a post on SASSWire that a .38 Special load with a charge of Clays between min and mid would back out the primers thus tieing up an Uberti replica.
Oddly enough, the same load didn't tie up a Ruger.
http://sassnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=103022
I'd heard of primers binding up on the recoil shield when "primer only wax bullet" rounds were fired (if one neglected to "waller out" the flash hole) but hadn't heard of it happening with "powder puff" loads until yesterday.
Not a practical exception to the "any load" assertion but interesting. I suppose there's a lower limit on the "any load" wisdom but I doubt too many would find it apart from the SASS crowd and they would probably be less likely to find more once the "power factor", such as it is, goes into effect.
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