Thread 64392387

Why would someone choose a revolver instead of an automatic? What are the advantages?

How often would you say you make these faggoty engagement bait threads per week?

>stock image
>inane, beaten to death question

I just think they're neat

>>64392387 (OP)
This gets posted constantly, but basically.

>Fuck you, I like it and want to LARP as a cowboy or detective.
>Can handle a wide variety of loadings because the energy of the cartridge doesn't have anything to do with cycling.
>Great for reloaders because straight wall rimmed cartridges are EZ mode.
>Can be in calibers that are too powerful for an automatic without it being impractical like a Desert Eagle.
>Those calibers make it suitable for threats that walk on 4 legs rather than 2.
>Can't be pushed out of battery, or have an obstructed ejection port.
>That means it can be fired from an obstructed position, which is really valuable in a CC gun.
>Great for people with arthritis who can't load pistol magazines.

No casings left at the cri...er.. defense scene.

>>64392387 (OP)
1. Theyre awesome
2. Just look at it
3. Youre a fag

>>64392387 (OP)
wadcutters do nasty things even in short barrels.

>>64392773
.32 s&w wadcutters have claimed many a lives

>>64392387 (OP)
>Look ma, no jams!
>This thang can shoot from in my pocket ez
>What do you mean I only gotta clean it once every year or two?
>No racking, no safety, no thoughts, head empty, point and squeezy easy peasy
>Prints different, less noticeably, actually
>No cases left behind unless you want

Aside from they look fucking cool, the appeal is that they reliably fire rounds with a lot of stopping power, and require minimal maintenance or effort from a shooter. If you are not lazy, care about guns as a hobby, and have certain technical skills, they probably aren't going to be your favorite. But for a lot of people, something they can stick in a pocket or sock drawer and not think about 80% of the time is ideal. They just work. A heavy DA trigger pull can mean poor accuracy from a novice, but most people that EDC a revolver are working with a snub that they would hypothetically unload on someone within five feet of their person, so it just isn't a big deal.

>choose
For what (purpose)?
Handguns can be utilized for many different roles and tasks.
Revolvers remain excellent contemporary choices for hunting, most types of target shooting, and self defense (both home and carry)
In the self defense and urban combat role, they've been largely superseded by more modern higher-magazine-capacity semiauto pistols; but some dedicated capable and trained shooters still rely on revolvers for self defense carry due to their reliability, light weight and concealability (especially in smaller caliber chamberings)
As noted above, for some users especially people with weak hands the revolver can be easier to manipulate, reload and deploy than a slide-semiauto pistol.

>>64392387 (OP)
Bernie Goetz larping.

>>64392387 (OP)
Simple answer; I avoid urban warfare areas. My odds of needing a gun are slim and odds of needing more than 6 rounds extremely slim. So a snubbie checks all the boxes short of those < .01%

>>64392387 (OP)
THEY ARE BIG AND HEAVY LIKE MY PENIS
THEY FEEL GOOD TO HOLD

>>64393020
I keep my handgun barrels 1 inch shorter than my wenis, so 5" is my tops for handguns

>>64393054
YEAH

>>64392387 (OP)
Because I suck with handguns and a cocked double action trigger actually let's me hit the target. So, skill issues. Idk why Im alright with a rifle and bird hunt/skeet shoot as good as anyone - but just am not great with any pistol without a super light trigger - ie a double action revolver.

>>64392387 (OP)
i carry either glocks or pocket 9s or a big fuck ass fuck you 44 mag because fuck you and yo mudda

>>64392387 (OP)
It's fun to shoot at the range and more satisfying to load.

>>64393293
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED A 45 CAP AND BALL REVOLVER AS A DISTRACTION GUN ON YOUR HIP WHILE YOUR REAL GUN IS A 9mm
IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND A SURPRISING AMOUNT OF PEOPLE DO NOT NOTICE THE GIANT REVOLVER

>>64392387 (OP)
Fuck ya
mudda

>>64392387 (OP)
>cheap, disposable, but still reliable models
>no shell extraction
>no slide
Seems useful for hitmen. They can shoot from a pocket, leave no shells around, get rid of a cheap weapon, etc.

>>64392387 (OP)
Speen

>>64393293
I carry yo momma
Just kidding she weighs too much

Rational answer: when you need it to chamber a cartridge so large that it precludes feeding through the grip.

That’s the only time I’d say a revolver is still relevant. But if you’re getting a revolver chambered in something with an autoloading analog, you’re gonna be better off with the autoloader. Pistols are usually lighter, smaller, narrower, have higher mag capacities, can be reloaded much faster, and can be suppressed.

>>64392387 (OP)
It's called 357 magnum, 44 if you're feeling spiteful, 45LC if you really want to be a cowboy (and show them LOVE and PEACE), and 45-70 if you want to erase the nigger's bloodline from reality. All other options are gay and stupid, especially 454 fucking casual

>>64393582
I still think there is a use case for pocket guns because a revolver can usually fire from an obstructed position where an automatic can't. There's also people who either don't have the skills or hand strength to operate automatic pistols, but can operate a revolver well enough to at least be able to defend themselves. Arthritis is a bitch and old hands can struggle with a pistol magazine, but I can get even a 75 year old woman to load a 38 K frame.

Having to do safe handling demonstrations as a dealer in CA was really enlightening. Some people (very few, but some) absolutely can not operate an automatic pistol. They just can't. It is like they have two left hands.

>>64392387 (OP)
I wanna pick up a sp101 match champion, should I?
It feels awesome to play with them while you watch TV.

Great target guns. I’m in Canada so self defence isn’t allowed but my revolver would still be fairly capable, I just didn’t consider self defence when I bought it

>>64394507
Why not the regular GP-100 based MC? The SP101 seems to shine more as a carry gun. It does have a slimmer frame, but the larger would be better for shooting if concealment isn't a factor, no?

>>64394524
I'd like to carry it too, at least in the cooler months.

>>64394507
Is it a gun? Then yes you should get it

>>64394491
All fair points. Safe to assume nobody here is too weak or arthritic to load a pistol mag and rack a slide though?

>dealer in CA
Cool. I’m in Cali too. You work at/operate a gun store or something?

>>64394522
An advantage is not dropping casings but since you're not using ot for illegal self defense thats not even a consideration

>>64393130
Improve your grip strength

>>64392387 (OP)
357 is the best because 10mm is fucking gay and for faggot noguns hipsters

how many times u gonna make this shit thread?

>>64394507
Can recommend. Shoulder holster it and it disappears. Great for weddings funerals or anytime you're not in just a t shirt.
The single action is about as good as can be. Feels about the same as just the second stage of a geissele SSA-EX, if that makes sense

>>64395227
Used to, until I pulled a Snake Plissken and escaped from California.

>>64392387 (OP)
I like them.
They are attractive, reliable and I like them. The .38 SPL (Spook Popping Laser) was literally made with killing brown “people” in mind.
Don’t overthink things.
There is no meta.
Just do what you like.

what are the odds that a revolverfag made the OP?

>>64392387 (OP)
Short answer?
snakes. have a snubbie with rat shot for the 1st 3.
Long answer?
>>64392910

>>64398572
>snakes

shut the fuck up dude.

>>64392387 (OP)
They're cool.
Having a gun is infinitely better than not having a gun.
If guns weren't cool, most of us wouldn't be interested in them much less own them.
Therefore, the best gun is the one that is cool enough to justify you dropping a load of cash on buying.

>>64394507
yeah it's great if you want to carry it
>>64394591
>>64397630
bros you can just shove that thing down the back of your pants and wear a golf shirt or worky buttondown and it'll conceal just fine, I wear it absolutely year round in a triple k insider holster
the shoulder holster is great too but the insider holster at 4:30 is fine

>>64398576
> t. snake

>>64398554
>The .38 SPL (Spook Popping Laser) was literally made with killing brown “people” in mind.
You are thinking of the .357 Magnum. The .38 Special was made after the .38 Long Colt performed poorly in the Philippines.

>>64399580
Yes. .38 Long failed to properly kill muzzie SEA monkeys and thus, the .38 spl was designed. It went on to be used in the S&W Model 10 that would body many of the groids involved in needless coonery for about 90 years.
Truly a tool of civilization and elegance.

>>64392421
>Those calibers make it suitable for threats that walk on 4 legs rather than 2.
Including mythology doesn't help the case lmao

>>64392387 (OP)
it is ready to shoot at full rest, with no springs loaded or compressed.

compare this with striker fired pistols, where the pin is constantly cocked (unless you want to have to rack the slide after drawing), and you are relying on QC to prevent your dick from being blown off.

sig convinced me that my CC should be a revolver.

>>64401715
bear detected

>>64401989
>and you are relying on QC to prevent your dick from being blown off.

shut the fuck up lol you just dont know how a striker pistol works.

>>64392387 (OP)
Because 357 is better than 10mm and I'm tired of pretending that it isn't

>>64402207
tf is that baby hand joe grip adapter?

>>64392387 (OP)
Self-defense

>>64392387 (OP)
they are strong and powerful

>>64394430
44-40 for the cowboy connoisseur

>>64402207
Commercial loads are very similar. Only handloaders could benefit from .357's potential superiority.

>>64402078
sigger detected

>>64403556
Name one (1) 10mm handgun that isn't a total piece of shit, you can't.

>>64404248
the glock 20 is used by sirius patrol to blast polar bears therefore its the best 10mm

>>64404249
>No chamber support
Hope you like blowing your hands off retard
>Sirius patrol
They use AP 3006, the handguns might as well be for show

>>64392421
>Great for people with arthritis who can't load pistol magazines.
>Has the world's longest and heaviest trigger
Why are revolver fags so dumb?

>>64404263
Kys wristlet

>>64392387 (OP)
Currently at the top of my attention span. They have a 2” as well, but I think 3” is where it’s at. All stainless, 357, 6-rounds, fluorescent HiViz sights.

>>64404489
That looks an awful lot like that Kimber revolver.

>>64404268
So it's good for people with serious arthritis but who also have strong joints?

>>64392387 (OP)
Because you can't limpwrist revolvers or suffer failures to cycle because of bad ammo or your slide was grabbed or impeded in anyway. Which is pretty important in a self-defense situation.

>>64404718
I think that’s the crowd they’re trying to attract. Retails for $750 at my lgs.

>>64404489
>>64409389
They don't want you to know this, so don't tell anyone, but they're both just stylized clones of S&W revolvers.
Now with just as many shitty MIM parts and just as little quality control as actual S&W revolvers!

>>64392387 (OP)
How do you boys have the confidence to carry revolvers as your everyday gear, even in the possible event of a self-defense scenario?
A semiautomatic pistol with a full magazine will be more than enough to take down at least three attackers, depending on shot placement and accuracy.
How are you supposed to do that with a revolver and it's 6 bullets? Use a speedloader and pray, maybe?

>>64410895
Most threat profiles involve one attacker, and even if they are a group they tend to be opportunistic. These aren't video game NPCs that will commit 100% to every attack until either you or they are dead. If Jamal and Aktavius see Tyrone catch a 125gr .38 to his gut their next action will probably be to de-ass the area and go fuck with someone else instead.

The principle advantage is if you get jumped from behind by Alex having a schitzo episode or Jose trying to score some more fent money, you are in a wrestling match before you are in a gunfight. This means firing from an obstructed position where an automatic pistol might either not work at all or jam after the first shot. It isn't a comparison of 5 rounds vs 7 or 15, it's a comparison of 5 rounds vs 1 or 0.

>>64392387 (OP)
Because they like them.

>>64410895
kill one with two shots
the rest won't volunteer to be number 2 even though I don't have enough bullets for all of them

>>64410895
>How are you supposed to do that with a revolver and it's 6 bullets?
Doesn't know about the New York reload.
ngmi

>>64410963
>uhhh akshually revolvers are best because of [several extremely specific scenarios cooked up by pro-revolver users and touted as 'common']

isn't it interesting how few (see; none) videos we have of defensive shootings where these 'common threat types' appear?

maybe its because revolver users make shit up to justify their feels>reals opinions.

>>64411300
Those don't make for good entertainment, and they don't teach you much.

>>64392387 (OP)
Zero chance of magazine or slide malfunctions (limp wrist) and dud rounds can be cycled by just pulling the trigger again.

>>64411300
I go on long hikes far away from people so it's nice to know that my handgun has as few failure points as possible if I were to be attacked by an animal.

>>64411481
> I go on long hikes far away from people
I'm going to keep an eye out for you on my next hike.
I'm going to pound your tight bussy deep in the woods, you'll love it. ;)))

>>64411481
Normally I shit on 10mm but it's a direct upgrade for that kinda work, even a long slide Glock fowty or S&W is smaller and lighter than a revolver

>>64411765
yeah but does it make you feel as cool

>>64411300
>isn't it interesting how few (see; none) videos we have of defensive shootings where these 'common threat types' appear?
If only there was some high profile shooting where some guy nearly died because of his semiauto jammed after a wrestling match for it...

>>64412019
Yeah, and he's fucked off into irrelevance because he knows damn well there's a lot of people that want to kill him, much like with Casey Anthony, even now.

Godawful, highly extraordinary example.

KYS.

>>64412090
he is the picasso of trolling

>>64411755
can i be overwatch?

>>64410996
2 shots x 3 doctors = 6 shots. Seems like a 6 gun has the perfect capacity

>>64412019
>where some guy nearly died

lol yah that highschool kid nearly killed that grown man that was stalking him.

>>64412767
Jesus Christ, there are actually people defending that negro on /k/? What the fuck are you doing here?

>>64412809
>dude wtf this is the conservative website you can't have your own opinions

>>64412809
Daily reminder /pol/ is a subsidiary of 4chan and not the other way around, election tourist scum

>>64412739
okay but I only have five shots

>>64412809
There are plenty of leftists on /k/
Remember how many trannies and furfags are here?

>>64415216
>acknowledging that zimmerman was being retarded means im a leftist

Carrying 2 revolvers solves all concerns in this thread.

>>64412767
>>64412830
>>64413973
>>64415228
Can't flimflam the zimzam, niggers. Gb2gaia

>>64392387 (OP)
They can chamber much more powerful cartridges and are just pretty neat.

>>64415464
>Carrying 2 revolvers solves all concerns in this thread.

>>64416894
>Gb2gaia

i dont even think that place exists anymore

>>64415464
>Carries 2 guns
>Still mogged by a Glock 19
Is it autism?

>>64392387 (OP)
What if I just really like them?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RivxKlerxis?feature=share
this and dangerous animals

>>64392387 (OP)
>post same discussion about revolvers being the katana of the gun world
>everyone reaches that conclusion
>op fails to then make a decent point out of it
>op feels need to post this thread for years until we magically read his mind and figure out what hes trying to say like a woman with BPD on a ticking timebomb to ruining your lovelife because you failed to guess that the joke you made 2 months ago offended her

FUCK (You)

They're versatile. A 32 J frame weighs a pound loaded. It can be carried without a holster, via a hook grip or belt clip. It's easier to draw than similar sized autos and will fire regardless of how badly one botches their draw. The safety of a DAO gun is huge for me personally. As I got older, the risk to reward ratio of carrying a striker fired guns AIWB didn't seem to add up. Seeing guys shoot themselves over a draw string or something getting in the holster, mixed with the p320 fiasco was the final straw to change over to DA/SA and DAO.

The revolvers also look cool and your options for grips are nigh on limitless. Mastering the DA pull is tough but rewarding. All in all, a snubbie is a very easy thing to keep around and does it's job as a close quarters self defense tool exceptionally well. I even put a red dot on my 22lr J frame and it's my favorite gun to shoot now. I highly recommend everyone to try a 22lr or 32 j frame or at least get a classic 38/357. Revolvers are very fun to shoot.

Revolvers are the quickest to draw and put a round on target. If you want to win a gunfight, Revolver. This little girl could shoot Stoger 4 times before he even finds her and considers shooting.

>>64392387 (OP)
A .38 special revolver currently holds the record for the highest number of assailants incapacitated during a self defense scenario

>>64418768
You forgot to mention it was a 5 shot 38 j frame at that, making the feat even more impressive.

>>64419170
>>64418768
Nice. I would like to read up on that cause I'm a tactics fag lol. Another case of its the person not the weapon.

>>64418500
I don't think that's true anon

>>64418768
>>64419170
I remember reading about self defense shooting statistics and one of the things they highlighted was that capacity wasn't all that important, statistically. They brought up that case as an example

>>64417362
begone Tupperware boy

>>64415464
Dual wielding loadout

>>64419233
It's the scenario not the person. Bernhard Goetz wasn't an operator, he was just at arm's length from 5 guys in a cramped subway car.

You can go on youtube and find probably a hundred or more bodycam videos where 1 cop and 1 suspect get into a gunfight, and the cop fires more than 5 rounds before the bad guy is no longer a threat. Almost any one of those could also be a plausible analog for a civilian SD shooting. I seriously hope no anon here thinks that a revolver being used to stop 5 people ONCE is more important data than 5+ shots being needed to stop a single person on hundreds of occasions.

>>64412019
based

>>64392387 (OP)
Because its current year and everything’s been banned besides special edition commemorative gabin pozzscum ruger single actions

>>64417362
Just be happy that other gun nutz like other things.
Why do the most midwit of us want everyone to have the same gun?

>>64392387 (OP)
Smith & Wesson 629. Patrician tastes anon.