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Revolvers in the 24th and a 1/2 Century

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#1 · (Edited)
Was testing out my new Hi Viz GP100 front sight today on some paper plates. I use Safariland speed loaders and I’m pretty fast with them. I recommend the Hi Viz and the Safariland speed loader if you carry a revolver.

The wife was next to me with her G42 shooting her own plate. She fired her 7th round as I was ejecting my spent cartridges. I reloaded and closed the cylinder as she fired the first round from her second magazine.

Y’all see where I’m going with this already I bet.

I’ve watched videos and debated with people for years about how many rounds is enough. I have always said I feel just fine and dandy in summer clothes with my 5 shot LCR in a shorts pocket. From the time I purchased it I’ve carried 5 extra rounds for the LCR on a HKS speed loader, and recently started carrying 5 more on a speed strip. Speed here being relative. I was happy with the revolver and 15 shots.

Today was the first time I had a chance to personally compare revolver reloading versus magazine fed semiauto, not just watch some Youtuber do it. When we had both finished firing I had 12 holes in my plate, she had 13 in hers. 10 yards away. And that’s when it sank in. If she had been shooting her G22, she would have gotten 16 in her plate before I fired my 7th shot from the GP100 and been starting her second mag.

Average shots fired is 3, blah blah blah... I don’t know why this hit me like some sort of epiphany. But as she walked back to the truck and I continued using up a box of 38 Special WWB the desire to be firing a Glock with a 100 round beta mag on it was incredible. I was aiming at a paper plate, but kept seeing 47 Ronin. Maybe I was just tired from being up all night.

At work we’re all on the line with semiautos. At the indoor civilian range I tend to ignore what people are doing since I’m the only revolver guy in there and everyone else is emptying 1911s with red dot optics and crimson trace lasers into the head of the target from five feet. So I guess I’ve just missed how much faster someone driving a semi is going to be than I’m going to be driving a wheel gun.

Or maybe today it occurred to me that if we had been in an actual emergency my beloved would be covering my ass for me as I’m trying to reload instead of the other way around. Unsat.

It’s a dead horse. We can’t see the future. You can’t prepare for all eventualities. And the first Rule of Gunfighting is still: Have a gun. I still love my LCR. But as warm as it was here tonight, I took my gal to dinner in blue jeans with my Glock 26 on my hip with a spare magazine under a loose shirt.

With the +1 finger extensions on my G26 and her two spare G42 mags, that’s enough for 42 Ronin, theoretically... hopefully there would have been at least one good guy in the joint carrying at least a five shot revolver.

Not trying to convince anyone of anything. And I’ll still use my LCR for carry. Rule One, remember? But from now on I won’t be so quick on the five shots is enough stuff. $.02
 
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#2 · (Edited)
keeping things in the proper perspective.. its possible that you may find yourself thrust into a battle with 2 dozen outlaws, but probably not. Realistically speaking, if you are going to the corner store for some milk.. 5 or 6 shots from a handgun(should you need it) is more likely to get you out of a jam than not. It is not what I would take to the sustained BATTLEFIELD of WAR as a primary weapon but it is what I would carry to the laundry mat on the corner. I am simply not willing to carry a 19+1 semi auto everywhere I go but I will carry a j frame without complaint. Will a 5 shot j-frame get me out of every possible situation.. nope. Do I lose sleep over it?.. certainly not. A gun is a tool that affords me a very specific option. My jframe offers me 5 options.. which is a lot better than zero.


What I have come to realize is that when it comes down to force of action.. its more about an individuals mental grit, personal fortitude and actual willingness to act without hesitation and less about what high capacity whizbang they happen to carry.

You sound like you are capable with your revolver. Have confidence in that, invest in that platform if you desire it and don't worry about trends or flavors of the month regarding defensive handguns.

Most people who know a thing or 2 about weapons and fighting only care about a couple of things... does it work and is it loaded. They don't care about trigger jobs, engraved backplates or whether or not you say mag or clip.
 
#6 ·
I carry what makes me feel comfortable. Times and criminals change. A threat of numbers isn't the norm, but it's not unheard of either.
 
#8 ·
Yeah I guess I’d just rather be able to keep firing so she can get the bleep out of there.

After all the years we’ve been married yesterday was the first and only time we had been on a line together firing simultaneously. She had always qualified with her agency and me with mine. Of course we’ve talked about what we’d do if x or y happens while we’re out and about a bajillion times. It’s not like I had never considered we could be somewhere together and a problem arise.

I suppose this is boiling down to is a personal thing that has nothing to do with the gun per se... IE (or eg if you’d rather) I want to be in the fight and I want her to get clear. If she’s carrying a semiautomatic, then I will also.
 
#10 ·
... I’ve watched videos and debated with people for years about how many rounds is enough. I have always said I feel just fine and dandy in summer clothes with my 5 shot LCR in a shorts pocket ...
It's not the size of the gun in the gunfight; it's the size of the fight in the gunfighter.
 
#14 ·
I think revolvers still have a place today. If you were to buy a handgun, shoot it once, clean it, load it, and put in a drawer for 10 years would you want that handgun to be a revolver or a magazine feed semi-auto? If you are not an active shooter, a good case can be made for a revolver.
 
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#16 ·
I have carried a 5 shot revolver as a police officer for 13 years. I carried it o duty as a backup, and off-duty as a primary. I carried it out of confidence more than anything else. It was a breeze to conceal in any clothing, and concealment was an important factor.

I always wanted to carry more, and as of several months ago, I began a committed effort to increase my firepower off duty and on duty. I bought a G26.

I also started carrying a 3" six shot k frame revolver and safariland speed loader. I was considerably more comfortable with the six shot revolver. Not so much the additional round, but it shoots significantly better, and the frame clearance allows the serious use of speed loaders that the j frame doesn't. Problem was even a round butt 3" revolver had some serious weight and didn't conceal as well as the G26.

The Glock 26 however won out. I can use it for ankle carry and vest carry with the flush fit magazine. I can carry a spare 17rd magazine. I can carry a +2 magazine and have an almost compact size gun. It's a very versatile and capable little gun.

I will never get rid of the Jframe. It will always be there for the occasion when I need to carry in dress clothes. However for now it is shelved in favor of more firepower.
 
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