To be, shooting and owning a revolver is a lot like driving a standard; it only seems inconvenient, and hard work to those who don't get it.
Only problem is that I have too much time behind semi autos and am scared of blowing my thumb off by putting it near the cylinder!!
My parents had cars with slushboxes when I learned to drive, so when I first started with a standard, it took some getting used to, but if I ever bought a new car or truck, I would demand a standard: This is off topic of the original post, but a manual gearbox is more reliable, less slippage, more controlled and just fun. These points are dependant on the guy using it though because some people will grind the gears, glaze the clutch and simply not use the correct engine RPM for the gear. Which in a convoluted way brings me back to the handgun: Revolvers are very old technology, but in their simplicity and reliability, they are stunning to look at and I won't sell my 686 and if you don't need to for financial reasons, why bother selling?
When you think about it, a revolver has a very intricate action: I would be so bold as to say it requires the same level or greater precision in manufacture (at least high quality comparisons of the two types) The lockwork even on an old English rifle is craftsmanship to be admired.
For the unbelievers of speed attainable with a revolver:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLk1v5bSFPw In the slow-mo, it looked like the shooter was delivering "minute of bad guy" accuracy.
I have revolvers and semi autos and like both very much: Not intending to initiate the "beating of the dead horse" as I am impartial to one over the other and to argue otherwise would accomplish nothing except the identification of the obvious pros and cons of either. To each their own.
M
