Revolvers VS Pistols

I love em both. But a matching pair of SA's are sooo purdy :D

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Semi-auto pistols routinely jam. Stove-pipes, double-feeds, no feeds, etc. These things are common at any IPSC or IDPA match.

Guys who are serious competitors spend countless hours practicing how to clear a jam. They want to be ready when it inevitably happens while the clock is ticking.

I've never seen a revolver jam ever.

I have seen revolvers that didn't function quite right. Like when the crane is a little bent, or the cylinder is slightly out of time. I saw one that required a 20 pound trigger pull to get the cylinder to rotate, but it did still in fact rotate. And the gun did still fire when the trigger was pulled.
 
small gamer said:
I have never fired a handgun I don't like, but I like some more than others. Only center-fire revolvers make me think "yeah baby...". Maybe it's from growing up watching Dirty Harry movies.
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I had the most fun I've had in years on Easter Sunday when a fellow member showed up with his gun collection and let me try them all. The .44 magum he let me fire off a few rounds was quite the experience. I fired it one handed and my wrist hurt for a couple of days:D
 
In the common sense of the word comparing equally reputable manufacturers revolvers are definatley more reliable.

Like it has been said people can own revolvers for 25 years, shoot thousands of rounds through them and never clean them and have them function perfectly. I would be very suprised if your average modern pistol can do the same thing without a failure. Also I agree with the point that it is far more simple toovercome bad ammo with a revolver.
 
trebor2880 said:
Sorry, my mistake.:redface:
Pistols store their bullets in a magazine,
and revolvers store the bullets in a cylinder.
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Revolvers all the way!

1. You can keep loaded and not worry about mag springs, reliability etc.

2. Failed round? Squeeze trigger again and still be on target!

3. No brass to chase during a day at the range!

Realistically, if you can't do it in <6 does it really matter at that point? On the reliability and effectiveness scale, reveolver ALWAYS wins. Regardless of claims by Glock etc. In particular this applies in a marine environment where roling brass on deck is a major safety concern.

Again, my .02...
 
teller said:
Revolvers all the way!

1. You can keep loaded and not worry about mag springs, reliability etc.

2. Failed round? Squeeze trigger again and still be on target!

3. No brass to chase during a day at the range!

Realistically, if you can't do it in <6 does it really matter at that point? On the reliability and effectiveness scale, reveolver ALWAYS wins. Regardless of claims by Glock etc. In particular this applies in a marine environment where roling brass on deck is a major safety concern.

Again, my .02...
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Have to just point out that you can keep mags loaded forever man, thats not what weakens the springs, its the constant loading and unloading compression and uncompression of the spring that weakens it.

The rest i agree with. As i do love revolvers, i think they are the ###iest of handguns. Especially with some nice wood grips.
 
Freyr_255 said:
It can happen when using heavy recoiling calibers and heavy bullets(not much clearance to frame and lots of inertia). If the recoil unseats the bullet it can jam the cylinder against the frame.

Also percussion cap revolvers can have the cap jam easily enough.
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I meant this thread for modern revolvers, not black powder or cap and ball. Modern revolvers that take modern ammo.:rockOn:
 
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