Pistol or Revolver?

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So, are you a pistol or a revolver type of guy? If pistol, steel or polymer? If revolver, single action or double?

I think I must have a split personality. ;)
I just went and counted and revolvers are ahead but only by 2 (16-14)
No contest with the polymer-steel thing....all steel (or in a few cases aluminum alloy) and the revolvers are all DA
 
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Pistol in steel, unless it's a Glock, revolver in single action for the heavy calibers, and double action for .22LR, for me.
 
I am with sailor, I do have more semi-auto, just because I have a bunch of 22 target guns, but shoot 9mm/ 45acp and next night 38/357, and a bit of 22lr and 22 short
all steel stuff. very little single action rev.
 
sailor723 said:
So, are you a pistol or a revolver type of guy? If pistol, steel or polymer? If revolver, single action or double?

I think I must have a split personality. ;)
I just went and counted and revolvers are ahead but only by 2 (16-14)
No contest with the polymer-steel thing....all steel (or in a few cases aluminum alloy) and the revolvers are all DA
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Have handled and shot both. For comfort in holding & shooting and rounds on board I'll take a fine shooting pistol any day...

You own 30 handguns...? must cost a penny or two to keep them all fed.....;)
 
Like 'em both..... For wheelguns..... Single action Colt or Ruger.... for double action, old school S&W's.

For pistols.... mostly steel but some polymer ok, too. Colt & USGI 1911's; BHP's, CZ 75/85; Glock.

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Like pretty much all of them. SA if pistol. DA/SA for revolver, don't mind which, I have both and like both. Hammer over striker. Prefer all steel and while I think a highly polished blue looks very pretty - SS is more forgiving.
 
Revolvers: definitely single action - just the looks alone should be enough to convince you and you end up shooting the DA as a single action most of the time anyway.

Pistol: Steel. You can't pistol whip anyone with that polymer stuff.
 
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Have handled and shot both. For comfort in holding & shooting and rounds on board I'll take a fine shooting pistol any day...

You own 30 handguns...? must cost a penny or two to keep them all fed.....;)
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Meh....50 rounds through 30 guns or 1500 through one it's all the same.....you can only shoot them one at a time.

However, keeping a good supply of ammo in .22,.380, 9mm, .38, .357, .45 and .455 in various bullet weights and types can get complicated. ;)
 
I own mostly pistols, steel/aluminum/polymer frames, I have DA, SA, Striker fired examples. Then only revolvers I own are Single action ones.
 
It is hard to answer, i like them all except the is a few brand i dont care for.
STI
Springfield
Para
Taurus
Norinco
Charter arms
Chiappa
Etc...
 
Lets see:

Polymer Striker Fired - 6
Steel/AL Alloy DA/SA - 11
Steel SA 3
Rev DA/SA - 5
Rev SA - 4

.22LR, 9MM, 38Spl, .357Mag, 40 S&W, .41 Long Colt, 45ACP, 45Colt

I need two revolvers - .44Mag and a 10MM...my bucket list.

9MM and 38Spl get most of the use. On the advice of a friend of mine in the US I am going to work with the .40 S&W more. He was a homicide detective and his personal observations count.

Take Care

Bob
 
Calibers that get the most use vary for me....Mostly .22, 9mm and some .45acp in the summer (IPSC and Rimfire Steel) .38spl more in the winter (indoor bullseye shooting). I only own one gun in .40S&W (a BHP) and I haven't fired it in 2-3 years. :redface:

I have three revolvers in .455 but at $1.60+/round for Fiocchi factory ammo they don't get out much either. :rolleyes:
 
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