You can call BS all you like, I was there and I saw all revolvers fail. Most often it was a stuck case upon ejection, something an auto doesn't have issues with.
OK BS
The videos of Miculek are old news. He's very good, he's also paid to do so and practices his reloads 4 hours a day, or so the rumor goes. There is no way your average shooter will ever possess the same skill level as Miculek without dedicating the same amount of time. In fact, you admitted that you struggle to get your reloads down to 3 seconds.
You said you never saw a revolver go through three reloads without jamming or failing well the videos clearly show him going through three reloads without a jam. Now you have.
Now you no doubt are an experienced shooter and even your time of 3 seconds to reload is a far far cry from 12 rounds in 3 seconds with a reload.
No kidding, pretty inept with a revolver though. Note: posted to get into JimS head.
As for my model 10. Why would or should I get it serviced? I thought revolvers were superior to autos, more reliable. Shouldn't it continue to work forever without fail? Personally I could really care less about it. I paid next to nothing for it and shoot it for giggles, as a constant reminder of how poor a wheel gun is for anything other than historical shooting disciplines.
You have never heard me say revolvers are more reliable or superior over pistols. Each has an application. As far as your own revolver is concerned the best reason to get it repaired is that it appears to require service ie its broken.
24 rounds in a single go. That's impressive. Tell me, how many rounds have you fired either in one sitting or without cleaning without a failure? I doubt its anywhere near 1000 rounds.
The only reason why my GP-100 won't go 1K without failure between cleanings as I have no intention of not cleaning my gun after each range session. I have watched two videos on youtube of Glocks failing to complete 1000 rds without FTF issues and one actually melted so please spare us the 1K torture test nonsense. $10. says my GP-100 won't melt nor will it jam if I limp wrist it which is more than you can say about your Glock.
You're partially correct. I only attend three gun matches so my observations of those who shoot IDPA or IPSC is rather limited. That being said, my observations still stand. I have yet to see a revolver not choke at least once during a match. You mention that the failures I've observed could be associated to poor gunsmithing. Why would someone need to have a revolver worked on? I thought they were uber reliable. The bad reloads I can understand when it comes to high primers. Bad reloads in an auto are no less of an issue.
Your response to separate divisions/classes for revolvers is spot on. Revolvers don't stand a chance against an auto. So if they must be segregated from the autos in competition, how could anyone honestly believe they're more reliable or "just as capable" as an auto? More to the point, if revolver fans are so adamant the revolver is just as capable as an auto, why aren't they fighting to compete with them?? I suspect deep down, revolver fans are well aware of the performance gap that keeps revolvers from the fore front of service and competition.
So what is your point? Wanna compare splashes? You can have your 9MM Glock and I'll take my 44 mag revolver and we will see who can make the biggest splash when we both hit a 4 litre milk jog filled with water. Whichever gun makes the biggest splash is the best gun or are you going to suggest that your Glock isn't at it's best making splashes.
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