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Revolver; Antique, or viable 21st Century weapon!?
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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 1024025" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>I think I'm in the viable category. A quality DA revolver is just hard to beat for a homeowner on a budget, who is not a skilled shooter. They are just too simple and reliable. I think of my step mom for this role. She doesn't have the strength to operate the slide on anything bigger than a .25 auto or maybe a .380. But she can operate a .357 revo just fine and if it's loaded with .38's she can deal with the recoil.</p><p></p><p>But in these days of multiple armed home invasion attacks I'm beginning to re-think the revolver for defense use thing, while better than nothing, I'm not sure it's enough for 99.9% of people. Most just don't practice enough to be able to hit with each shot which is going to be mandatory if you are up against multiple attackers. That's why at home my M&P is fully loaded, along with a .357 revo and a 12 gauge auto. I'll admit I carry a .357 snub CCW occasionally and I have speed strips stashed in about every jacket I wear and in all the vehicles. I keep .38 +P gold dots in these so it doesn't matter if I'm carrying the .357 or my J frame .38. So yeah for the moment I think they are viable but maybe not as much as they once were and for fewer people. But the killer sexy looks of a bling'd out DA S&W or Colt Python will live forever!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 1024025, member: 3099"] I think I'm in the viable category. A quality DA revolver is just hard to beat for a homeowner on a budget, who is not a skilled shooter. They are just too simple and reliable. I think of my step mom for this role. She doesn't have the strength to operate the slide on anything bigger than a .25 auto or maybe a .380. But she can operate a .357 revo just fine and if it's loaded with .38's she can deal with the recoil. But in these days of multiple armed home invasion attacks I'm beginning to re-think the revolver for defense use thing, while better than nothing, I'm not sure it's enough for 99.9% of people. Most just don't practice enough to be able to hit with each shot which is going to be mandatory if you are up against multiple attackers. That's why at home my M&P is fully loaded, along with a .357 revo and a 12 gauge auto. I'll admit I carry a .357 snub CCW occasionally and I have speed strips stashed in about every jacket I wear and in all the vehicles. I keep .38 +P gold dots in these so it doesn't matter if I'm carrying the .357 or my J frame .38. So yeah for the moment I think they are viable but maybe not as much as they once were and for fewer people. But the killer sexy looks of a bling'd out DA S&W or Colt Python will live forever! [/QUOTE]
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