Is there any legitimate reason to choose a revolver over a semiautomatic other than:
>I like the way it looks
or
>I'm a weapons-hipster
>>30039594
nope
you can delete your thread now
>>30039594
what about magnum rounds, you fucking faggot
>Pull trigger on semiauto
>Nothing, or jam
>Pull trigger on revolver
>Nothing
>Pull trigger again
>Bang
Who needs a legitimate reason? For personal use it doesn't fucking matter
>>30039594
or if you just happen to shoot better with one.
or like shooting magnum cartridges
or live in a state where 6-7 is the standard anyway.
but then, who cares.
>>30039594
The only advantage I see is that it can use very powerful ammo, or might be a good weapon for someone who is not very familiar with firearms such as someone who's never been taught how to work a semi auto pistol.
>>30039611
10mm fixed that issue.
>>30039594
Better / easier single-hand operation
>>30039634
>10mm
>magnum
Memes aside, that's just awful of you.
>>30039594
At least you admit that revolvers are legitimately more aesthetically pleasing than other handguns
>fire 9mm center mass
>is he dead
>mag dump
>is he dead
>fire .44 magnum center mass
>gaping hole
>empty cylinder
>nothing left of upper torso
>>30039594
Because they're fun to shoot.
>>30039643
>>30039706
>>30039720
You know, i wish Pietta and Uberti shipped their more expensive guns with a ball mold, turnscrew and flask. it'd really make the piece a treasure.
That said, i really want to get a scissor mold instead of the big blog that is my lee.
>>30039594
Is there any reason for someone to own anything other than a ford fusion/mondeo?
>>30039594
Only if you need a bigger bullet. Ie its your backup bear gun while hunting.
>>30039594
If you shoot better with a revolver.
>>30039594
IMO, when they are done well auto-revolvers are superior in most ways to semiautomatics
>>30039643
why are you doing this to me, Anon? I just woke up, now I'm going to be depressed for the rest of the day now that you've reminded me of my severe MP-412 deficiency
>>30039594
>>30039823
>>30039840
I really really want the middle Meatba. don't care for the Unica.
>>30039611
>>30039883
Unica is my dream pistol, I'm just not paying belt-fed prices for one
>>30039594
Not really. Single action is a lot of fun to shoot, and I personally like the DA/SA system on revolvers as a type of safety, allowing you to have both a heavy trigger for carry and a light one for aimed shots.
Of course, DA/SA semi autos can work like that too but 1) they're usually more expensive and 2) the hammers are smaller making it hard to draw-cock-shoot.
Practically speaking though, I'd rather have a good semi-auto in any type of a firefight.
>>30039594
.44mag and up in a not stupid heavy weapon, .357mag in a reliable weapon.
GIGN favors revolvers because they are less likely to malfunction when using a shield. That's something.
>>30039594
Yes.
Remember the Zimmerman case? His Kel-tec jammed because it was pressed against the body of his attacker. It was just (bad?) luck that the single shot stopped the attack with fatal effect.
A shrouded-hammer or hammerless snubnose revolver can be fired repeatedly from inside a pocket or if pressed against an attacker.
Another advantage is that many revolvers (esp S&W) have a huge variety of aftermarket and custom grips. I can shoot my J-frame w/boot grips more accurately than any semi-auto because the gun fits my hand perfectly.
>>30039594
The available calibers.
Some people with large hands also find revolvers much more comfortable than automatics.
>>30039970
>they are less likely to malfunction when using a shield
Really?
>>30039594
It's called personal preference dipshit.
>>30039594
Long range stability. Harmonics and shit.
Small hands that cannot fit a standard 9mm double stack inside the grip for. (women usually)
Cartridges too large for a grip magazine. (.357magnum 8 shot etc)
Hand-loader safety when experimenting.
Various revolvers meant to be frozen.
Various revolvers with training are similar speed to reload .45 and up compared to other mag fed pistols. (competition shooters reload in 0.3333 seconds with a 8 shooter using .45acp)
If the event occurs that you need to shoot point blank or your gun is grabbed, a semi auto may get pressed out of battery. This happened to zimzam and the cop that shot Mike Brown. If you rely on a semi auto this is something you need to know and account for. In any case your gun should be far away from the targets grasp.
>>30039618
>No second strike
Top lol. I hate that glock made this a standard.
>>30039986
Yup autoloaders can have the slide hit the shield and cause a malfunction.
Been meaning to ask in a revolver thread, how well does something like this conceal inna pocket? I currently have a bodyguard 380 that conceals fairly well but you can totally see the outline of a gun (I know its a issue, it's just a cheap nylon one)
Is the print at least less recognizable? I really just want an excuse to own a revolver but can't find a role for it to fill...
>>30039601
FPBP
>>30040040
*know it's a holster issue
Phones been deleting random shit lately
>>30039594
Thinner, holds more bullets, reloads faster, more options. The only reason you would still use a revolver is if you are a weapons-hipster.
>>30040023
>Opponent grabs slide
>Only get one shot
>Opponent grabs cylinder or hammer
>Only get zero
>>30040060
Please show me this .44mag and up auto that is any of what you described.
>>30039594
Doesn't jam
>>30039824
Give source please, this is unsearchable because you went and slammed two pages together
>>30040091
Eden - It's an Endless World!
Be forewarned, you may enjoy it, but you will not be happy
>>30040064
>Opponent grabs slide and pulls it back
>Get zero and lose a bullet
>Opponent grabs cylinder or hammer
>Get zero but keep a bullet
>>30040095
Cheers boss
>>30040064
it's way easier to put a handgun out of battery compared to a revolver.
>>30040102
>Pulls it back
Because that's easy during a struggle, plus they'd just be loading another one if they let it go.
>>30040040
They conceal really well. The kind of rounded shape (the cylinder does most of the printing, if any) hides the barrel profile and makes them look like an undefinable lump of something (maybe a fat wallet), but not necessarily a gun. I'm describing my steel .357 mag; a light .38 would be even easier to conceal.
A light, short grip gun like in pic would be almost invisible in loose slacks or cargo shorts with deep pockets.
>>30040200
Problem is I don't wear loose fitting stuff. I'm not saying I wear skinny jeans but I still have trouble concealing the semi auto 380...
I was also considering taking the grips off and getting slimmer grips, or even wrapping tape around the handle. The handle seems like the biggest issue, the cylinder looks like it could be mistaken for keys or a mint container.
>>30040285
Unless your pants are unusually tight, a small revolver probably won't look like a gun. I think the average person isn't going to think "gun" unless they can identify a barrel and a grip.
Another option is to try to get a different pocket holster for the .380 that hides the shape better.
>>30039594
OBVIOUS BAIT THREAD
Use you brain before posting next time, thank you.
Here are some legitimate reasons to choose a conventional revolver over semiautomatic:
>No reciprocating mass/Cannot be pressed out of battery
>Commonly chambered in larger calibers
>Reliability/ robust design
>No limp-wristing
>Second strike (inb4 double action semi-auto's)
>Concealability
>>30039611
Coonan, auto magnum, desert eagle
and to play the devils advocate, i will admit that a revolver is way cheaper to get in magnum than any i listed.
but in the argument of magnums, you dont need them, its just more stressful to use, unless you hike in alaska or other places with bears it shouldn't be a concern if your bullet can go through a foot of concrete.
>>30039809
You realize pickups exist and are used extensively? fill your ford fusion with 1000 pounds of firewood and get back to us on that.
>>30040466
>Use you brain
most people do and thats why most people (who know what they are talking about) carry glocks instead of a 38 special.
>No reciprocating mass/Cannot be pressed out of battery
when you are talking about pocket sized revolvers there is still recoil from the lack of mass regardless of if there is a slide, and since most shots are taken at 3 yards its not like you're pressing your gun into someones stomach and putting your slide out of battery.
>Commonly chambered in larger calibers
10mm 45acp, and 357 sig, fun fact is 357 sig has higher velocity than 357 magnum on average.
>Reliability/ robust design
what modern popular pistol isn't?
>No limp-wristing
so you own a gun and dont know how to hold it? you're going to eat shit not knowing how to limp wristing a revolver as well.
>Second strike (inb4 double action semi-auto's)
just argued against yourself their
>Concealability
im sure you know how small semi autos can get, not an argument.
>>30039594
Because I grew up on John Wayne with my grandfather. before we had semiautos revolvers killed dindus just fine.
>Pic very fuckin related. Muh beautyperfect: Smith and Wesson 357 mag 3" barrel.
>>30039594
Revolvers are superior woods pistols. 9mm won't do shit to stop Smokey the Bear from filleting you alive even if you mag dump a double stack into him. A .44 Magnum revolver will.
>>30039594
I wouldn't pick one, but there are a few advantages
1. generally they have a longer lifespan (but at the number of rounds semi auto's start to fail it's not of huge relevance)
2. they are cheap, especially in large calibers, relevant for large game hunters
3. easier to use with one hand like >>30039638 said, which could be relevant if they are being used as a backup/holdout weapon
4. russian roulette doesn't work as well with a semi auto
5. they are much more reliable than handguns of a comparable price, I would trust a cheap revolver before I trusted a cheap semi-auto
6. good for imbeciles, because you can always see if they are loaded, the mechanism is super simple, and the weight/grip/balance might be better for a learner
>>30039823
>superior in most ways to semiautomatics
Nope. Matter of fact I can count the advantages off of one hand.
>russian roulette
>medusa-like multi calibre capabilities
>magnum loads
Sweet looks aren't an objective advantage and no revolver can contain the ammo of its semi auto counterpart.
>reliability
Arguably not as malfunctions are by design lesser frequent but more impactful if occuring.
Also the Rhino could use the mosins cylinder mechanism.
For pocket and low profile carry, a hammerless revolver won't be as easily snagged. Plus, I'd take 5 shots of .38 +P over 6/7 of .380 any day of the week after Lucky Gunner's ammo testing. Not a single ammo could get 5 hits in the FBI penetration standard or expand reliably.
>>30040932
>>30040932
>no revolver can contain the ammo of its semi auto counterpart.
Yfw 9x19 and .45 acp revolvers exist
>>30040932
>medusa-like multi calibre capabilities
Desert Eagle XIX goes from .357mag to .44mag to .50AE
SIG P250/P320 goes from 9mm to .40shortnwhimpy to .357sig to .45acp
>>30040932
you're right for the most part, but
>no revolver can contain the ammo of its semi auto counterpart.
man revolvers are so simple and the gas leaking around the cylander means they can be chambered in almost anything
small calibers that wouldn't cycle a semi auto
and large calibers that would put too much stress on a semi auto mechanisms leading to a shorter lifespan (like the .44 automag, where steel on steel caused friction problems)
>>30039618
>Pull trigger on revolver
>Nothing
>Pull trigger again
>Bang
>Bang
Ftfy, hangfire is a bitch
>>30039594
If someone shoots with a revolver better than they do with an automatic, you bet your ass that's a legitimate reason.
>>30039594
Dunno really, my father used to carry a snubnose revolver and a pistol". Unfortunately the law changed and now I only have a pump shotgun to keep in my house.
>>30041307
lost your daddies snubby in a tragic boating accident huh?
real shame that, happens to too many folks
>>30039706
This is airsoft
>>30040733
I really need to try .357 out of a 3", out of a 2" is shit ballistics but 3" seems like a good compromise for concealability and getting a bit of an advantage over +p .38.
>>30039706
That's shitsoft
>>30040064
>>30040102
>Getting close enough that the assailant can grab your gun
First mistake.
>>30041354
Nope. He died and never told me where the guns were. Really sad. I cry every-night for letting a weapon of murder forgotten in my small house, I'll gladly cooperate with the police force to find it and deliver it to the authorities.
>>30041470
that's the fucking spirit anon
I feel more confident about it not going out when I draw it. I can have it ready at a moments notice without carrying it cocked.
>>30041078
I think Anon meant capacity.
>>30039594
Because I want to roll with 500SW instead of 50AE like a fag.
>>30041519
>going off
T-thanks autocorrect
>>30039634
>10mm fixed that issue.
The stuff some of you /k/iddies believe.
>>30041176
The 45acp 320 uses a different trigger/receiver. You can't run 9/40/357 in it.
>>30041532
but why not get a semi-auto that has a half-cock?
CZ-75 all the way
>>30041408
The more possible mistakes you think about, the less useless your hypothetical thinking is.
>>30040733
>Perfect
>hillary hole
Your grandpa would likely be ashamed.
>>30041519
>I can have it ready at a moments notice without carrying it cocked.
plenty of DA/SA and DAO semi autos
>not OCing 4 flintlock pistols on your chest
>>30039594
I want one of those Swiss revolvers so bad.
>>30039970
on current pictures you rarely see revolvers anymore
>>30039643
please dear lord what is that gun
Let me know when there's a .460 mag pistol.
>>30041078
>>30041527
>>30041191
Yes I meant capacity not calibre as the Medusa example should have made clear.
Sure technically it should be possible to engineer a semi auto to feed both .380 and 9mm but that would still not be as versatile as a Medusa could be.
My wife is too weak to properly rack an auto.
So she prefers revolvers.
>>30042615
>Too weak to rack an auto
Goddamn you need to feed her
>>30039594
Attacker can't out of battery a revolver in cqc
>I'm a weapons hipster
No god damn shit. I love it. I cc a derringer
>>30040634
>actually suggesting the desert eagle for anything.
A .357 magnum revolver is a hell of a lot smaller and lighter than a deagle brand deagle. That being said I don't own either and my opinion is worthless
>buy what you want to buy, who gives a shit
>>30041623
Set in my ways I guess. I've been using a Rossi since I was a kid. I carry an LCP in the summer when I wear gym shorts every day but in the winter I usually carry a 38 special.
>>30039594
**Magnum rounds**
Reliability (semi autos have a nasty habit of jamming if you shove them against an opponents body)
Cowboy cosplay
>>30042247
says in the filename, but in case youre completely retarded, mp412 rex
>>30039823
>what is ammo capacity
These points are all considering why I daily carry a revolver.
I like the way they look/feel
I'm okay with carrying 5 shots of .357 magnum. I always keep a couple speed loaders/speed strips on me as well. so I usually have 15 rounds at any given time.
I appendix carry IWB, and the revolver is the most comfortable gun to carry compared to any of my semiautos. That includes my previous carry gun, an M&P shield.
Reliability, don't think i need to explain this.
I live in Florida and occasionally venture out into the wilderness where I may encounter wild hogs, bobcats, black bears, alligators, and panthers. I feel more comfortable with a larger/faster round that can penetrate thick hides and skulls
pic related, my current carry gun
The only reason is if you need to carry magnum rounds. By the way snubbies are a joke.
A 4 to 6 inches revolver in areas where bears or boars are a problem is much better than carrying semi auto rounds.
If you live in an area where you are armed because of humans there is no reason to carry a revolver.
>>30042276
Do you live in Africa and you are scared of elephants? Because carrying .460 is a huge overkill.
>>30039594
>Implying I can only buy handguns for carry
.357 Swagnum is smiles all around at the range
>>30044200
>reliability memes
>>30042615
She's just doing it wrong. Punch out the frame, don't sheer back the slide.
Besides...
>muh woman's wittle hands are too weak for a semi's slide
>how about a DAO revolver with a finger breaking 13lb pull?
>perfect!
>>30041356
>>30041361
What does a non-airsoft Colt Single Action Army look like?
>>30039666
>triple six confirms absolute superiority of magnum power
>>30039643
>tfw no top break revolver
Why even bother living?
>>30040932
you forgot:
>reduced recoil despite using a large round
>superior accuracy
which are both pretty major. The only real advantages a semiauto handgat has over something like the Meatball are higher capacity and less complexity (depending on the model in question)
>>30043617
see above
>>30044673
Sexy and American
>>30039594
reliability, accuracy, concealment, lot of punch sometimes and simplicity
>>30046251
>accuracy
Revolvers are not inherently more accurate than semi-automatics
>>30039594
>can be fired from inside pocket
>can fire magnum round So
>don't need to worry about shells ejecting
>fixed barrels are inherently accurate
>no reciprocating slide so ideal for shield holders for SWAT/room clearing shit
