Recently read a John Grisham short story where 4 shell casings found at the crime scene were positively linked to the revolver found in the defendant's house (the cylinder had 2 live rounds and 4 empty chambers). Let no gun facts get in the way of a good story.
I'm glad that you edited your post. The way certain people use the term "boomer" nowadays appears to be highly derogatory. May I ask you why this conversation has anything to do with age? The fact is there are certain malfunctions which are simply impossible with revolvers, for example stove piping.
This thread was about an article that listed 6 reasons to own a revolver. Can you argue with any of them factually? Did you read read the article? It was not about which kind of hand gun is better for self defense, which kind carries more ammo, or which kind can be reloaded faster. You don't need to be insulting.
Don't be a dick.
It doesn't even have a box of ammo through it
Have you talked to S & W about it?
I had my .500 sonic cleaned after I bought it. The extractor star had rotated off the threads of the ejector rod slightly when I got it back.
You ever watch "Way of the gun"?
Its possible that some people have killed themselves or others by accident playing Russian roulette while intending to impress/scare friends but not meaning to take any risk. They notice, for example, that the cylinder turns counterclockwise, and it is easy to see from their position as the one who spins the cylinder whether the cartridge is in the critical position just right of the barrel. If it is, and they don't intend to harm anyone they just spin the cylinder again so cartridge will be in some other position. Many people have probably noticed that and realized that if they were spinning the cylinder and others were not very familiar with revolvers, they could rig the game. Either to give friends a scare while taking no real risk or to murder the person of their choice. But what if the guy doesn't realize that not all cylinders turn counterclockwise? SW cylinders turn counterclockwise. Colt cylinders turn clockwise. So its the chamber just left of the cylinder, not just right, which is the critical one.
Revolvers snuggle with women better than semiautos do. Revolvers curve out where we curve in. They are meant for us gals. All you men who can't figure out how to carry your revolvers, why not offer to sell all yours at a serious discount to your female NWFA friends?
Right. No crawling around in wet grass looking for brass. And I hate loading magazines. Loading cylinders or speed loaders is enjoyable, almost a Zen act.Reason number 7 - they are fun to shoot.
Never carry my k6s though, it's heavy and my holster is a bit large.
Never had a malfunction though
I'll bet ya start a fire in your pocket plus are way less accurate than if you take the gun out of your pocket, even if you keep the gun near body and arm unextended.
They're talking about 686+es, not the original 686. The original 6-shot 686 is famous for accuracy and reliability. This was pre lock guns though, before the change to MIM parts and redesign to put firing pin on frame instead if hammer.
