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Originally Posted by Porchdog
Contrary to Jeff - I still prefer revolvers. My revolvers are old friends and they put that first shot on target pretty much by reflex. The autos are Ok, but the only ones that are really instinctive are the big, heavy old ones.
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Oh, believe me, your sentiments regarding revolvers are not "contrary" to mine in the least. I very, very much prefer them over any autoloader. I will often be found carrying one of my Colt Single Action Armies in .45 Colt, as a matter of fact. As my "CCW" gun. Five shots... And believe me, I can hit anything I need to at what Col. Cooper used to call "social" distances, without any really conscious thought. I've hunted with them, taking a broad variety of big game. They are like an extension of my hand.
But... watching real world self defensive encounters on Mr. Correia's channel has me rethinking all of this. Revolvers simply do not hold enough ammo. Even double actions are simply too slow to reload, Jerry Mickulek notwithstanding. We have better weapons available today. Not necessarily more powerful, but we don't need that for "social" work. We do need a certain minimum power level, but more than anything else, we need
capacity and ease of reloading. All romance, nostalgia, and familiarity aside, I've made the decision to "modernize" - I'm going with the thoroughly modern 1911 platform... oh, wait minute... Well, I guess - it's "only" 111 years old...
