It's crunch time, I need to buy a revolver, suggestions please!

.357 S&W was my first gun and still my favorite. Easiest for me to use as a woman!

Last Edited by JoJo~ on 10/10/2018 03:01 PM

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357 has the stopping power you need. I'd go with that.

$800 is more than enough for a quality carry revolver. Be aware that the lighter the gun itself is, the heavier the recoil will be from each shot which makes it more difficult to get back on target for a followup shot.

Other factors: hammerless or shrouded hammer is easier to draw from concealment like a pocket or bag vs an exposed hammer that can snag. Shorter barrels reduce weapon weight and make it easier to conceal, but make shots at a distance more difficult.

Don't get anything smaller than .38 special. If you get a .38 special, get one that can shoot .38spl +P ammo, it will be more durable in the long run.

Consider a replacement grip that includes a laser dot sight if you think nighttime use may be needed.

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Last Edited by BoatyMcBoatface on 10/10/2018 03:05 PM

Reverse, forward, reverse, forward.

.357 Magnum Brazilian does it really well and cheap

Taurus
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Then get a glock

This one

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that picture of your avatar holding that gun...

ya scaring me!

I'd like to recommend a S&W 5 shot Chiefs special...

...you can find a good used one at a reasonable price.

Revolvers are an excellent fail safe weapon for the discriminating lady.

Too big for conceal carry, the SP101 is better.

Almost all pistols statistically have the same one-shot stopping power from .22s to .357 magnums.

It's around 15%. The only pistol with a higher rate of one-shot stopping power is the .410 pistol that uses the smallest shotgun shell (8 rounds per shot).

I recommend the S&W MP Shield 1.0 in 9mm. Great grouping, very few if any squibs reliable, a much larger cartridge than a revolver.

But statistically speaking, they are basically all the same. All pistols, you just have trigger (unless it has a safety) but its not that hard to just turn the safety off, so I don't exactly understand why you want a revolver for that.

I've only shot with automatics or are they semi-automatics? and I can't, I've tried numerous times.

I will pull it out if I have to the walther ps90, that one is small but I'm afraid the bullets aren't the home defense kind and people on drugs are hard to take down unless I shoot them in the eyeballs. I'll try my hardest to shoot them in the eyeballs.

Buy a .38 double action revolver. If you want the best get a sig, some where in the middle a S&W and if you want cheap but good buy a Taurus.

For us uneducated folks, what is the advantage of a revolver(which holds five or six) over a semi-automatic which holds up to 12+1? I'd think the 12+1 would be better because more bullets would be available before reloading. Just in case the bad guy has buddies around the corner.

Last Edited by Tynyyn on 10/10/2018 03:23 PM

damn that very first image looks like a mini canon. awesome
looks stupid without the hammer tho. never seen that before

If it's impossible for you to shoot a semi-automatic pistol. You shouldn't own a gun.

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What part of that do you think isn't accurate?

ROFL, your mad that all pistols statistically only have 15% one-shot stopping power and they are basically all the same?

You didn't even say why you think I was wrong.

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Have fun.

Just picked up a CZ 75 Compact a couple of hours ago myself.

I would recommend a pistol for daily carry, rather than a revolver.A good polymer frame pistol is much lighter, and easier to conceal. I carry a Ruger LCP, just because I can put it in any pocket. It doesn't weigh anything, so you never feel it in your pocket. It is very thin, so it does not imprint on your clothing.
If you are determined to carry a wheel gun, the .38 specials are usually easier to carry, but the .357 magnums have the serious power.

S&W MP Shield 1.0. 9mm. Enough said.

the reliability is what concerns me and I get too much recoil when I use the ruger, that one has the home defense bullets.

So, what part of my post are you bitchin about?

Well spend all your time arguing over which one is better. A .22 pistol does the same job as .357 magnum. Collect all you want. Argue about it all you want. But statistically, they are the same. Besides reliability and accuracy.

If you are at hand-to-hand distance and trying to fire on an attacker, one can reach out and grab the top of a semi-automatic and push it out of battery such that it does not fire. Even just pushing a semi-auto into someone's belly, for example, can push it out of battery.

If you shoot a semi-auto enough, you'll eventually have failure to eject spent cartridges or failure to load a fresh cartridge from the magazine. Limp-wristing while firing makes a jam much more likely. Revolvers will not jam from limp-wristing and do not need to eject a spent cartridge to load the next.

Grabbing a semi-auto in a hurry, you're much more likely to hit the magazine release on accident than you are to hit the cylinder release on a revolver.

Many revolvers with an exposed hammer allow single-action fire which is just more fun IMO and allows more accurate fire for someone who has difficulty with a heavy double-action trigger.

I find it far easier and simpler to clean a revolver than a semi-auto.

But yes, the fewer shots with a revolver is a limitation worth taking into account. It's a matter of personal preference.

The only "special" pistol is the .410.