In which case revolver is preferred over the pistol? ?

Question

What is the benefit of having a revolver instead of a pistol? except for the russian roulette :)

Answer 1

well honestly other than the 1 i own which is because it was the first taurus made under a brazil manufacture there is none other then for a collector standpoint there would be no reason to own one there worthless in a real time firefight only 6 rounds as opposed to 8 which i think is the smallest clip you would use for most guns slower reloading requires more weight to trigger relese ect the list can go on forever stick with a .45 youll be happy my prefrence is a para ord. p14 its a 15 round 45 14 in the clip one in the hole your not going to go wrong there ....:)

Answer 2

Nearly without exception, the revolver is better...for the first six rounds, anyway.

Sure the semi-auto (I think you meant to say) pistol can fire more cartridges, but if you can't get the job done in six you have a shooting problem, not a capacity problem. Speed loaders also eliminate this slight advantage. Also, revolvers allow for a longer case length.

Nevertheless, semi autos are preferable for concealed carry due to the slimmer profile.

Answer 3

no chances of jamming...easier to clean and maintain...wont drop shells around as "evidence"...

Answer 4

The revolver is easier to maintain, and clean.* It also will not jam or malfunction like a pistol is prone to do.* If a revolver misfires, all you have to do is squeeze the trigger again, with a pistol you have to rack the slide and hope it ejects the misfire, and hope it feeds another shell into the chamber.* The revolver is the best choice.*  

Answer 5

The only time I can see an advantage to the revolver over the semi-auto is not in security but in hunting.  This is because the revolver can handle much more powerful cartridges.

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Answer 6

A revolver can malfunction, but it rarely happens.

A revolver is a better choice for hunting because it has all the magnum rounds available for it. However, most security/law enforcement jobs do not allow the use of a magnum round.

I personally would choose a semi auto in .45acp because I dont like the way revolvers shoot. Just sold my 38/357 to get a 9mm but thats just for target practice.

Id say go for the semi auto pistol because of greater ammo capacity and reduced weight.  

Answer 7

Revolvers dont jam, thats the main advantage when you are talking about defense rounds. I have both. Some will say a revolver is more accurate, but that isnt always the case. I have a little SW 22a1 that will hit a gnat in the butt out to about 40 yards. I have a jframe 38 i keep for mobile outta sight protection and i also have a Springfield Armory Custom Loaded in 45 acp. I like em all. For hunting, I would go with a big revolver over a pistol anyday. Bigger rounds and better performance on game. Most pistols and their rounds are designed for stopping people. With the exception of the 22a i have, mean lil squirrel gitter.

Answer 8

Might I add is that revolvers chamber bigger, more powerful cartridges then handguns, equaling better knockdown.

revolvers are very simple, easy to clean, almost never break

The problem is that if one does come across a problem in a revolver, it is much more time consuming to fix a problem in it, then a  pistol.

you don't need to worry about limpwristing, which causes malfunctions in automatics if you dont grip the gun strongly enough

Answer 9

If a cartridge does not go off, it is much simpler than a semiauto to get it to fire.With a semiauto you need to rack back the slide with two hands to eject the the round that failed to go off. With the revolver, you just pull the trigger and the cylinder will turn, giving you a fresh cartridge to shoot.

Revolvers dont eject empty cases, so there is no chance of an empty case getting flung into your face, slipping on ejected brass case or getting it stuck in the ejection part.

A hammerless revolver can be fired from inside a jacket pocket (assumin you have a concealed carry license) without jamming. A semiauto's slide would get caught in the fabric and you might get one shot out of the deal.

For those with weak hands, a revolver is easier to load: no recoil slide to struggle with when pulling back the slide to chamber a round, and no magazine spring to deal with when loading the magazine one round at a time.with a revolver you just open the cylinder and drop them into the chambers of the cylinder.

Dont have to worry about misfeeds. A bad magazine cause the cartridge to not line up properly so that the cartrdige misfeeds. the cylinder lines up with the barrel, lining up the bullet with the barrel.

There is no way to accidentally dump the ammo on a revolver. The magazine release button is near the shooter's thumb on a semiauto. To empty a revolver you need to release the cylinder first, and the cylinder release button is not as easily accessible to the thumb as a magazine release on a semiauto.(you can remove a magazine with one hand, but it takes two to unload a revolver).

Answer 10

in defense they are great.  they are more reliable.  ANY semi auto can and will jam.  revovlers rarely malfunction for any reason...

i've handled 1911's, sigs, rugers, glocks, walthers.  all ahve jammed for one reason or another.  

i've only ever had one revolver give me trouble, it was cheap and a smith fixed it in a couple of minutes.

Answer 11

You can see how much ammunition you have left, you can replace a certain amount of ammunition, and not the whole barrel, and they look cool.  

Answer 12

A revolver is a type of pistol.  I believe you want the difference between a revolver and a semi-automatic.

A revolver is simple in design and reliable.  The disadvantage is the smaller amount of rounds that can be held.

A semi-auto is no more prone to jam, if you know how to shoot, than a revolver.  And, semi-auto jams can generally be cleared during a firefight, if you have practiced these types of drills.  You can also hold more rounds and reload quicker (although some folks can reload a revolver pretty quickly).

It boils down to personal choice and quality of the firearm you use.  Any gun can jam, but the high quality guns (when taken care of) aren't inherently prone to malfunctions.  Once you have that good gun, it can only be as the person shooting it.

Answer 13

a revolver is an intrinsically simple design, making it great for first time or novice gun owners.  Specicifically, it is easy to load, unload, and determine if the gun is loaded with a glance.  It also requires no fieldstripping for cleaning, just make sure it is unloaded and swing open the cylinder, and you are ready to clean

a revolver is more versatile in the ammunition it can accept, including a huge range within a single chambering.  For instance, a 357 revolver can fire heavy deep penetrating rounds for deer hunting, full power 125 grain JHPs (still the best man-stopper available in a handgun) or if that is too much recoil, you can fire 110 grain JHPs or 125 grain 'reduced recoil' aka 'tactical'  rounds, (which still pack significantly more power than a 9mm handgun) or step down further to +P 38 specials, or regular 38 specials (an extremely economical choice for target practice) and you can even fire 38 short colt and 38 long colt, rounds from the 1890's, if you really want to.  A pistol is generally limited to a single chambering, say, 9mm, plus possibly +P variants of that same loading

a revolver can be fired multiple times when pressed against an enemie's body, or when pressed up against a bocket

a revolver is much more resistant to long tern neglect, such as being tucked away in the back of a sock drawer for years

a revolver can jam, but it happens much less than in semiautos

a revolver is an intrinsically stronger design, allowing stronger cartridges to be fired in a smaller package, i.e. the Smith and Wesson model 29 is a much older yet lighter, better balanced, and much more reliable 44 magnum handgun than the Desert Eagle, a overly large, fragile, and expensive handgun

A revolver with adjustable sights and a 6 inch barrel can be treated as a defacto 'pocket-rifle' when fired in single action, hence it is much easier to hit distant targets with an average revolver than an average pistol

Answer 14

Security.....9MM  16 with one in the chamber

                 pistol  only 6

i have one of each and a mossburg, and other things ready

Answer 15

I prefer revolvers for several reasons.  They are more reliable, and don't jam like a semi-auto can.  They are inherently more accurate because of the design and also because you don't have to buy extra mags which can be expensive.

Answer 16

At one point in time and for some today a revolver is thought more reliable.  With today's modern firearms unless you have a true Saturday night special, both are equally as reliable!  That's my opinion I'm sure you will receive many more!

Answer 17

For home security a revolver is a good choice for several reasons. You dont have to fumble with the safety or racking the slide and the odds of a misfire are almost non existent. The only time I had a revolver misfire on me was an old .22 mag.. shot so many times the hammer had mushroomed.

When I leave home overnight I always leave out the .357mag for my wife. Just pick it up and she is ready to go.. no problems or stuff to fumble with.  

Answer 18

no chance of jamming. if a round doesn't fire, just pull the trigger again and the next round will fire. an automatic misfire will require a clearing of the jammed round by operating the upper receiver by hand to eject the fouled round and to chamber the next. thereby taking more time and taking your eyes off the prize. the down side is that revolvers will normally only hold 6-8 rounds at a time and require reloading more often. but in close quarters, high intensity situations. 6 should be enough if you can keep your cool.

Answer 19

Most to all these answers are great. just wanted to simply add that revolvers have a lot more recoil than a pistol. a revolver is a solid frame thus all the recoil is direcly transfer onto your wrist and arm. on a pistol, since the slide moves back and is counter-acted with the slide spring, a lot of the recoil is lost in the slide action and thus less into your wrist and arm. note this is best noted if using the same exact round for both guns, meaning simply not just the bullet diameter being similar. since most revolvers have magnun rounds and pistols do not, there are some that are on both.

Answer 20

Just lets clarify that a pistol is not prone to malfunctions. In fact high quality pistols can go as much as 30000 round torture tests with no malfunctions. Often the malfunctions are due to poor ammo.

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A revolver can mis fire, and if one does, it could be catistrophic. The most common misfire is a primer that does not go off(again an ammo issue), or if the drum is not in tune with the barrel.

A revolver offers a simple design technology that can be purchased at a fraction of the cost of a quality pistol. A revolver can also shoot magnum bullets that just cannot be tamed in an auto loading pistol. A revolver can have a long barrel(as long as 10 inches in hunting models) which offers a long sight radius, and high velocity bullets.

A pistol is more geared towards 2 legged critters. A pistol can be chambered in big bore rounds like the .45 acp, that make really big holes in bad people, while still giving the professional as many as 12 rounds or more of firepower.

Lets remember that one of the most successful designs in handguns/pistols, that has gone vitually unchanged for 100 years is a 1911 pistol in .45acp. While revolvers have gone through changes throughout the years, the 1911 has only had improvments in the manufacturing and metals that make it up. The 1911 has served American soldiers since 1911, and continues to be the perfect ballance of firepower and simplicity.

I prefer a Ruger Redhawk in .44 mag for hunting and home defense(I own 2, one in a 5 inch barrel, and one with a 9.5 inch barrel). But for police work and security, an auto reigns supreme.

For the record, I own several Sig pistols, and 2 1911 pistols. I have shot housands of rounds through my Kimber 1911, my Sprinfield Armory 1911, my Sig P226, P220, P239, P229, and P230Sl. I would take anyone of them and rely on them to protect my life, and yours should you find yourself on my beat.

So I guess if you want a top quality powerful firearm for security work, and have a budget, then a Ruger or Smith .357, or .44 mag will do the job well. Otherwise, an Glock, Sig, Sprinfield, or Kimber is best for security.

Hope this helps.

Answer 21

the benefit of a revolver is that they will not jam up on you, but you will only have 6 shots, so make them count. A downfall is that they take more time to reload. Another benefit of a revolver, they are usually less expensive.