The right gun for self-defense depends on the shooter and the situation that person is in. Here are the best things about using a revolver for self-defense purposes.
Double-action revolvers are some of the easiest weapons to operate. You simply make sure the bullets are in the gun, point the muzzle at the target, and pull the trigger. In a high-stress self-defense situation, that simplicity can be a real help. This ease of operation is one of the factors that has sustained the double-action revolver design for so long.
The go-to argument for a revolver over a semi-automatic pistol for a long time was reliability. Revolver reliability is still a good positive of the gun today. Modern revolvers are some of the most reliable weapons you can purchase. However, quality modern semi-automatic pistols from companies like Glock are just as reliable.
The days of jammed rounds in semi-autos are behind you if you purchase a quality pistol. From the humble and utilitarian. Here are a few. You get somewhere between six and eight shots with a revolver, depending on the design, size of the cylinder, and size of the ammunition.
Six shots should be enough to get the job done, but semi-automatic pistols offer many more rounds. Having extra rounds in your self-defense weapon could make all the difference depending on the situation. Semi-automatic pistols can be reloaded quickly and without taking your eyes off the target. Most double-action revolvers have a heavier trigger pull than semi-automatic pistols. This comes from the double-action design.
A long and heavy trigger pull can negatively impact accuracy, especially under stress. Everything except the barrel, slide and a few small internal parts and springs was made of plastic. Even the magazine was plastic. The gun was cheap to manufacture, priced well below the competition, and it changed the handgun world.
The Glock G17 is the carry gun of choice for millions. Many experienced shooters prefer it to the plastic Tupperware guns that dominate the market, partly because they still believe that physics apply and a big cartridge hits harder. The full size is a bit heavy, the Officer size a bit unreliable; the Commander size is just right. It is small, lightweight and easy to carry. The Shield is chambered in grown up cartridges like the 9mm and. Ruger announced their LCP in , and with the force of the Ruger marketing machine behind it, the LCP became the most popular handgun in the world for a while.
It went on to launch a revolution of micro. The tiny gun is lightweight, inexpensive and comfortable to carry. This is the J-Frame for the masses. Like any Ruger, the quality is excellent. The Ruger LCR is a very popular, reasonably priced double-action revolver. This gun makes use of polymer in the frame, which keeps both weight and cost down, yet it can handle a powerful cartridge like the.
Smaller than the full size guns, it makes carry easy without compromising power. The Model G19 in 9mm is probably more popular, but a lot of gun guys still believe in defensive cartridges that start with a four.
The G23 in. When the new category grew too popular to ignore, Glock jumped in with this 9mm handgun. This small, lightweight handgun holds six in the magazine and one up the pipe for a seven round capacity. Jeff Cooper, the Python was originally designed as a premium-grade revolver and marketed as such. Known for outstanding ergonomics and accuracy and an exceptionally smooth, tight action, the Python remains to this day an icon among fine double-action revolvers.
Discontinued in the late a, Pythons soon became scarce on the marketplace, and today heavy sums must be laid out to purchase one. But if you're the kind of fellow that drives a classic sports car and orders your dry Martinis shakenand not stirred, nothing will do but a Python. Favored by expert practical handgunners such as Skeeter Skelton and his son, Bart Skelton, as well as John Wooters and Jim Wilson, Ruger's Blackhawk is arguably the best working man's single-action revolver available.
Its action is distinctly stronger than that of Colt's SAA, making it more suitable for stout magnum loads. It's more robust, too, and it is easily tuned and customized. It comes standard with adjustable sights and is very reasonably priced.
Mounting a scope on one, while considered a travesty by traditional wheelgunners, is painless and helps milk the inherent fine accuracy. The quintessential classic Blackhawk is typified by the early "flat top" models, but despair not: Ruger has made limited runs of flat tops recently, and with diligent search, they can be found and purchased.
Although it was introduced in the mids, the Model 29 didn't achieve its worldwide legendary status until Clint Eastwood used one actually several in the Dirty Harry films. Perhaps the epitome of a great. Commonly very accurate, Model 29s may be fired fast in double-action mode or precisely in single-action. Add superlative good looks, and it's easy to see why it remains one of the most popular big-bore revolvers of all time.
Overbuilt for durability and strength against the battering of high-pressure heavy cartridges, it's ideal for big-bore rounds such as the. Integrated scope mounts for Ruger's proprietary rings allow for easy mounting of a scope, thus making it an optimal choice for handgun hunters. All things considered, the Super Redhawk is the dark horse of those included in this list, and it is arguably one of the most practical for heavy handgunning.
If you're a fan of Swiss pocket watches and vintage Jaguars, the Model 83 is your poison. Absolutely the equal of a very fine custom rifle in terms of precision manufacturing and quality of finish , Model 83s are available in a variety of calibers and finishes, with one constant: Every one of them is superbly accurate and tuned - yes - like a Swiss watch.
The only downside is the cost of Freedom Arms revolvers. You can purchase a whole handful of Ruger Blackhawk revolvers for the same cost, but if owning one best-quality six-shooter is important to you, look no farther than Freedom Arms.
Introduced in the late '20s, the Detective Special was one of the first modern-type double-actions that employed a swing-out cylinder for fast emptying and reloading. Chambered in. Today, Detective Specials are something of a classic and are, for the most part, more valuable for their place in history than as a practical firearm. That being said, if you had to pull one out of the glass cabinet and defend hearth and home with it, the little.
Made in a vast variety of different guises, the tiny-but-capable revolvers built on the J-frame foundation are unarguably the best available.
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