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20-06-2019, 12:22 #21
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20-06-2019, 12:46 #22
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The reason I get most often is that they don't have the strength to pull back the slide. These are not gun people or young gymming 20'year old's. Also the right aftermarket grip on a revolver can feel fantastic given that there is no magazine to prescribe grip shape. The factory stocks are usually poor though. With a short barreled snubbie the weight is centred in your hand with a really secure and natural feeling grip that adds no small measure of reassurance to someone unfamiliar with guns. Plus they are really easy to hide in a jacket pocket etc yet go bang without jamming.Again not arguing that they are the best just explaing why some still use and many of us did till not that long ago despite there being arguably better options.Although it is relatively more recently that the likes of the Shield and Glock 43 have taken over that particular niche.
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20-06-2019, 13:05 #23
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Re: Home defense revolver for my wife
My wife struggled to rack the slide on her Brand new Glock G26 Gen5 at first when I bought it for her last year, seems like this is an excuse for some ladies to prefer a revolver? Now after a few months and a few hundred rounds, she has no issues racking the slide, its all about practice and training
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20-06-2019, 13:08 #24
Re: Home defense revolver for my wife
Cattle die, kindred die, every man is mortal:
But I know one thing that never dies,
the glory of the great dead.
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20-06-2019, 13:42 #25
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Re: Home defense revolver for my wife
I find it hard to believe that a woman can pull a DA trigger on a revolver, but not rack the slide on a modern pistol.
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20-06-2019, 13:43 #26
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20-06-2019, 14:38 #27
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Because people are people. We are mostly shooting folks on the forum. It means we enjoy shooting - whether a 1902 FN target pistol or a brand new Glock 43X does not matter.
Similar comparison: some folks are really happy to drive around in an old Opel because it gets the job done. They know other brands are better and they can afford something else, but why bother? I would rather spend my money on xyz.
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20-06-2019, 16:16 #28
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20-06-2019, 16:48 #29
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20-06-2019, 16:59 #30
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Re: Home defense revolver for my wife
If I read the OP's post correctly, he has a 9mm that will be the primary weapon in a saferoom situation. The 38 special would be to keep bad guys down while he swops mags, for that purpose any firearm would work well. A snub revolver pointshoots reasonably, it doesn't have issues with being neglected, it makes enough noise to scare the crap out of most people and it's very cheap to load for. As a primary it is probably not the best for the job, but for the stated purpose it wil serve well. If a pistol is to be used I would suggest a 380, low recoil even with a light frame auto-loader.
It's like my farm bakkie, a nissan champ, not the best choice, but I'm willing ro allow it to go through abuse that I would never consider for the toyota etios that I also drive.
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