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Any advantage of carrying a revolver as a primary sidearm in 2025?
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Yeah. Because of Massad's *wataboutisms* there are now entire standalone gun classes you can take that focuses entirely on "aftermath of a defensive shooting" where lawyers and gun instructors team up to teach you what to do and not to do. This topic used to be reserved for just a tiny portion at the end of a gun safety class.
Of course I won't because I don't live that way.
You are another glue sniffer who probably thinks ayoobist corner cases are the norm. This isn't healthy, it's living in fear of shit that probably won't happen. Is it good to be aware of the possibilities? Sure. But acting like it's "the default " is straight up retarded.
Dude you really don't understand it do you? these guys promulgate fear to make money and even though he advice is (technically) sound, you have to realize that everything they are dispensing is grossly exaggerated for the sake of selling shit. They are literally targeting people like you to sell the fear porn to. Although the worsr one is that arrogant fat f*** with the glasses that overanalyzes every video he gets with a potential SD incident in it.
It also depends on the state and how militantly anti gun your prosecutor is, right? Say aftermath of a DGU in MA - you temporarily lose your LTC making you a prohibited person. Bam, must surrender ALL your guns (which the MA authorities prob know what you got cause of the registry), either to let an FFL hold it or to the cops and $150 per day per piece at a bonded warehouse. DGU in Montana, probably not.
"I was an expert witness in a case where the attacker was struck by a meteor and killed, but the defender was charged with murder based on the idea that if the defender didn't keep him there at gunpoint so long that the small meteor would likely not have hit him. "
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Do you need some help? I'm not sure if you're trolling or just off your meds. When did OP mention he was black I don't see it one bit here and even if he did what's wrong with that?
It does but it's still grossly exaggerated. Locally I'm aware of two incidents where one guy shot and killed the perp (who pointed a gun at the defenders brother) and the other guy shot the guy in the leg who was charging at them with a knife. No charges were filed in either case.
The deal is you just dont hear about these things in the news because moonbats run everything in this state and don't exactly like stuff like that getting too much traction in the media.
Not to mention MA doesn't have a lot of these cases period. Most people in Mass are in jail for gun shit because they were part of a retard conference not because they were defending their life or anything resembling that. The laws are pure dog shit, sure, but in reality that doesn't mean much when the odds are firmly against you ever having to use your gun anyways. And in the odd case that it actually does become a thing you're not really going to give a flying f*** about any of that stuff in the aftermath you're just going to be glad that you brought your gun with you.
IDGAF. If im actually facing disabling charges at felony level that's the last thing im going to care about. You can get your shit back later or if you're reeely worried about defending yourself you should have a holdout piece or three that they have no access to. (Not that hard to do)
Further, if somebody actually hit you with an indictment in any state for a big felony they are coming to take your shit. And you'll be legally disabled during the trial once indicted. So even in a free state you would be riding dirty if charged.
In a legal sense this is basically the equivalent of like having your house broken into and getting all worked up about somebody stealing the toilet paper when they stole the copper out of the walls and might get away with it.
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Does it really conceal better than a slim stack 9?
I never had a wheel gun but i always felt the cylinder would make concealing one akward compared to say a 365
whatluck
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Yeah, sure does. I hate AIWB holsters but a smartcarry is way more comfy, although I won't put a striker pistol in there. I'm skinny AF and the cylynder just fits next to my abs and handle stays above my hip bone. With a button down shirt its invisible.
I have a p365 and a j frame. The revolver carries much more comfortably than the p365 for me. The cylinder rides just below the belt and since there's no magazine, the grip is smaller and angles less sharply and allows for a good grasp to draw.
jct61765
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You can relax knowing the fact that the bulk of the members here don't actually care that much about you to possibly even / think / about doing anything that retarded.
Obviously it's not just me that thinks op is a troll. Your last post you ask why people are shitting on the op. Are you a troll too? possible ops second account?It gets difficult to discern if it's trolling or hes legitimately just that stupid, bringing up a mas ayoob glue sniffer topic from like 1996.
As far as I can see, revolvers have two advantages:
1. If you buy garbage ammo or treat your ammo like shit, you get a second chance to fire your duds where a semi makes you rack the slide. In all the rounds I have under my belt in 15 years of gun ownership, my all time handgun duds are less than 5, and all from really really shitty ammo.
2. It holds on to your brass after you shoot it. This has no practical value for most of us.
1. If you buy garbage ammo or treat your ammo like shit, you get a second chance to fire your duds where a semi makes you rack the slide. In all the rounds I have under my belt in 15 years of gun ownership, my all time handgun duds are less than 5, and all from really really shitty ammo.
2. It holds on to your brass after you shoot it. This has no practical value for most of us.
The Usual Suspect
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You are going to need a lawyer either way. But not having defensible training is definitely not cheaper.
The Usual Suspect
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The full wadcutters are surprisingly good.
The Usual Suspect
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Yes, training defensible in court.
I was talking about 148gr wadcutters, not 158gr semi wadcutters.
I'm not going to say the full wadcutters are better than an HST or Gold Dot 9, but for those who, for whatever reason, carry a snub revolver, it's the best option due to its ballistic consistency and accuracy.
Step up to a magnum in a 20oz snub just to get higher velocity to open up a JHP and it's not pleasant and defeats a lot of the advantages that a low recoiling, lighter weight snub using wadcutters do.
The Usual Suspect
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There is actually a large functional difference - edge of the full wadcutters doesn’t deflect off bone. If you actually carry for self defense and not just plink at the range your attitude is strange.
What about the revolver makes it compromised? That it holds less rounds or you can't Miculek the trigger for mag dumps in 2 seconds? There's way too much focus on forums like this of, "Oh, I need CaPaCiTy! Oh, I need PoWaH! I need Swallow Points cuz I need a big mushroom head!"
There's more than just numbers on paper that give an advantage to using a revolver. If it carries better, if it draws better, if it shoots better, if it's more reliable (revolvers are) then that's the advantage.
In God We Trust
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You’ve never seen me run. I will try to walk away from any bad situation, but if pursued, I’m not trying to run.
I doubt there are many people I can outrun so I’ll save myself the embarrassment.
