Any advantage of carrying a revolver as a primary sidearm in 2025?

whatluck said:
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.
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Nice humble brag

The cylinder sits between the ridges in my 6 pack..nbd
 
drgrant said:
Everything fired out of a snub is a bad compromise, a 158gr nyclad is good for a snub but it still sucks compared to any modern 9mm fired out of even something like a shield.
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Since I am new to the snubby world
And still learning
Are you saying I should go back to my 45acp
Over the 357 LCR with 158 gn wadcutters
Just looking for more info
 
SS1 said:
Since I am new to the snubby world
And still learning
Are you saying I should go back to my 45acp
Over the 357 LCR with 158 gn wadcutters
Just looking for more info
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Why don’t you buy some ballistic gel blocks and test your shit out, like you should anyway. With and without denim draping.
 
T-Unit said:
What I'd like to know is has anyone found a semi auto that carries more comfortably than a small frame snub revolver?
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For me, and how I carry?

Just about all of 'em. It all depends on your body shape and method of carry.
 
Biggest advantage to carrying a revolver, or at least a real one (Not one of the modern micro melted pop can gizmos), is that anyone you ever have to pull it on will immediately assume you’ve got nothing left to loose besides the mostly used up bindle of coke in your jacket pocket.

I’ve got a medium frame smith with a 3”barrel. Also own a P365. The revolver conceals way better but I’ve got a very nice Milt Sparks IWB for the reviver and a shitty alien gear Kydex OWB abomination for the Sig, and it’s an Xmacro. So not really apples to apples.
 
dingbat said:
Biggest advantage to carrying a revolver, or at least a real one (Not one of the modern micro melted pop can gizmos), is that anyone you ever have to pull it on will immediately assume you’ve got nothing left to loose besides the mostly used up bindle of coke in your jacket pocket.

I’ve got a medium frame smith with a 3”barrel. Also own a P365. The revolver conceals way better but I’ve got a very nice Milt Sparks IWB for the reviver and a shitty alien gear Kydex OWB abomination for the Sig, and it’s an Xmacro. So not really apples to apples.
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I have noticed that. Guys who draw revolvers in TV and movies, esp little snub-noses rarely miss and end up killing whoever's coming after them. Meanwhile guys who whip out a Glock or other big semi auto end up in drawn out gun fights till they expend their third mag.
 
T-Unit said:
What I'd like to know is has anyone found a semi auto that carries more comfortably than a small frame snub revolver?
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Kahr PM-9 is so easy to carry that I have forgotten I had it on me. Sig 365 is a close second and I suspect a Glock 43 is about the same.
Really any semi auto that is about 1" thick with a 3" barrel is going to be pretty comfortable to carry. Wheel guns will always have the size of the cylinder as an obstacle as well as the metal frame.
 
I'd wager there have been very few accidental gun deaths by revolver. But a quick Google says: I'd lose that bet.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Two separate unintentional fatalities with the same revolver - PubMed

We report 2 deaths and 1 injury that resulted from 2 separate unintentional discharges of the same Ruger Blackhawk revolver. One discharge was a consequence of careless firearm handling combined with a slip during a decocking procedure unique to certain hammer-action firearms. The second...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I can see the posting on NES: LNIB Revolver. Only fired twice. Two notches on hardwood grip


There will always be this sort of double accidental shooting:

BANG! [shoots friend who was holding his beer] "Shit - I didn't know this pistol/revolver was loaded."

BANG! [looks in barrel and pulls the trigger again] "Shit...."
 
There's nothing wrong with carrying a small revolver like a J-frame. One problem that occurs frequently is that people don't shoot them well sand or can not handle the recoil. If you practice enough and can hit your target with decent accuracy; then its a good choice for many.
 
Its not just the Colt name. In my experience, with many Smith and Colt revolvers, including the new Colts the Colts consistently have a much lighter and smoother double action while the Smith's have a lighter single action trigger pull.
 
Advantages:
J frame fits in your front pocket and is comfortable and lightweight.

Chances are you will never use your gun in self defense, and if you do it is unlikely to need more than 3 rounds to stop the threat.

If you are in a close hand to hand fight, where you may actually need a firearm, the revolver is superior when pressing the muzzle against your attacker. Like grappling.

Doesn’t leave brass behind. Littering and helping the police are no good.

Plastic guns are lame.

And revolvers are just badass and timeless.
 
I stuck with a snub .38 for a long time but these days it's collecting dust. No reason to carry it instead of my G43 - the Glock holds more ammo, is faster to reload, has real sights, is easier to shoot (both for speed and for accuracy), and is just as easy to carry in my pocket.
 
Foudre said:
Is it worth the money? The Colt snake guns seem to go for more than S&W, part of me thinks that is because of the name of them alone.
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Hard to answer that. It’s not practical for anything really besides showing off at the range. When you pull it out everyone wants to play with it. Kind of like (never mind)

The only smith revolver I ever owned was a 442 so I’ve never fired one comparable to the Python. I hated the trigger on the 442. Damn thing had to be 20 pounds.

But it’s fun to shoot, pretty to look at, feel great in your hand, etc. I’ve wanted one since I was a kid back in the 80’s and used to see them on TV.

I could buy 2 Glocks and some ammo for what it cost though.
 
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In God We Trust said:
Hard to answer that. It’s not practical for anything really besides showing off at the range. When you pull it out everyone wants to play with it. Kind of like (never mind)

The only smith revolver I ever owned was a 442 so I’ve never fired one comparable to the Python. I hated the trigger on the 442. Damn thing had to be 20 pounds.

But it’s fun to shoot, pretty to look at, feel great in your hand, etc. I’ve wanted one since I was a kid back in the 80’s and used to see them on TV.

I could buy 2 Glocks and some ammo for what it cost though.
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Those triggers on the Smith J-frames are long, stiff, and hard just how I like it. But they pull smooth as glass though.
 
T-Unit said:
What I'd like to know is has anyone found a semi auto that carries more comfortably than a small frame snub revolver?
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There are lots.

Sometimes a j-Frame will work better out of a pair of jeans or something with shitty pockets. The shape of the gun makes it slightly more concealable. But it's such a corner case as to not be a great example.
 
G4Y4HK said:
I have noticed that. Guys who draw revolvers in TV and movies, esp little snub-noses rarely miss and end up killing whoever's coming after them. Meanwhile guys who whip out a Glock or other big semi auto end up in drawn out gun fights till they expend their third mag.
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you say on tv and in movies. You do realize that's not real, right?
 
G4Y4HK said:
Those triggers on the Smith J-frames are long, stiff, and hard just how I like it. But they pull smooth as glass though.
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Next time you are in a gun shop, try the trigger on an LCR. Smooth as butter and much better than the POS Smith.

As a bonus, you can chuckle at all the fudds tripping over each other to yell at you for dry firing a pistol.
 


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