revolver vs pistol
Customer asked me this question yesterday, and I didn't
have a good answer..
For target shooting at a range, which would be the more
accurate, a revolver or semi-auto pistol...
We started throwing around the idea that in a pistol, the
round is already in the barrel so to speak and in a
revolver it has to make the jump from the cylinder to
the barrel...
rick
have a good answer..
For target shooting at a range, which would be the more
accurate, a revolver or semi-auto pistol...
We started throwing around the idea that in a pistol, the
round is already in the barrel so to speak and in a
revolver it has to make the jump from the cylinder to
the barrel...
rick
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Depends on the gun and who is shooting it. Thier is really no direct answer only personal preference. 0 -
auto`s have more moving parts revolvers don`t, Autos barrel are not fixed revolvers are. I have always found revolvers more accurate, just not as fancy and quick to reload as auto`s.
just my say, there are 2 sides to the fence.....
mag44pistol
If you like my first shot? wait until you see my next!0 -
quote:Originally posted by mag44pistol
auto`s have more moving parts revolvers don`t, Autos barrel are not fixed revolvers are. I have always found revolvers more accurate, just not as fancy and quick to reload as auto`s.
just my say, there are 2 sides to the fence.....
mag44pistol
If you like my first shot? wait until you see my next!
Not to mention its pretty hard to get a 8-12 inch barrel in auto.0 -
The Colt Python was desighned as a target hand gun. The Colt Gold Cup was designed as a target hand gun. The 1911 target hand guns are more widly used in the US than any other revolver or semi automatic. In Europe the CZ or Tanfoglio semi Automatics are more used in target comp. My 2 cents [8D]
Greg
Former Marine
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In my opinion a quality revolver is inherently more accurate than a semi auto for the above mentioned reason of lack of moving parts in the revolver. As the projectile speeds down the barrel in an autoloader the recoil generated is causing a number of things to happen in order for the action to cycle; dependant upon action type and lock-up there may be small but significant differences between point of aim and point of impact. Put this in conjunction with the fact that the sights (front in particular) are atteched to the barrel in a revolver and in an autoloader the sights are attached to the slide with the barrel moving back and forth inside it with minute differences in lock up each time. As far as cylinder to barrel jump goes...in a good quality revolver since the sights are on the barrel and frame and pretty well fixed, once the bullet makes it into the forcing cone variances are minute, almost imperceptable!
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and try finding that single action revolver pull in an auto 0 -
In my hands it doesn't matter.
But if you look at all the Bullseye target shooters and the Military target shooters, they use a semi-auto.0 -
geeguy, the guys your are talking about are taking a $500 to $1,000 pistol investing another $2,000 or more into the gun to do that. There not your everyday go to the range on Saturday shooters.
If you like my first shot? wait until you see my next!0 -
A finely tuned, quality, handgun; revolver or pistol can be a top competitive piece, then with the "wand" addressed you only have to work on the skills of the "magician"[:D]
I'm old enough to have competed with both revolvers and semi-autos, and both have served me very well ... but there is just something about those revolvers. Buttery smooth actions with the little clicks and the crisp letoff.
But as I said I'm old ... so that may have something to do with my like of revolvers[:D]
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quote:Originally posted by mag44pistol
auto`s have more moving parts revolvers don`t, Autos barrel are not fixed revolvers are. I have always found revolvers more accurate.....
Not entirely accurate. There are auto's with fixed, non moving barrels, the desert eagle comes to mind as does the SigArms Trailslide and Hi Standards...although there is only a small selection of fixed barrel auto's they are out there. Also pistols like the beretta 92's and variants of have barrels that move a lot less than most of your other auto's as the barrels only move rearward and not up and down. You can get an auto pistol that is just as accurate as any revolver you just have to look for them and pay the cash.
Revolvers have just as many moving parts as auto's like the 1911's and the likes. With revolvers you have to be concerned about the cylinder hands and locks and whether or not they time correctly as well as how well the cylinder locks into place and how accurate it locks into place relative to the forcing cone, all of those effect accuracy if the cylinder dosen't lock into place just right with the breach of the barrel.
Just find something you are comfortable shooting, whether it's an auto or a revolver and if you are interested in supreme accuracy have a gunsmith set it up for you. And you can get just as crisp of a trigger in a semi auto as you can with a revolver in double or single action.0
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