AUTO OR REVOLVER
Do you have the same habit as me? Occasionally, I like like to take out one of my hand guns and "play" with it. No ammo, just cycle the action and maybe dry fire. I then wipe it down and put it away. Some how this is satisfying. (Am I sick?) I also find a double action revolver more satisfying that an auto. It has to do with the feel of smooth hard steel parts working together. My Dan Wesson 357 feels good. If you are willing to admit to this activity which do you prefer, auto or revolver?
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Good evening all. Consider this senerio before you answer please. It is 2:30 A.M. and a strange sound wakes you. You reach in your nightstand to get your gun. Considering you were in a deep sleep, what guarentee do you have that something (finger or other object)will not bump the trigger as you take it out of the drawer? Considering this, my question to you is should there be a revolver or auto in your nightstand drawer. Please explain you reasoning. I am currently fighting this delima with myself. Thanks for all of your responses. 0 -
my browning is on half cock. no danger 0 -
I like revolvers for defense. They're more reliable and more idiot-proof than autos. 0 -
Well, whether a revolver or semi in the drawer, if they are both in DA (decocked) mode it really doesn't matter. They will more than likely take about the same force and length to pull the trigger.
With that being said I don't keep mine in a drawer.
I keep my defense weapon in a holster. And it is a wheel gun[;)]0 -
Even though I'm a fan of CZ, I would have to go with the revolver. 0 -
I don't sleep that deeply. With my family, I have been awakened at all hours with this calamity or that. I can be in my pants, out the door, and down the road in about 30 seconds. I'm sure I can control my weapon. I keep an auto with the mag removed near my bed. I pray I never have to find out how fast I can load it. 0 -
What it should be is up to you. It has been both in my household at different times. I can honestly tell you that I have heard things go bump, bang, and ahhhgggrrrr in my neighborhood at night(close enough to my house to concern me). I have investigated these sounds with numerous different types of firearms and can assure you that if you are prepared for it, you can do it without shooting yourself, loved ones or household goods. I believe it a matter of mental training followed up with physical walkthroughs. Dry runs if you will. IDPA teaches this through repetition. Hope that helps. 0 -
I always say a wheel gun, simply because the is a far less proficiency learning curve, possible 1st rd failure and the fact that an intruder likely already has his gun in hand...I am convenced that nothing can get off that first rd faster...
And in you are at a serious disadvantage in your scenario as you not only have to get you weapon in hand but also make damn sure you ain't shooting a famiy member that just took up sleep walking or something, and still beat the sob to the trigger...
Wheel gun unless you have practiced till you fingures bleed!!0 -
I used to keep my GP100 in my nightstand but now keep my Sig P220 with it loaded and decocked. We have an alarm system and after we first had it installed we had a lot of false alarms in the middle of the night. I got real good at jumping up at 0300 and grabbing either handgun. I feel more comfortable with the Sig than the Ruger but that is my personal preference. I'm a heavy sleeper but that alarm jolts me awake every time and I've always managed to keep my wits. 0 -
In that situation, there is no doubt I'd want a 4" Smith 686 with me.
In a time of mental awareness or when engaging multiple targets, I'll keep my automatic.0 -
Revolver for me.
Main reason for me is reliability.
The only auto that I ever liked was the 1911 .45 auto that I carried in the military.
Did have a friend with an old Luger made me about crap my drawers once.
We were putting up a tree stand and it fell out of the holster. It went off three times while falling through the tree limbs on it's way down. Cant say why nor how it did it. But I do not want to around if it should happen again.0 -
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
In that situation, there is no doubt I'd want a 4" Smith 686 with me.
In a time of mental awareness or when engaging multiple targets, I'll keep my automatic.
WHEEL GUN AT HOME, SEMI FOR CCW.........AGREE0 -
I like the auto personally.
I keep mine chamberd, your safety is finger off the trigger.
If I was really worried about it accidentally going off I would just not keep one chamberd.
I just like the ability to have 14 rounds of .45 acp at hand, and another 13 right there with a spare magazine.
But this is only my 2 cents, you should do what you feel comfortable with.
A good shotgun close buy is a good just in case, I prefer the mosberg 500 pistol grip 00 buck chamberd. Thats probably a little more likely to accidently go off.
I like chamberd for two reasons, first of your are ready, and secondly late at night when all is quiet i dont want the sound of chambering a auto or pump shotgun to give away my location or that Im even there. which if your that paranoid might be a good vote for revolver...[:)] Its all up to you, goood luck..0 -
I am a revolver fan for home defense. If the first round doesn't fire, just pull the trigger again. As far as facing mulitple assailants, once you grease the first one, the rest usually bolt. If they don't then you are probably dealing with assassins.[;)]
As for accidently pulling the trigger, the double action trigger pull is pretty heavy. Hard to "accidently" pull the trigger. I don't recommend storing one "single-action ready" (i.e. hammer back).0 -
quote:Originally posted by Sith Lord
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
In that situation, there is no doubt I'd want a 4" Smith 686 with me.
In a time of mental awareness or when engaging multiple targets, I'll keep my automatic.
WHEEL GUN AT HOME, SEMI FOR CCW.........AGREE
You, my friend, are a smart man!0 -
The USP compact 45 in my sig is what I have accessable at all times.
It is as reliable a pistol as I have ever seen and it has not one time , not once failed to fire for me.
I have been to the range test fireing new pistols with people and have actually asked them to point my pistol down range and limpwrist it, shake it, whatever they want to do to jamb it and I have not seen it jamb or fail to fire.0 -
I love semi-autos, but for waking out of a sound sleep in an emergency, I always have a revolver at the ready. Dead on reliability wirh proven factory loads is the way to go.[^] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
quote:Originally posted by Sith Lord
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
In that situation, there is no doubt I'd want a 4" Smith 686 with me.
In a time of mental awareness or when engaging multiple targets, I'll keep my automatic.
WHEEL GUN AT HOME, SEMI FOR CCW.........AGREE
You, my friend, are a smart man!
So that makes me what?0 -
After reading a few of these posts Id like to ammend my first post.
I live alone,
No family or friends live here or come here unannounced.
The only thing here besides me are my three labs, dogs not drugs[:)]
And Im also a very light sleeper, awake instantly, and mentaly aware.
If I had a family or was a deep sleeper, and took allot of time to wake up, I might agree on a revolver.
just my 4 cents now..[:)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by ljwrench
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
quote:Originally posted by Sith Lord
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
In that situation, there is no doubt I'd want a 4" Smith 686 with me.
In a time of mental awareness or when engaging multiple targets, I'll keep my automatic.
WHEEL GUN AT HOME, SEMI FOR CCW.........AGREE
You, my friend, are a smart man!
So that makes me what?
Haven't figured that out yet.
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If its you doing the drive by, you want a wheel gun,( no shells to be picked by the cops).If the drive by is at your house you want a semi auto. 0 -
If you shoot your guns...you will know what is best for you in any situation. If you are going with an automatic KEEP IT READY!!! Without one in the chamber, you may as well have a brick in that drawer.
Imagine waking up to find someone in the room with you.....you panic and go for the drawer....they are wide awake, eyes used to the dark and probobly prepared for you and whatever they have planned. IF you get to your gun....it had better be ready to shoot.0 -
Keep a good dog or two, or three, Unlikely an intruder will get in the house without you knowing it, but no one will get in your room! without you knowing it, a good dog or dogs will buy you plenty of time. 0 -
plus a good dog will probably, make the intruder just not even bother!
unless they really want something, inwhich case the dog will buy you time[:)]0 -
It doesn't really matter that much. If you have one weapon you keep in your nightstand (or you only have one weapon), you will train with that. After a time, it becomes second nature. Kind of like putting your car key in the ignition. You don't even have to look, it's instinctive. Even to the point how it is orientated in the drawer.
Train like you fight and fight like you train.0 -
If Hillary gets in office in 2008, your question will be - "should I
keep a baseball bat or a kevlar vest next to my bed to protect me
from all the criminals with illegal handguns" !
By the way......I keep an H&K USP 45 Compact within a half arms reach of my pillow. It is securly holstered to the rear of my headboard. It can't be seen, but I can grab it in a few seconds and be ready to fight anyone that wakes me.0 -
Glock 19 for me at the ready. 0 -
I keep my XD45 in my night stand with one in the chamber. It is my CC gun and I am most comfortable with it. Also have a Mossberg 500 pistol grip about 15 feet from me in the closet. 1st line of defense is my black lab who investigates any noises downstairs. 0 -
Revolver.
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Neither. 12 gauge Mossberg.
If I really had to choose my Sig P220 doesn't go far from my bed.0
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