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Lately there have been several threads on revolvers with some great photos included. Thought I'd add a very good article I found a couple of years ago about the historical change from revolvers to semi-autos for LEOs. And the writer also asked, and discussed, the question, "What is a handgun for?" Personally, I like the title of the article, which I put in the subject line.
http://www.firearmstalk.com/The-Citizen ... elgun.html

Everyone knows the debate of revolver vs. semi-auto has been around for a long time, and will continue ad infinitum. Yup, the writer does "argue" in favor of the revolver. But what I found is that his argument is laid back and kind of mellow. I liked that. In the handgun category, I've mostly had revolvers, both S/A and D/A, also a derringer. But I did own one semi-auto pistol, which was a very good, accurate, and quite reliable pistol. It was the Springfield Armory XD 9MM full-size Service Model. However, when I sold it, the replacement handgun was another revolver. I am one of those wheel gun guys.

I hope some Folk find this an interesting and maybe even an enjoyable article. I liked the photos of older revolvers, and especially the photo of the group of police officers (from a different era) aiming their revolvers. Enjoy.

A very well-written and interesting article. Thank you for sharing it here.

That's a very down to earth view of the pro's and con's of different types of handguns, and it should be compulsory reading for anybody wanting to buy a handgun. Thanks for posting the link.

well reasoned indeed .... decades ago I chose to go with a 44 mag for hunting (black bear) and to this day it is my handgun of choice, the one that comes out of the vault most often .... a 357 is the only revolver I've ever really wanted that I haven't owned .... who knows, someday I may purchase one

Not sure about the read being "compulsory," Les. Would remind folk too much of school assignments!

Your description of "down-to-earth" kinds of says it. Like I wrote, I thought it was a "laid back and mellow" article, and that's important to me rather than being presented in a focused, combative mode. There are most always two sides of a coin, and even the edge of the coin comes up sometimes. Lots of opinions and/or preferences out there. A kicked-back, sitting-on-the-front-porch, friendly chat about what people think is more pleasant.

My son-in-law owns a security guard agency, and he and his guards all are armed with (mostly) 9MM semi-autos. Years ago, my son-in-law owned/ran another guard agency in CA. At that time, his duty carry along with others was a S&W model 10 in .38 Special. He does see the pros to a semi-auto in his business. But he regularly is on the lookout for a solid, excellent-condition model 10 frame to buy. He would like to build his own model 10 again....said he wished he never let it go. BTW, I had mentioned before that my first revolver was an SP101 .357 Magnum snubby with a 3.02" barrel and fixed sights. He went shopping with me to help/advise me on that first-time revolver buy. When we found that revolver, he told me "you'll never need anything else." Kind of agrees with the author.

Glad you liked the read, Les. Have a great day!

Les wrote:That's a very down to earth view of the pro's and con's of different types of handguns, and it should be compulsory reading for anybody wanting to buy a handgun. Thanks for posting the link.

Thanks for the article, PT7. Like you and many others, I also prefer revolvers, so I totally enjoyed reading the author's thoughtful and reasoned argument.

PT7 wrote:...http://www.firearmstalk.com/The-Citizen ... elgun.html