@@youngkingdom8131 Google "out-of-battery" for your answer. A gun will not fire when out-of-battery. Pressing a semiautomatic pistol against an object moves the slide rearward causing an out-of-battery condition. Revolvers don't react this way and will still fire when pressed against something.
Good video, except .357 magnum blows 9mm away in ballistics especially in energy ft lbs and even velocity. A more comparable semi auto cartridge would be 10mm
It depends entirely on load and length of barrel. In similar length barrels with similar factory loads, the 10 mm produces slightly more energy. If 10mm is your carry choice, I highly recommend Underwood's 180 gr Speer gold dots.
380 , 9 mm , 38 special, 357 mag are in the 9mm dia range, 40 cal an 10mm would be more closely compatible to 41 magnum which would add roughly 200 ft lbs energy at 1400 fps. I'm personally comfortable with revolver or auto , 9mm to 44 mag . Personal choice /comfort is individual and as long as it's dependable I support your choice completely
Pocket sized revolvers can be fired in your pocket without problem, while semi automatic guns will most likely jam because it has to eject and then chamber another round
Well done. I think another Pro of revolvers is that you can load the cylinder up with different loads and easily change between them. For example, I live out in the boonies, but do have to worry about two legged predators at times. In my 357 mag 686+, I keep 2 rounds of 180 grain Buffalo Bore, 3 rounds of 125 grain SPEER Gold Dot, and 2 rounds of cheap target 38 SPC. When hiking around or just out and about on my property, I keep the hard cast ready to go for bear or cougar. If I see a rabbit or squirrel I want to take, I quickly rotate my cylinder over to the cheap 38 and go for a through and through shot. If some clown I don’t know stops at the bottom of my driveway and is staring up at my place, I rotate over to the Gold Dot again and I do the same for trips to town.
Another advantage of a revolver--for those with hand problems (injury, arthritis, etc), loading the cylinder of a revolver is a lot easier than loading a semi-auto magazine.
I’ve never had my old S&W.38 Chief Special jam but when we were issued semi auto Sig Sauer 9 mm, we had stove pipe jams and other issues. Fire fights are mostly within 7 yards and six rounds are enough.
My issued revolver saved my life three times during my LEO career. In one case I had to reload under fire during a gunfight w/armed robbers on a dark parking lot during evening rush hour.
As a safety tip, you should never pull the trigger again immediately on a revolver if the previous round did not fire. There is a slim chance you may have a hangfire caused from a primer failure. In magnums, it's very possible you may be missing a few fingers or be hit with shrapnel if the bullet later fires when out of battery.
I'll go two better. My main carry guns are my single-action revolver chambered in .357 Magnum and my single-action revolver chambered in .45 Colt. Also, the 9-mm cartridge does NOT keep up with the .357 Magnum cartridge. It's called .357 MAGNUM for a reason!
everyone mentions ammo capacity but statistically 0nly 2 - 4 rounds are fired during a self defense situation. But yeah a lot of people say more is better / have it and not need it.
When my state first allowed concealed carry. The only handguns that I had was a Model 29 4 inch 44 magnum that I had been using for hunting since 1985. I also had a K frame 38 special with a 6 inch barrel. The shorter barrel was much easier to carry, so that’s what I went with. I later picked up an air weight j frame as a back up. I later purchased a Glock 27 to carry as well: Then, a Browning Hi Power, a Colt Mustang, a Dan Wesson 357 magnum, etc. etc. ha! Honestly, with the revolvers, I never felt outgunned. I usually felt over gunned. Those revolvers were much, much, more powerful than any auto, except the Colt Delta Elite 10 mm... ha! But, that seemed a little much as well. I have carried pretty much every type of handgun over these many years. I still think the 357 magnum with a 4 or 5 inch barrel is the most capable for self defense purposes, and the BHP, with its slim, elegant lines, was the most comfortable full size service pistol to carry concealed. But, I don’t carry either one of them now. I carry an LCP 2 or a performance center shield mostly these days. Neither are high capacity pistols, but they are very easy to carry and can handle the elements well. It’s funny to me how people accept the 9 mm so readily now, as when I carried my 9 mm BHP, I took all kinds of grief from casuals to so called experts alike. Even when I would show them the ballistics of the 9 mm with loads from Buffalo Bore and Corbon which were virtually unheard of back then apparently. In the end, revolvers fine; probably, the best choice for most people, actually. Trust me, if you get into a gun fight with Jerry Miculek, you will lose every time. Ha! Semis are fine too of course. Just pick what works best for you. The debates about platform and calibers will never end in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Not to be offensive or argumentative, but here goes... Aesthetics: oh, yes, love the looks of my Security Six and G P 100, the Colt Trooper, the Dan Wesson 15-2, even my .44 Navy. Much better looking than any of my autos. Reliability: wellll, here's where we depart a bit. Been shooting revolvers since the 60s and they are reliable, to a point. What you described as a "jam" was actually a misfire. When a revolver jams, you're not going to "just pull the trigger again" and make it work. Of all my revolvers, everyone has literally "jammed" on me, not have misfires. Every one of them has had the cylinder lock from one thing or another. Sometimes a high primer, sometimes the bullet unseats and sneaks out the front of the cylinder (due to bad crimp), or parts of bullet or dirt getting into the working mechanism. Now, for the autos... I shoot three of them, XD and Smith, Ruger. In the ten years I've been doing tactical shooting, I've had two failures with semi-autos, both shooter induced: one was due to "limp wristing" one-handed shooting, the other was a bad primer. A typical "Tap/Rack" solved both problems, no need to take the weapon apart. I do agree, however, that revolvers are viable for self defense, especially if the owner isn't going to do much shooting. In such a case, I always tell them a .357 snubbie loaded with .38s. But with newer technology comes more reliability, so such advice isn't always the best. Best is to bring them to a range, allow them to shoot different weapons and decide for themselves. OK, sorry-- 'nuf said. Didn't mean to hijack your thread. Good presentation, BTW. Keep it up.
A semi-auto is going to jam and have issues firing a lot more than a well-maintained revolver. This isn't even debatable anymore since their is such overwhelming evidence to back this argument up. In an actual gun fight, how many times do you want to clear a jam in a semi-auto? How many chances will your assailant give you before they shoot you dead?
@@nt6351 I carried a Sig Sauer P 220 9 mm in the Swiss Army. That pistols never had a jam during my time in the army. I learned to quickly under stress solve possibly jams like stove pipes and more. In almost all parts in Europe and my country Switzerland the main caliber for police/military are handguns in 9 para/luger and it works reliable. Revolvers are in Switzerland/Europe not so popular like in the US than semiautomatic handguns for civilian buyers.
@@cardaveux That's wonderful, but during a shootout you'll be hard pressed to clear a stove pipe without being shot. Speaking of which, how many times were you in actual combat while in the Swiss Army? I'm asking because combat experience matters more than some random person's opinion on the internet.
Well, one con is in the very first gun shown. I'm speaking of the self locking mechanism built into the frame of newer Smith revolvers ie the lock. It has locked itself in the past during recoil and will in the future eventually. Might go thousands of rounds before occurring but it will. Why worry about that when the ruger Gp 100 and SP 101 have no such possibility? Or do like I did and buy a pre lock Smith.
In very tense situation i just want to grab, point , shot , cover & escape if by myself. With family I have to stand my ground even w/ just a Talibong to the death.
One of the pros you didn’t mention is you can shoot a revolver from your pocket, one of the cons you didn’t mention is the loudness of the magnum loads , nice video dear 👍
-Revolvers PROS 1. Fixed barrel accuracy 2. Reliable 3. Classy Appearance 4. best single action triggers 5. Power CONS 1. Fixed barrel recoil (muzzle is forced up by recoil because of shape of gun and no moving parts to sap up the recoil.) 2. Ammo capacity 3. Loud (shooting .357 indoors without ear protection will probably rupture your ear drums)
I don't worry about round count much. I have a hellcat but never carry it. Great gun but only,carry owb or pocket. I,carry either my taurus 856 or kahr cm9 or ruger lcp2. Working on,my farm I,add,my taurus,judge for,rattlesnakes.
This is also forgetting (but this is a matter of preference) the heavier frame and weight; alongside very effective grips being available This makes revolvers sit in a weird spot. The heavier weight and build makes revolvers ideal for heavier rounds. If you want to run a hollow point magnum round (he does not mention how magnum rounds also have hollow points) they have incredible power. So it can run hotter rounds far more reliably (unmatchable reliability compared to magazine fed handguns) and far more consistently. That added weight also becomes an issue though; the same things that make them ideal for hotter rounds also make them harder to draw and aim for anyone who cannot handle swinging that extra weight around. It's a give and a take. They fire really consistently though; which is aided by the lack of moving parts, and rubber grips are phenomenal for absorbing recoil and retaining control. And again; when he said that hollow point 9MM are good rivals towards 357 magnum; he is forgetting that magnum rounds also run hollow point, hollow point +p and high grain if you want, and those are still far superior to 9mm. But that again (as he stated) is at the cost of capacity. There is a reason why 357 and 44 magnum is the recommended minimum for bears, and it is because that extra power is real; yes you can take one down with less, but less will rarely even pierce the skull. Basically; run a Revolver if you want to fire reliably and want each shot to count, want to run hotter rounds, and do not mind having less shots. You basically carry one if you are going hunting and want a sidearm, or want to punch through lower rated body armors (last I checked 2 will stop 9MM). Run a Magazine-fed firearm if you want a lighter gun with a higher capacity. You will drop power, reliability, etc for more rounds and a quicker draw. If you think you are going to get mugged by a gang of 7 thugs in a back alleyway you will be carrying something with more rounds. Both options also have things you can extend if you want your carry to be less concealed; magazine fed pistols get larger magazines for more rounds (which is why you are carrying one), revolvers get longer barrels for greater bullet velocity and power (which is usually why you are carrying a revolver). It is a choice, it has ups and downs. Unless you are carrying 45 ACP or higher in your pistol; there are a lot of body armors that can stop your 9mm, and yes a better aim can avoid that armor, but if you are betting on aim; then why do you need 17 rounds? For a revolver your shots have to count unless you are either really quick with your hands or have a speed loader; though you don't need to worry as much about body armor (still is something to be mindful of), and the bulkier revolvers means you are either betting on being strong enough to be able to draw and handle the extra weight easily. Oh yeah; I forgot to manage, both have collateral damage considerations. Outside of considering how any miss can cause issues; heavier rounds like Magnum rounds have to be fired knowing that over-penetration is possible based on the kind of magnum rounds you are firing There is a different issue with pistols. See; unless you bet on having several targets you are carrying more rounds with the expectation of missing, a good thing to plan for, but not bet on. Every additional shot you are missing with is a risk to everything you don't want to hit, at that point those extra shots if you cannot hit could make you more of a threat to bystanders than your target could be. People bring up suppressing fire, I would bring up how ricochet from suppressing fire could hurt unintended people. Again, ups and downs. All a matter of preference
I carry two guns! 642 air weight pocket carry and Glock 26 IWB , never leave the house without them! If I’m going to the woods it’s snub .357 magnum and Glock 40MOS 10mm w/ Holosun red dot . If I’m going into the shifty city it’s my air weight 642 and my Glock 34MOS 9mm w/ 20round Glock OEM magazine 🤩✌️🇺🇸
Revolvers either work perfecly or fail completely, needing a gunsmith. Semi autos can jam much more often, but is usually easy to clear and continue firing.
Revolvers don’t hold enough? Bs. With 6 shots you should be able to get two hits each into two bad guys. If you are facing more than two bad guys, you’re probably screwed anyway, so a Glock won’t likely help much. Revolvers are safe, reliable, easy to carry, and .357 is a very powerful cartridge.
If you go to court over a shooting, witnesses, jurors, and judges will have a different psychological reaction to seeing a revolver than seeing a semi auto. Most people think of a semi auto is a "gang banger gun", or a "high capacity handgun".. You may well be better off having used a revolver because of this. Wheel guns make folks think of cowboys. People like cowboys. They are the good guys.
I keep hearing that if a revolver doesn’t go ‘bang’ just pull the trigger again and fire the next round. That is great if you don’t happen to have a hang fire. If you do it may explode in your hand.
The big advantage of a revolver...anybody can use it even if he/she has never fired a gun before. There is absolute no training needed in an emergency. Just hand the revolver to them and tell them to point it at the thread and squeeze the trigger!
… 38 Special sure. 9mm +p is fairly similar to. 38 Special +p. But. 357? Some of the 9mm +p+ MIGHT be a match for the. 357 ; problem is that most 9mm handguns can't handle +p+.
Great video except that a 9mm does not keep up with a .357 magnum!! There are several great videos on TH-cam that show through chronographic testing a .357 magnum 2” snub nose shoots with greater velocity & energy than a 9mm out of a 4” barrel.
honestly I stopped listening after that, looks are fucking subjective for guns, a revolver is not better than a glock with like 15 bullets and is easier to reload, revolvers may be cool to shoot but shit for self defense, I wouldn't want a revolver as my equalizer if someone else has a gun
Revolver pros: Doesn't leave shell casings if you are a criminal 🤣 Can still function in your jacket etc. Makes a heavier club when you run out of ammo 😉 Revolver cons: Hangfire can cause injury or damage if cylinder is rotated and round goes off. Ammo is bulkier in speed loaders. Ammo shakes more in half and full moon clips making reloads more difficult. Harder to conceal Opinion: granted magnum rounds are more powerful rounds. If you can't control the recoil the bullet is useless. If i just woke up in the middle of the night with blurry vision to a break-in , i think i would prefer a twenty round preloaded magazine. Sometimes more is still more.
Con, ammo. Sorry, if you are at least moderately proficient with the firearm you choose to carry, if you can’t get the job done in 5 or 6 rounds then you have picked a fight that you personally could not resolve with a case of ammo. Are you arming yourself for self defense or combat? If self defense, then 5 will do. If you have pissed off the state chapter of the crips then you’ll never have enough ammo.
The one thing that most internet "experts" of CC weapons overlook or flatly ignore or worse, advise against, is safety. PARTICULARLY the too often BAD ADVICE to carry with a round in the chamber. They call you a coward, they say, "Will you wait until you're in a wreck to put on your seatbelt?", they say you may get attacked with a knife and won't have a hand to rack your slide, they say that 1/2 second it takes you to rack your slide may cause you to get shot first or that racking your slide will alert your attacker and then you'll get shot first. *All of that crap is BULLS#!T!* The only *_fact_* you guys all need to be aware of is the *FACT* that many hundreds of times MORE people are shot by a negligent discharge than are "shot first" because they didn't have time or a hand to rack their slide or alerted the bad guy to the fact they had a gun. That "seatbelt" argument is more like if you turned around to find a gun pointed at your head. In that "sudden knife attack" you better be using BOTH HANDS to fight that off because if the killer gets that knife into your Aorta it's not gonna do you any good that you killed him too. And good luck all you wanna-be Marshal Dillon's at outdrawing the bad guys: You'd better be at that gun range every day and practice practice practice until you can put one in a 5" circle at 30 feet from the hip. Or... *Be sensible and do what the military does.* DON"T carry with a round in the chamber until there's a need for a deadly weapon. *_Situational awareness is key._* Standing orders on every military base is that no weapon is to have a round in the chamber unless the base is on alert or there is good damn reason to load it. Why? Because carrying with a round in the chamber does one thing: *It introduces the possibility of a negligent discharge!* You see that guard at the gate? His weapon is loaded. The guy walking the fence? That rifle on his shoulder is not loaded. The magazine is full, I assure you, but there is not a round in that chamber. The beauty of an auto-loading pistol (or rifle, or shotgun like my M4) is that it is only a bludgeon until you need it to be a firearm. And this is why my post on this topic about revolvers for concealed carry. Be aware people. A revolver is always a deadly firearm. I won't carry my dads 38 S&W model 10, nor will I carry my grandfathers H&R 22lr Sidekick. I won't carry any revolver to the kitchen when I make breakfast. But I will have my Ruger EC9s in my pocket as I fry my morning bacon, and it won't have a round in the chamber.
I agree that accidental discharge is more likely to happen than being a victim who needs those few extra seconds to prevent being wounded or killed. However that does not mean it isn't going to happen. Most people who want to carry want the peace of mind that carrying brings, they are never actually going to be attacked. Knowing if something does happen your gun is not ready to fire detracts from that very peace of mind. Accidental discharge is highly unlikely with any modern revolver, which have long, and stiff, double action triggers and modern safety/transfer bar mechanisms in place.
99.99% of the scenarios you could get involved, don't need more than 6 shoots. And you need something than can get the job done in one or two shoot. And they conceal very well and confortable. With 6 rounds of 357 you are suited for real life. In a Die Hard scenario... well, that's another story. Only my personal opinion, I respect the opinions of everyone.
First pro of a revolver: you can press it against your target and it will still fire.
Andrew York Gun newbie here. What do you mean by that? Other hand guns don’t fire when pressed point blank onto the target?
@@youngkingdom8131 correct
@@youngkingdom8131 Google "out-of-battery" for your answer. A gun will not fire when out-of-battery. Pressing a semiautomatic pistol against an object moves the slide rearward causing an out-of-battery condition. Revolvers don't react this way and will still fire when pressed against something.
@@numbzinger350 wow! Something i never knew about pistols. Thanks for sharing!
Second pro of a revolver: you can empty the cylinder while the gun is concealed in your coat pocket.
A typical revolver has six rounds. Very reliable.
Reloading is doable, perhaps not feasible, at night, under pressure.
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I understood that reference.
3 AM NyQuil test. Try clearing a jam at 3AM when you have a cold. I would rather just grab my revolver KNOWING I can throw 6 45s down range
Or close range on somebody's face
Good video, except .357 magnum blows 9mm away in ballistics especially in energy ft lbs and even velocity. A more comparable semi auto cartridge would be 10mm
It depends entirely on load and length of barrel. In similar length barrels with similar factory loads, the 10 mm produces slightly more energy. If 10mm is your carry choice, I highly recommend Underwood's 180 gr Speer gold dots.
380 , 9 mm , 38 special, 357 mag are in the 9mm dia range, 40 cal an 10mm would be more closely compatible to 41 magnum which would add roughly 200 ft lbs energy at 1400 fps. I'm personally comfortable with revolver or auto , 9mm to 44 mag . Personal choice /comfort is individual and as long as it's dependable I support your choice completely
Pocket sized revolvers can be fired in your pocket without problem, while semi automatic guns will most likely jam because it has to eject and then chamber another round
Reminds me of a certain scene in el Camino
@@carlharris4045 yep
Well done. I think another Pro of revolvers is that you can load the cylinder up with different loads and easily change between them. For example, I live out in the boonies, but do have to worry about two legged predators at times. In my 357 mag 686+, I keep 2 rounds of 180 grain Buffalo Bore, 3 rounds of 125 grain SPEER Gold Dot, and 2 rounds of cheap target 38 SPC. When hiking around or just out and about on my property, I keep the hard cast ready to go for bear or cougar. If I see a rabbit or squirrel I want to take, I quickly rotate my cylinder over to the cheap 38 and go for a through and through shot. If some clown I don’t know stops at the bottom of my driveway and is staring up at my place, I rotate over to the Gold Dot again and I do the same for trips to town.
Another advantage of a revolver--for those with hand problems (injury, arthritis, etc), loading the cylinder of a revolver is a lot easier than loading a semi-auto magazine.
Pretty accurate review except the 9mm keeping up with the 357. Other than that I say not a bad review of the topic.
I’ve never had my old S&W.38 Chief Special jam but when we were issued semi auto Sig Sauer 9 mm, we had stove pipe jams and other issues. Fire fights are mostly within 7 yards and six rounds are enough.
9mm is not as powerful as .357 magnum, no way!
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I’m thinking they are low 357.
I just saw a video were man showed that the weakest 357 round is stronger then the most powerful 9 mm round, 9mm is no were close.
My issued revolver saved my life three times during my LEO career. In one case I had to reload under fire during a gunfight w/armed robbers on a dark parking lot during evening rush hour.
As a safety tip, you should never pull the trigger again immediately on a revolver if the previous round did not fire. There is a slim chance you may have a hangfire caused from a primer failure. In magnums, it's very possible you may be missing a few fingers or be hit with shrapnel if the bullet later fires when out of battery.
True but I’d rather have an injured hand and a dead bad guy 🤷♂️
I'll go two better. My main carry guns are my single-action revolver chambered in .357 Magnum and my single-action revolver chambered in .45 Colt. Also, the 9-mm cartridge does NOT keep up with the .357 Magnum cartridge. It's called .357 MAGNUM for a reason!
Now a 38 Super is on the heels of a 357 mag in velocity and power, more potent than a 9+P+
everyone mentions ammo capacity but statistically 0nly 2 - 4 rounds are fired during a self defense situation. But yeah a lot of people say more is better / have it and not need it.
Best argument I have heard on the subject...
When my state first allowed concealed carry. The only handguns that I had was a Model 29 4 inch 44 magnum that I had been using for hunting since 1985. I also had a K frame 38 special with a 6 inch barrel. The shorter barrel was much easier to carry, so that’s what I went with. I later picked up an air weight j frame as a back up. I later purchased a Glock 27 to carry as well: Then, a Browning Hi Power, a Colt Mustang, a Dan Wesson 357 magnum, etc. etc. ha! Honestly, with the revolvers, I never felt outgunned. I usually felt over gunned. Those revolvers were much, much, more powerful than any auto, except the Colt Delta Elite 10 mm... ha! But, that seemed a little much as well. I have carried pretty much every type of handgun over these many years. I still think the 357 magnum with a 4 or 5 inch barrel is the most capable for self defense purposes, and the BHP, with its slim, elegant lines, was the most comfortable full size service pistol to carry concealed. But, I don’t carry either one of them now. I carry an LCP 2 or a performance center shield mostly these days. Neither are high capacity pistols, but they are very easy to carry and can handle the elements well. It’s funny to me how people accept the 9 mm so readily now, as when I carried my 9 mm BHP, I took all kinds of grief from casuals to so called experts alike. Even when I would show them the ballistics of the 9 mm with loads from Buffalo Bore and Corbon which were virtually unheard of back then apparently. In the end, revolvers fine; probably, the best choice for most people, actually. Trust me, if you get into a gun fight with Jerry Miculek, you will lose every time. Ha! Semis are fine too of course. Just pick what works best for you. The debates about platform and calibers will never end in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
One con is if your shoot it at an angle, with the cylinder facing towards you the blast of the round can hurt you
Excellent information, thank you
Not to be offensive or argumentative, but here goes... Aesthetics: oh, yes, love the looks of my Security Six and G P 100, the Colt Trooper, the Dan Wesson 15-2, even my .44 Navy. Much better looking than any of my autos. Reliability: wellll, here's where we depart a bit. Been shooting revolvers since the 60s and they are reliable, to a point. What you described as a "jam" was actually a misfire. When a revolver jams, you're not going to "just pull the trigger again" and make it work. Of all my revolvers, everyone has literally "jammed" on me, not have misfires. Every one of them has had the cylinder lock from one thing or another. Sometimes a high primer, sometimes the bullet unseats and sneaks out the front of the cylinder (due to bad crimp), or parts of bullet or dirt getting into the working mechanism. Now, for the autos... I shoot three of them, XD and Smith, Ruger. In the ten years I've been doing tactical shooting, I've had two failures with semi-autos, both shooter induced: one was due to "limp wristing" one-handed shooting, the other was a bad primer. A typical "Tap/Rack" solved both problems, no need to take the weapon apart. I do agree, however, that revolvers are viable for self defense, especially if the owner isn't going to do much shooting. In such a case, I always tell them a .357 snubbie loaded with .38s. But with newer technology comes more reliability, so such advice isn't always the best. Best is to bring them to a range, allow them to shoot different weapons and decide for themselves. OK, sorry-- 'nuf said. Didn't mean to hijack your thread. Good presentation, BTW. Keep it up.
A semi-auto is going to jam and have issues firing a lot more than a well-maintained revolver. This isn't even debatable anymore since their is such overwhelming evidence to back this argument up. In an actual gun fight, how many times do you want to clear a jam in a semi-auto? How many chances will your assailant give you before they shoot you dead?
@@nt6351
I carried a Sig Sauer P 220 9 mm in the Swiss Army. That pistols never had a jam during my time in the army. I learned to quickly under stress solve possibly jams like stove pipes and more. In almost all parts in Europe and my country Switzerland the main caliber for police/military are handguns in 9 para/luger and it works reliable. Revolvers are in Switzerland/Europe not so popular like in the US than semiautomatic handguns for civilian buyers.
@@cardaveux That's wonderful, but during a shootout you'll be hard pressed to clear a stove pipe without being shot. Speaking of which, how many times were you in actual combat while in the Swiss Army? I'm asking because combat experience matters more than some random person's opinion on the internet.
I prefer my AR 15. Just having trouble finding a holster for it 🤔
Ak47 with 30 round mag has always been my home defender.
Revolvers don't come off battery in a close confrontation.
Well, one con is in the very first gun shown. I'm speaking of the self locking mechanism built into the frame of newer Smith revolvers ie the lock. It has locked itself in the past during recoil and will in the future eventually. Might go thousands of rounds before occurring but it will. Why worry about that when the ruger Gp 100 and SP 101 have no such possibility? Or do like I did and buy a pre lock Smith.
There's no silly lock on my Taurus 856 either!
Straight forward facts
Yeah idk about the 9mm keeping up with 357. ...
In very tense situation i just want to grab, point , shot , cover & escape if by myself. With family I have to stand my ground even w/ just a Talibong to the death.
Nowhere on this planet is a 9mm close to "keeping up with" a .357 Magnum. Oh well, the rest is ok though.
One of the pros you didn’t mention is you can shoot a revolver from your pocket, one of the cons you didn’t mention is the loudness of the magnum loads , nice video dear 👍
-Revolvers
PROS
1. Fixed barrel accuracy
2. Reliable
3. Classy Appearance
4. best single action triggers
5. Power
CONS
1. Fixed barrel recoil (muzzle is forced up by recoil because of shape of gun and no moving parts to sap up the recoil.)
2. Ammo capacity
3. Loud (shooting .357 indoors without ear protection will probably rupture your ear drums)
I don't worry about round count much. I have a hellcat but never carry it. Great gun but only,carry owb or pocket. I,carry either my taurus 856 or kahr cm9 or ruger lcp2. Working on,my farm I,add,my taurus,judge for,rattlesnakes.
Also, revolvers are least likely to be banned by a tyrannical government.
This is also forgetting (but this is a matter of preference) the heavier frame and weight; alongside very effective grips being available
This makes revolvers sit in a weird spot.
The heavier weight and build makes revolvers ideal for heavier rounds. If you want to run a hollow point magnum round (he does not mention how magnum rounds also have hollow points) they have incredible power. So it can run hotter rounds far more reliably (unmatchable reliability compared to magazine fed handguns) and far more consistently.
That added weight also becomes an issue though; the same things that make them ideal for hotter rounds also make them harder to draw and aim for anyone who cannot handle swinging that extra weight around.
It's a give and a take.
They fire really consistently though; which is aided by the lack of moving parts, and rubber grips are phenomenal for absorbing recoil and retaining control. And again; when he said that hollow point 9MM are good rivals towards 357 magnum; he is forgetting that magnum rounds also run hollow point, hollow point +p and high grain if you want, and those are still far superior to 9mm. But that again (as he stated) is at the cost of capacity. There is a reason why 357 and 44 magnum is the recommended minimum for bears, and it is because that extra power is real; yes you can take one down with less, but less will rarely even pierce the skull.
Basically; run a Revolver if you want to fire reliably and want each shot to count, want to run hotter rounds, and do not mind having less shots. You basically carry one if you are going hunting and want a sidearm, or want to punch through lower rated body armors (last I checked 2 will stop 9MM).
Run a Magazine-fed firearm if you want a lighter gun with a higher capacity. You will drop power, reliability, etc for more rounds and a quicker draw. If you think you are going to get mugged by a gang of 7 thugs in a back alleyway you will be carrying something with more rounds.
Both options also have things you can extend if you want your carry to be less concealed; magazine fed pistols get larger magazines for more rounds (which is why you are carrying one), revolvers get longer barrels for greater bullet velocity and power (which is usually why you are carrying a revolver).
It is a choice, it has ups and downs. Unless you are carrying 45 ACP or higher in your pistol; there are a lot of body armors that can stop your 9mm, and yes a better aim can avoid that armor, but if you are betting on aim; then why do you need 17 rounds?
For a revolver your shots have to count unless you are either really quick with your hands or have a speed loader; though you don't need to worry as much about body armor (still is something to be mindful of), and the bulkier revolvers means you are either betting on being strong enough to be able to draw and handle the extra weight easily.
Oh yeah; I forgot to manage, both have collateral damage considerations. Outside of considering how any miss can cause issues; heavier rounds like Magnum rounds have to be fired knowing that over-penetration is possible based on the kind of magnum rounds you are firing
There is a different issue with pistols. See; unless you bet on having several targets you are carrying more rounds with the expectation of missing, a good thing to plan for, but not bet on. Every additional shot you are missing with is a risk to everything you don't want to hit, at that point those extra shots if you cannot hit could make you more of a threat to bystanders than your target could be. People bring up suppressing fire, I would bring up how ricochet from suppressing fire could hurt unintended people.
Again, ups and downs. All a matter of preference
I carry two guns! 642 air weight pocket carry and Glock 26 IWB , never leave the house without them! If I’m going to the woods it’s snub .357 magnum and Glock 40MOS 10mm w/ Holosun red dot . If I’m going into the shifty city it’s my air weight 642 and my Glock 34MOS 9mm w/ 20round Glock OEM magazine 🤩✌️🇺🇸
Ladies. PLEASE DONT CARRY IN YOUR PURSE! Carry ON YOUR PERSON ONLY!!!!
Thank you. That is all.
#1 advantage of a revolver - doesn't leave spent brass laying around with your fingerprints all over it. ;-)
9mm is no where near a 357 Magnum
Maybe you misspoke and meant 10mm that's probably on par with 357 Magnum
Capacity can only be relevant in those crazy cop shootouts. Not in civilian ones, where two fires are shot at mosf
Revolvers either work perfecly or fail completely, needing a gunsmith. Semi autos can jam much more often, but is usually easy to clear and continue firing.
Revolvers don’t hold enough? Bs. With 6 shots you should be able to get two hits each into two bad guys. If you are facing more than two bad guys, you’re probably screwed anyway, so a Glock won’t likely help much. Revolvers are safe, reliable, easy to carry, and .357 is a very powerful cartridge.
The width of a revolver is only at the cylinder tho. The rest of a revolver is thinner than semi auto.
All good
A .460 S&W Magnum revolver can shoot .454 Casull, .45 Colt, .45 Schofield and .45 Cowboy Special = 5 cartridges!
Few questions can't it also shoot the .410 and 45acp off moon clips and what are the last 2 calibers you mentioned
If you go to court over a shooting, witnesses, jurors, and judges will have a different psychological reaction to seeing a revolver than seeing a semi auto. Most people think of a semi auto is a "gang banger gun", or a "high capacity handgun".. You may well be better off having used a revolver because of this. Wheel guns make folks think of cowboys. People like cowboys. They are the good guys.
I keep hearing that if a revolver doesn’t go ‘bang’ just pull the trigger again and fire the next round. That is great if you don’t happen to have a hang fire. If you do it may explode in your hand.
Yeah. But your attacker is dead
The big advantage of a revolver...anybody can use it even if he/she has never fired a gun before.
There is absolute no training needed in an emergency. Just hand the revolver to them and tell them to point it at the thread and squeeze the trigger!
… 38 Special sure. 9mm +p is fairly similar to. 38 Special +p. But. 357? Some of the 9mm +p+ MIGHT be a match for the. 357 ; problem is that most 9mm handguns can't handle +p+.
Love my revolvers. My semis are great, but they jam.
Imagine thinking that a 9mm round is in the same performance class as .357 magnum.
Basically agree with everything before that though.
Great video except that a 9mm does not keep up with a .357 magnum!! There are several great videos on TH-cam that show through chronographic testing a .357 magnum 2” snub nose shoots with greater velocity & energy than a 9mm out of a 4” barrel.
No shells on the floor with prints.
Using "looks" as the first PRO you lost me
honestly I stopped listening after that, looks are fucking subjective for guns, a revolver is not better than a glock with like 15 bullets and is easier to reload, revolvers may be cool to shoot but shit for self defense, I wouldn't want a revolver as my equalizer if someone else has a gun
@@voluntarism335 That's your highly subjective opinion.
@@nt6351 that is not an opinion idiot
@@voluntarism335 yes it is an opinion
@@voluntarism335 you don't like a gun that some others do like, its subjective you dumb fuck
Revolver pros:
Doesn't leave shell casings if you are a criminal 🤣
Can still function in your jacket etc.
Makes a heavier club when you run out of ammo 😉
Revolver cons:
Hangfire can cause injury or damage if cylinder is rotated and round goes off.
Ammo is bulkier in speed loaders.
Ammo shakes more in half and full moon clips making reloads more difficult.
Harder to conceal
Opinion: granted magnum rounds are more powerful rounds. If you can't control the recoil the bullet is useless. If i just woke up in the middle of the night with blurry vision to a break-in , i think i would prefer a twenty round preloaded magazine. Sometimes more is still more.
9mm keep up with the…. 357 Magnum? ¡?
good job son
Good video except 9mm wasn’t even close to a 357 Magnum.
wrong,a .357 magnum is far more stronger than 9mm,.357 is as strong as .45 caliber
Con, ammo. Sorry, if you are at least moderately proficient with the firearm you choose to carry, if you can’t get the job done in 5 or 6 rounds then you have picked a fight that you personally could not resolve with a case of ammo. Are you arming yourself for self defense or combat? If self defense, then 5 will do. If you have pissed off the state chapter of the crips then you’ll never have enough ammo.
When in hell did a 9mm even come close to a 357 ballistically???
If a revolver jams it will take you ten minutes to fix it. If a semi-auto jams it will take you three seconds to fix it.
You didn't mention crimp jump....
You don’t need to carry IWB
Dude...
Who told you a 9mm can keep up with .357 Mag????????
He/She needs a slap!!
The one thing that most internet "experts" of CC weapons overlook or flatly ignore or worse, advise against, is safety. PARTICULARLY the too often BAD ADVICE to carry with a round in the chamber. They call you a coward, they say, "Will you wait until you're in a wreck to put on your seatbelt?", they say you may get attacked with a knife and won't have a hand to rack your slide, they say that 1/2 second it takes you to rack your slide may cause you to get shot first or that racking your slide will alert your attacker and then you'll get shot first. *All of that crap is BULLS#!T!*
The only *_fact_* you guys all need to be aware of is the *FACT* that many hundreds of times MORE people are shot by a negligent discharge than are "shot first" because they didn't have time or a hand to rack their slide or alerted the bad guy to the fact they had a gun.
That "seatbelt" argument is more like if you turned around to find a gun pointed at your head. In that "sudden knife attack" you better be using BOTH HANDS to fight that off because if the killer gets that knife into your Aorta it's not gonna do you any good that you killed him too. And good luck all you wanna-be Marshal Dillon's at outdrawing the bad guys: You'd better be at that gun range every day and practice practice practice until you can put one in a 5" circle at 30 feet from the hip.
Or...
*Be sensible and do what the military does.* DON"T carry with a round in the chamber until there's a need for a deadly weapon. *_Situational awareness is key._* Standing orders on every military base is that no weapon is to have a round in the chamber unless the base is on alert or there is good damn reason to load it. Why? Because carrying with a round in the chamber does one thing: *It introduces the possibility of a negligent discharge!* You see that guard at the gate? His weapon is loaded. The guy walking the fence? That rifle on his shoulder is not loaded. The magazine is full, I assure you, but there is not a round in that chamber.
The beauty of an auto-loading pistol (or rifle, or shotgun like my M4) is that it is only a bludgeon until you need it to be a firearm.
And this is why my post on this topic about revolvers for concealed carry. Be aware people. A revolver is always a deadly firearm. I won't carry my dads 38 S&W model 10, nor will I carry my grandfathers H&R 22lr Sidekick. I won't carry any revolver to the kitchen when I make breakfast. But I will have my Ruger EC9s in my pocket as I fry my morning bacon, and it won't have a round in the chamber.
I agree that accidental discharge is more likely to happen than being a victim who needs those few extra seconds to prevent being wounded or killed. However that does not mean it isn't going to happen. Most people who want to carry want the peace of mind that carrying brings, they are never actually going to be attacked. Knowing if something does happen your gun is not ready to fire detracts from that very peace of mind. Accidental discharge is highly unlikely with any modern revolver, which have long, and stiff, double action triggers and modern safety/transfer bar mechanisms in place.
versatility not virtuosity
Ask Alec Baldwin his thoughts on revolvers.
those eye brows tho....
There is no such thing as a jam with a revolver it's called a miss fire
Kid, you really should watch some videos before you make them.
Let's see some guns 😠
No 9mm cant keep up with a 357 magnum. Thats horse shit
99.99% of the scenarios you could get involved, don't need more than 6 shoots. And you need something than can get the job done in one or two shoot. And they conceal very well and confortable.
With 6 rounds of 357 you are suited for real life.
In a Die Hard scenario... well, that's another story.
Only my personal opinion, I respect the opinions of everyone.