Originally Posted by
Jim McArthur
Emphatically agreed!
I don't like semiautos. I admit that is a prejudice on my part, but all prejudices are not without foundation, and my prejudice against autoloaders is based on many, many first hand instances of seeing them jam in the hands of others, and having them jam in my own.
Smith, Ruger, Taurus, Colt, all do or used to make top or good quality revolvers. A good .22, .32, .38. or .357 revolver, depending on the intended use. will take care of any situation a civilian will encounter: certain target shooting events excepted.
Jim
Have you ever tried a Glock? They must be the most boring looking pistol in the world, IMO, but when I read the tests they had to go through to be accepted by the Austrian military as a service pistol I was amazed
Check here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glock_pistol
For me the most iconic design has to be the Colt 1911, for a design to have endured so long it was a classic at birth.
I have to agree with you though that if I had to possess something for personal protection it would a small revolver, ultra reliable when you most need it.
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