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revolver vs pistol
rlfcjf
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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
Comments
just my say, there are 2 sides to the fence.....
mag44pistol
If you like my first shot? wait until you see my next!
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.
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But if you look at all the Bullseye target shooters and the Military target shooters, they use a semi-auto.
If you like my first shot? wait until you see my next!
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]
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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.