When A Revolver Trumps A Pistol

By CN Staff

Since the invention of the semi-automatic center-fire pistol, the revolver has slowly been consigned to the dust bin of history. Plenty of gun owners still carry them but when matched side-by-side in most traditional tests, a decent semi-automatic pistol will almost always trump for speed and reloading.

Yet the revolver continues to linger around. Why is that?

One major reason is that there are situations where a revolver is — dare we say it — a more useful tool than a semi-automatic pistol. In this article, we’ll go over some specific situations where a revolver trumps a pistol.

Extreme Close Quarters

There are plenty of techniques out there on how to use a pistol in extreme close quarters. For the purpose of this discussion, extreme close quarters will relate to when your opponent or opponents are already on top of you. With limited range of movement and potentially getting physically pummeled or assaulted, a revolver provides a quick one-step solution whereas a pistol can be stopped from discharging if an opponent can get his hand on the upper receiver and pull it back.

Granted, that may only be a situation that Steven Seagal or Chuck Norris would ever show — but it presents a real …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation