I think it’s a couple things. The generation of shooters that caught the semi auto wave are getting older *cough* and are arriving to a point where they are going back to their roots. The market is saturated with slab sided striker fired everything. Kinda where ARs were a few years back when it was all the rage to make stuff look medieval with angled flash hiders and whatnot. Now look at what’s going on...suddenly XM177s and full profile 20” A2s are in vogue. It’s like “The circle of life man...!”
Working diligently to enlarge my group size.
Man, the hive mind really wants a CSR (Compact Service Revolver).
I think the fact that we have four "big names" in the market says something about the size of the market.
Hollywood's need for reliable blank shooters has sold the DA revolver to the public due to over-represention. Or that's my theory.
Or maybe it's the fact that they do have some solid advantages in administrative crap for daily carry. Not having to worry about cycling pricy "list" ammo is a big plus for me.
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They're easy to carry without falling out or shooting yourself.
Most well known accidental discharges happen with pistols.
"dancing FBI agent, officer shoots self in foot, man shoots self in groin, teen shoots self during selfie etc"
Almost never happens with a wheel gun, right?
Revolvers have become collectible. One reason is that until recent years used ones were inexpensive. Another is that product lines have changed with the result that in minds of many the older specimens are collector's items. A third reason is nostalgia. Because mastering double action shooting requires time and effort, few will expend the effort. This fact is one that will inhibit many from using revolvers as self defense weapons except for those who buy the small snub belly guns. Viewing revolvers as collectible and interesting and seeing them as serious defense weapons are different. It seems that many are ignorant of revolver function, maintenance, and gun smithing. This month I began my 58th year as a revolver shooter. I received my first one, a Hi Standard, in January, 1962. The semi auto is here to stay, and that's good.
No.
Revolvers are simpler for admin handling any of the examples you gave could happen with a revolver. They also sometimes bring their own set of problems.
There is a subset of negligent discharges with semi autos that are the result of not understanding the cycle of operation. Basically someone racks the slide before removing the magazine not realizing they just loaded another round to replace the one they saw come out. The revolver is simpler, you swing out the cylinder you can see all the chambers and you can count out the five or six rounds.
A DA trigger pull is not a guarantee against negligent discharges. Not to mention people cocking the hammer on revolvers and not knowing how to safely lower it.
Behindblueis and I had a similar discussion when I first joined here. If I recall correctly, he has personally investigated about 25 accidental or negligent discharges involving semiauto pistols for every 1 negligent or accidental discharge involving a revolver.
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