Best Conceal Carry Weapon- Revolver or Automatic?

[Revoltingest]

I didn't know that the Glock misstep of putting a safety on a trigger was called a "New York trigger" you learn something everyday.

Nah....the trigger safety is on all the triggers, & is no "misstep".
Note that S&W copied it with their own variant on their Sigma series.
The "New York" trigger just has a heavier pull.

In the end I trust steel and wood over plastic but that is just me

Plastic is a better engineering material for some applications. In the case of Glock, it offers more capacity in a
smaller package at a lower weight & with better recoil attenuation than a traditional steel frame with wood grips.
Tis fine to prefer old school designs, but I wouldn't call'm better.

 

[Karl Streicher]

That's what my baby mama carries. I prefer a "real man's" machine gun:

If you aren't shooting .50 cal., you're not shooting.

And when you just really need to "reach out and touch someone":

The cartridge the rifle above fires compared to your standard puny 7.62 NATO round:

What a fool

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

That's what my baby mama carries. I prefer a "real man's" machine gun:

You tell uncle Jesse he aint a "real man".

I aint got time to bleed.

 

[Karl Streicher]

Plastic is a better engineering material for some applications. In the case of Glock, it offers more capacity in a
smaller package at a lower weight & with better recoil attenuation than a traditional steel frame with wood grips.
Tis fine to prefer old school designs, but I wouldn't call'm better.

Again, how many people do you need to shoot? As far as the weight you are saving nothing more than a few ounces so this is not a consideration to me and if you keep the weapon close to your body there is little to no concern for recoil for most personal crimes happen within 5' but to each their own

 

[Revoltingest]

Again, how many people do you need to shoot?

I could'a sworn I already answered that one.
Here's a new answer.
I don't know until an unfortunate incident presents itself.
But it costs nothing to prepare for worse than expected.

As far as the weight you are saving nothing more than a few ounces so this is not a consideration to me and if you keep the weapon close to your body there is little to no concern for recoil for most personal crimes happen within 5' but to each their own

Well, I carry all day every day.
A little weight & size savings helps me.
As a former competitive target shooter, I say that recoil is a consideration, especially with handguns.
The reasons are several: legal liability related to caliber, accuracy, joint damage from practice, capacity related to caliber, practice cost related to caliber, grip size related to caliber, weight
For newbies, recoil is a very important matter. The flinch reflex is easy to acquire & tough to rid.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

I could'a sworn I already answered that one.
Here's a new answer.
I don't know until an unfortunate incident presents itself.
But it costs nothing to prepare for worse than expected.

Well, I carry all day every day.
A little weight & size savings helps me.
As a former competitive target shooter, I say that recoil is a consideration, especially with handguns.
The reasons are several: legal liability related to caliber, accuracy, joint damage from practice, capacity related to caliber, practice cost related to caliber

I don't carry but I did shoot competitively for a few years. I wouldn't carry my competition pistol as a concealed weapon, its hard to conceal a 357 with a 6 inch barrel. The 357 is a great weapon for competition due to its heavy frame. When you fire 38 match loads out of a 357 the recoil is almost nothing and reacquiring the target is easy in the speed rounds.

But for concealed carry I would most likely look for a small 38 revolver with a shrouded hammer. Quick, easy to draw and fire and it uses the same ammo as my competition pistol.

 

[Karl Streicher]

I don't know until an unfortunate incident presents itself

So in other words you are talking out of your A S S

"Well, I carry all day every day a little weight & size savings helps me"

Sounds like BS to me:yes:

 

[Karl Streicher]

Thank you for being honest

 

[Revoltingest]

So in other words you are talking out of your A S S
"Well, I carry all day every day a little weight & size savings helps me"
Sounds like BS to me:yes:

Oh, dear....there are some opinions of each other which shouldn't be shared during civil discourse.
I give you that courtesy, & I expect the same in return. When your equanimity returns, we'll talk.

 

[Revoltingest]

I don't carry but I did shoot competitively for a few years. I wouldn't carry my competition pistol as a concealed weapon, its hard to conceal a 357 with a 6 inch barrel. The 357 is a great weapon for competition due to its heavy frame. When you fire 38 match loads out of a 357 the recoil is almost nothing and reacquiring the target is easy in the speed rounds.

But for concealed carry I would most likely look for a small 38 revolver with a shrouded hammer. Quick, easy to draw and fire and it uses the same ammo as my competition pistol.

True all dat.

 

[Dirty Penguin]

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Awesome power for a sub compact. They also have 9mm in the same flavor...

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Taurus PT-145 Duo-Tone :: Taurus :: Firearms - Handguns :: Discount Gun Sales LLC

Awesome power for a sub compact. They also have 9mm in the same flavor...

Pretty. I would go with a revolver over a pistol so I didn't leave brass everywhere but I wouldn't turn down one of these babies.

 

[Karl Streicher]

It's a Taurus so I wouldn't trust me or my loved ones lives with it

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

It's a Taurus so I wouldn't trust me or my loved ones lives with it

Reasons?

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Have you had a bad experience with a Taurus or do you just not like South American manufactured goods?

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

Don't you guys feel naked when you come to Europe.

Or does it put you off that only criminals carry guns here.

 

[Valjean]

When I think "personal defense" I think close range, chaos, maybe panic. I'd look for something small, easily concealed and quickly deployed; something you could point in the general direction of an assailant and still have some hope of hitting him.
I'd consider a 45/.410 derringer with BB to #4 size shotshells, or maybe those Winchester PDX rounds with 3 stacked disks+12 BB shot.

Oh, and everyone knows Taurus is junk.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Don't you guys feel naked when you come to Europe.

Or does it put you off that only criminals carry guns here.

Doesn't bother me a bit. I don't carry guns I just play with them on occasion. In enjoyed hunting when I was a kid and shooting competitively but I haven't been an active shooter since my daughter was born nearly 10 years ago. Its more fun to play with her. Of course in a few years we'll be dusting the ole guns off and teaching her how to use them safely and effectively but I'm not in a hurry.

 

[Kathryn]

Don't you guys feel naked when you come to Europe.

Or does it put you off that only criminals carry guns here.

I don't even think about it. I love traveling - and when in Rome, I do as the Romans.

 

[Kathryn]

I'm a Bond girl myself.

 

[Valjean]

Self defense -- you need a scattergun.