There’s been the long time debate on what is the best starter gun for both male and females but as most you know, this isn’t always a black and white answer. It can be very discouraging to hear several different recommendations and real no answer as to why the recommendation is being made. I get this question a lot and I am going to touch briefly on why I do not recommend a particular gun for a reason. Now, I am going to catch a lot of fire for this but hear me out…. I do not recommend a revolver to anyone… ever. Let me explain why and then we can have the inevitable debate on which is better. Here are a few quick points why I do not recommend it. -Trigger pull is heavy and long. Revolvers use around a 12lbs trigger pull, Glock uses a 5.5lbs trigger pull. I have spent a lot time on the range with new shooters and many of them show up with a revolver for the same reasons being that they were recommended to buy it. After spending some time with the student they quickly realize the trigger is much more difficult to control as a Glock or a Smith and Wesson M&P. Some students have had so much difficulty with the trigger that they did not have the strength to pull the trigger to fire the gun, even after making the appropriate changes to the shooter they have still struggled. And if I hear that someone doesn’t have the strength to manually cycle the slide, I will personally take you to the range free of charge and show you how. Id much rather have a student have a harder time with the slide (which gets easier the more you do it, and you only have to cycle the slide to load the good) than to have a hard to time pressing the trigger.. Loading the gun is administrative, defending yourself is a course of action. -Higher round capacity. Revolvers generally have a 5 or 6 round capacity, my Glock 27 .40 has a capacity of 10. This isn’t a debate about carrying speed loaders or extra mags. This is simply about the gun. -Revolvers are no more reliable than a Glock. Yes, there’s the age old saying that if you pull the trigger on a revolver and it goes click, pull it again and you’ll hear bang. Okay, true but after many hours of research on shootings I have yet to find the stats that can sway my opinion on this. Both are mechanical, both can have errors. Nothing is Flawless. Training and understanding your gun is ultimately the best answer for whatever gun you decide to carry/use. Use range time as a dress rehearsal for the violence of life. Here is a video showing the the movement of a double action revolver. -Tenbarge Video courtesy of Will McCormick
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:09:52 +0000
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