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Tom288 
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| Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:15 pm)
I'll start off by saying that I'm completely ignorant on the subject as I have pretty much no experience with them. But I've always wondered why anyone would carry one over a semi. Unless you're cocking each time you have that extra pressure on the trigger pull, a low capacity, slow reloading without a speed loader, and this is just personal preference but I've never really liked the fit.
Are they mainly used for fun these days, maybe competition? Or do they still provide a practical advantage in everyday life?
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KingRanch 
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:15 pm to Tom288)
Nothing is more reliable than a revolver IMO
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TigerTatorTots
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:16 pm to Tom288)
Reliability is about the only reason I would think. I'm not a fan of them
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Geauxtiga
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:16 pm to Tom288)
They don't jam.
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BourgsTheWord 
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:16 pm to Tom288)
They're great paper weights
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El Josey Wales
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:17 pm to KingRanch)
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Nothing is more reliable than a revolver IMO
Except for a Glock. 
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JAB528
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:18 pm to Tom288)
Will ALWAYS go boom.
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KingRanch
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:18 pm to El Josey Wales)
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Tom288
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:18 pm to El Josey Wales)
I figured reliability would be a factor, but that wouldn't be enough for me to own one, much less carry or use for the house.
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Tom288
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:19 pm to KingRanch)
I'm starting to think we need to run an IP lookup on Josey. Probably is old youtuber Hickok45.
This post was edited on 1/30 at 6:20 pm
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Geauxtiga
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:20 pm to TigerTatorTots)
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Reliability is about the only reason I would think. I'm not a fan of them.
Yeah reliability is overrated.
btw, J/K 
This post was edited on 1/30 at 6:21 pm
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Soul Gleaux
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:21 pm to KingRanch)
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Except for a Glock.
What if Glock made a revolver...MIND BLOWN!!
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weagle99
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:21 pm to Tom288)
As mentioned, they will always go bang assuming the ammunition is OK.
Plus a good number of them are beautiful examples of gun craftsmanship.
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El Josey Wales
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:22 pm to Soul Gleaux)
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Choirboy
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:23 pm to Tom288)
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I'm starting to think we need to run an IP lookup on Josey. Probably is old youtuber Hickok45
I know Josey personally and I will tell you the following about him:
He is no where near as good looking as Hickok
He is a big fan of the Glock
He is such a small frame fellow he is probably scared of the recoil on anything bigger than a 9mm
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El Josey Wales
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:24 pm to El Josey Wales)
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Tom288
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:24 pm to weagle99)
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Plus a good number of them are beautiful examples of gun craftsmanship.
That would be the only reason I could see getting one, for aesthetic or historical value.
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Yat27 
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:24 pm to Tom288)
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Josey. Probably is old youtuber Hickok45.
Can I come shoot at Evil Roy and the gong, brah?
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JAB528
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:24 pm to El Josey Wales)
That's ugly as frick
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El Josey Wales
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| re: Explain to me what's special about Revolvers (Posted on 1/30/13 at 6:27 pm to JAB528)
Yes it is.
I bet it works 102% of the time though.
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