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1. Revolvers are easy to operate. They are difficult for a beginner to shoot well (with "well" being defined by most trainers as the ability to fire accurate, reasonably rapid follow-up shots.

NO beginner can fire accurately, and with reasonably rapid follow up shots with any precision...with ANY pistol.

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2. Taurus, Rossi and Charter do indeed make cheap revolvers. They should be avoided in favor of S&W or Colts.

Taurus makes a decent revolver. Rossi and Charter make some on the lower end with less polish and features, but they are pretty reliable for average use. I would not feel unsafe with a Charter .38sp in my pocket.

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3. Semi-autos in .380 ACP are almost universally considered (by recognized, world class defensive handgun trainers) to be an inferior caliber for self defense. Service Caliber weapons are defined as .38 SPCL or bigger in revolvers, and 9mm or larger in semi-autos.

Overstated. While I don't like them... a quality .380acp is "adequate" for self defense. I'll point you to "world class" defensive gun trainers that will tell you that confidence and being prepared to use your weapon account for 1000x more than the caliber of your gun.

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Posted by Boats n Hose

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Member since Apr 2011

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Posted on 2/28/12 at 3:22 pm to coloradoBengal

So from this thread it's sounding like my 6" .22 mag single action revolver couldn't defend me against bad guys : (

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Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

Springhill, LA

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 2/28/12 at 3:28 pm to coloradoBengal

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I can't see the reasoning behind the 20ga. The gun... yep. But for home defense I can't see why you'd want to step down from the 12ga.

While the 12 g is the "gold standard" for home/self defense using a shotgun, w/ the right ammo the 20 g is pretty close and certainly more than adequate. The issue is how well the person handles and shoots the gun. The women I've shot w/ had more problems handling a 12 g than they did a youth model 20 g. The 12 g youth models I've seen had longer barrels than did the 20 g youth models. Of course, the 12 g also has more muzzle blast/recoil, sometimes a problem for some people during practice.

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Posted by dawg23

Baton Rouge, La

Member since Jul 2011

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Posted on 2/28/12 at 4:02 pm to coloradoBengal

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I have a lot of issues with yours... NO beginner can fire accurately, and with reasonably rapid follow up shots with any precision...with ANY pistol. I would not feel unsafe with a Charter .38sp in my pocket. While I don't like them... a quality .380acp is "adequate" for self defense.

Dear Colorado:
Please don't take my previous post as some sort of personal attack. It was surely not intended as such. I'm sure you mean well.

But there is a difference in posting personal preferences and posting informed opinions. While I don't claim to be any sort of exalted expert, and do not at all claim to be a guru in these matters, I find myself concluding from your posts that your frame of reference and/or training background may be bit limited.

Perhaps you would be comfortable in sharing a bit about your defensive handgun training experience. We would then be better able to determine how much weight to give to your opinions and advice.

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