You make a lot of valid points about revolvers and their potential use as a home defense weapon. But I think you may have unintentionally exaggerated some characteristics of a couple of weapons.

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A revolver is also a good gun to learn on.

Agreed.

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Simply because a revolver will not jam.

Unfortunately, revolvers can jam. And if they do, you're not likely to clear the jam with a TRB drill.

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They are also inherently heavier than your plastic striker fired auto loaders recommended (GLOCK/M&P/XD). This means less felt recoil and better follow-up shots.

As a general rule, and especially with J-frames, revolvers will have more felt recoil than a semi-auto -- simply because the rearward movement of the slide absorbs and cushions some of the felt recoil.

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However, what about a situation where sending an 8"-10" spread downrange is not ideal.

Unless you have a cylinder choke in that shotgun, an 8"-10" pattern is highly unlikely at a range of 20 feet. With a full choke, at 20 feet, shooting buckshot, all my shotguns produce a pattern of 3-4 inches.

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Posted on 10/15/12 at 9:43 pm to dawg23

Yea a J-frame will rock your shite.

I'm pretty sure he was talking about full sized steel frame revolvers though, which are very easy to shoot until you start stuffing full house .357 mags in them. A 4" GP100 weighs something like 40oz empty. It's like shooting a .22 when you put .38spl in it. I find it much less snappy than a polymer .40

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Unfortunately, revolvers can jam. And if they do, you're not likely to clear the jam

Don't most revolver jams occur when reloading? In my experience the term "6 for sure" has been 100% accurate. I have seen a few hiccups reloading though, like a bullet getting stuck in the chamber and ending up under the extractor star. Talk about a bitch.

One thing is for sure, if your revolver jams you probably aren't going to fix it without taking the gun apart. At least I've never been able to.

I'm sticking to my guns (lulz) though and sticking with a youth model pump shotgun full of buckshot as the ultimate home defense weapon.

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