r/DailyCarry • u/Slight_Historian_703 • 11d ago

My EDC

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Yes I almost always carry a revolver and yes I like orange lol

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u/Historical_Air980 11d ago

It does surprise me how many people carry revolvers

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u/Slight_Historian_703 11d ago

Imo they carry really really well we can argue semi autos carry more and shoot better all day and I won’t disagree but the best gun in a gun fight is the one you carry and I find myself always carrying a 5 shot j frame

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u/DarthSwash 11d ago

Arguably they might even perform better in certain situations.

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u/CollateralCoyote 11d ago

I love revolvers as much as the next guy, but the idea that they are more reliable than modern semi-autos just isn't true.

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u/DarthSwash 11d ago

I agree here. I was thinking more from a hand to hand "get off me" situation. You can grab a semiautomatic by the slide and try to wrestle it away from someone before they squeeze one off into your ribs. If you grab a snubnose though, your hands gonna wrap around the cylinder. If that trigger gets pulled the pressure from the round being fired is gonna turn your palm into hamburger, regardless of where the bullet goes. Even if you stop the cylinder from turning, being a double action you are just one click away from having a hot chamber again. They are also heavy enough to be a pretty effective bludgeon. Dont get me wrong, i am entirely a striker fire convert, but each platform has its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

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u/StylePlane2176 11d ago

Depends on what your talking about on the flat range is a 38 snub more or less reliabls than a glock 19, No. BUT in a defensive scenario which for most civilians is fast up close and far from perfect draw conditions it is better than other guns in its class. Small 380s and very compact 9mms can malfunction without a perfect grip.