You left out one of my very favorite reasons for carrying a revolver ... I just plain like 'em.

I am 50 years old. I am a combat veteran. I have been trained to use semi auto hand guns. The older I get I am just more comfortable with a revolver for a regular carry weapon.

@Harleywindtherapy

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. 53, 4th ID vet, actually ran as my units armorer for a year. I can work with about any weapon...carried a Glock 26 with a 17 or 19 mag backup for 12 years....now I'm moved to a pair of revolvers for my edc. I still love all my Glocks...but honestly, the older I get the more I want the simplicity of a revolver.

@mez0664

2 жыл бұрын

I'm almost 40. Lots of experience with duty semi autos. But I'm starting to get into revolvers again. Reminds me of my childhood shootIng with my grandfather who was a Korean war vet. He loved S&W snubs. Wish I could have one more day shooting at squirrels on his back porch.

@deucedeuce1572

2 жыл бұрын

@@Harleywindtherapy 4th infantry Division? (ID)

@deucedeuce1572

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not young, but I'm not that old either... but I think it's understandable why people like, carry and prefer revolvers. Don't consider myself to be a revolver person, but if that's all I had I would be happy. I think revolvers especially make good backup guns too.

@Harleywindtherapy

2 жыл бұрын

@@deucedeuce1572 yes sir. Ft. Carson then around the world, lol.

There is just something about the Art of a Wheelgun

@GeographyCzar

3 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@shaft9000

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Aesthetically, no autoloader is ever going to compete with a 29 or Python...ever. It is like comparing a gen-2 or 3 VW Jetta [i.e. any Glock] to a Talbot-Lago SS. There aren't enough drugs on earth to make me see it the other way 'round :D

@Arthur172B

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it is very hard to make a good revolver (think "S&W"?) jam. I was often publicly chided by our CHIEF Range Safety Officer for being "TOO SLOW" on the range with beginning students. Well, he also had beginning students shooting our club-owned semi-autos, and HE had to sort out the malfunctions on almost every class! Some things are just not to be hurried in a gun class.

@brianmurray2104

3 жыл бұрын

I feel extremely confident to donate my 4 3/4 629 with Speer got dot is just what I need well placed i will even help the dude pick up his arm for the EHS staff after the confrontation. Thats not if my blue tick dog gets it first to know on it outside in the back yard for some sustenance.

@alphaspartan

3 жыл бұрын

I agree some S&W revolvers look beautiful. Not all of them though. And most other revolver manufacturers guns honestly look like crap. Looking at you Ruger and Taurus, lol. I haven't seen a Colt in person but from pictures the Anaconda and Python look about on par with S&W L and N frames.

The wheel on my gun goes round and round, round and round, round and round; The wheel on my gun goes round and round; All...day...long.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Round and round, gun will find a way just give it time. 1984- Ratt

@user-bp1kc9qd5v

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam Lol, I luv that song!

@deandeann1541

3 жыл бұрын

"Vee ask der Fuhrer if vee ist der Master Race, und he say "Yah vee ist der Master Race" so vee say "Heil pfft heil pfft heil pfft" right in der Fuhrer's face!" - an American hit from circa 1942 or so, it just happenned to come to mind when I heard the above song, I know not why.

@j.m.8193

2 жыл бұрын

My generation says "all through the town" instead of "all day long".... which gives your song a very different meaning LOL

Carry what works for you. I love my old S&W revolvers, but carry a 4” 1911 in .45 ACP. My wife carries a small revolver (or two). When she was a cop in the mid 90’s she wore a S&W Model 66, and did in fact permanently retire a child rapist after he’d stabbed her. The .357 works, and so does the .45 - so carry what gives you the most confidence.

@ANSELAbitsxb

3 жыл бұрын

Americans working temporarily with the French Intelligence Service (DGSE, the Directorate-General for External Security - Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure) on several cases linked to US interests, it was noted that the 9mm HPs used by the French took between 9 and 14 hits to bring down armed combatants with no body armor and 72% of the time, the combatants who were shot multiple times with 9mm didn't perish. When US personnel fired their sidearms (restricted by the French to revolvers), in this case, the .357 Magnum S&W Revolver with 125 gn. JHP or 158 gn. Hardcast, only one to (rarely) three rounds per enemy combatant was sufficient with a 69% fatality rate. For a comparison, look at the US-based police shootings available for public review to see a direct correlation of this data and comments like the one from Name, below. 9mm, for all its ratings and hype (a great deal of which is financially motivated), is not at all as reliable at stopping combatants as the .357 Magnum. Anyone with more experience than just a few gunfights knows two things: Revolvers are far more reliable than even the very best semi-auto, and that 9mm is not as effective as .357 Magnum. Congrats Elmer Keith. Great work, as always, Gun Sam. www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/27/upshot/deadly-bullets-guns.html 45 is basically 9mm with a slight buff.

@ANSELAbitsxb

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmabagain The article is about police shootings fatality rates by handgun caliber. 9mm is 58%, 45 is a couple of percentage points higher and 357 has a 72% fatality rate.

@robaldridge6505

2 жыл бұрын

@@ANSELAbitsxb when ?? what load ??

@connor3284

Жыл бұрын

Your wife is a hero for what she did.

@lanedexter6303

Жыл бұрын

@@connor3284 she is to me. I guess we are each other’s heroes.😄 It’s a good life.

17:09 yep! Racking the slide is a big problem for my tiny wife too. She's terrified of slide bite, and will not let me teach her. We're both happy with her snubbie revolver.

@chrisbonnett6783

3 жыл бұрын

It's good for you that she's happy with a short barrel.

@Swagnummagax

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbonnett6783 OOF

@factsoftheconfederacy7151

3 жыл бұрын

Ugh I couldn’t marry a woman like that

@Arthur172B

3 жыл бұрын

I am amazed at how many little-women students who THINK a Model 1955 S&W 45 revolver at 45 ounces is T-O-O B-I-I-IG will actually perform well after trying, with good instruction. (But, still would not suggest actually carrying it, just confidence-building).

@toddwelker1413

3 жыл бұрын

My wife also likes her snub-nosed revolver, but only with the 38 ammo the 357 stuff hurts her hand.

Got to Love Revolvers

Reason 16 - 'The Lone Ranger!' If revolvers are cool enough for him, then they are cool enough for me. 😁

@LionquestFitness

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!

@joeltowle2737

3 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@b75s

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeltowle2737 Thanks.👍😁

@joeltowle2737

3 жыл бұрын

@@b75s you're welcome! That was awesome! Long time Lone Ranger fan here! Have a great night!

@destroyingdadxx2274

3 жыл бұрын

What did the Lone Ranger shoot? I remember watching the show in the 70’s when I was a kid.

Also, one HUGE Plus that I forgot to mention. If you reload it's easy to police your brass with a revolver. Just open the cylinder and dump the empties into your range bag. No need to bend over and pick up cases that are thrown all over the place. Love the channel, keep up the awesome work.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah I reload most of my brass, once in awhile I do a demonstration video where I dump them but all my other shooting and ballistic tests, I dump into my range box. I used a huge plastic box with a lid for all my gear, makes a nice big target to dump into.

@MegaAppleshit

10 ай бұрын

As a hand loader, this is the primary reason I prefer revolvers. They also just fit my hands better that 80% of semi autos. Lastly, revolvers allow weird bullets that semi autos just don't allow. Show me a 9mm that can use a full wadcutter or a double round ball load. (The double round ball is my new pet load for 38 special.)

Another talking point to your malfunction clearing item, one that for some reason is not often mentioned when discussing self-defense: when you are attacked, there will likely be no time to establish a nice stance, grip, and aim. You may have to fire one handed while trying to resist with the other. Any kind of malfunction at that point, a stovepipe, failure to fire, failure to eject, anything that would require a 'tap and rack' could get you dead.

@amygriffin6377

Жыл бұрын

I agree they fire everytime like 99.9987 percent of time semi autos varied data as low as 94.6 to 99.09 % . sorry 1out of 100 or 5 out of 100 or me ill take 1 out of 1million.

@dbx1233

Жыл бұрын

That's an excellent point.

@knowledgeofsurvival

Жыл бұрын

Great point.

@tulsavol6653

Жыл бұрын

Is it the same 1 out of a million or greater that the average person would even need a gun for self defence?

@mountainhobo

Жыл бұрын

@@tulsavol6653 No idea where you are coming from with this, but "1 out of a million" would suggest 300 shootings (or stabbings, or other aggravated assaults) annually in the US. I think you should get new talking points.

At least for me, I prefer a large semi auto over a large revolver. But I prefer a small revolver over a small semi auto. With the ease of hiding a small gun I find myself very rarely carrying anything but my Charter Arms Undercoverette in 32 H&R Mag. 32 cal is great in snubnoses, It gets very controllable recoil and 1 extra round.

@michigunsanta8680

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna get that black 3” Charter Arms 32 H&R mag with the wood grips(I forgot what it’s called?) You get 7 shots of 32 H&R magnum which is a lot better than 5 shots of 38 special imo. 👍🏻

@mikef3808

3 жыл бұрын

@@michigunsanta8680 thats the Professional. Everything from Charter has been out of stock for a while. But I would love to get one of those as well.

@elsullo2

3 жыл бұрын

@@michigunsanta8680 ME TOO! That extra inch adds one hundred foot pounds of energy. After being out A YEAR now not a single gun magazine has reviewed the Charter Arms Professional, and not a single objective reviewer has put up a KZread vid! Even their website does not have many photos? I need a companion for my 3" six-shot S&W!.............................elsullo

@mikef3808

3 жыл бұрын

@Marion Hamer I disagree. There is a threshold of minimum effectiveness. And there are some cartidges for pistols that provide a better lethality than others. But there are plenty of videos or people taking multiple hits from 9, 40, and 45. At least in my thoughts I think the capability of follow up shots is more important in a close range defensive situation. Happy Easter as well.

@michigunsanta8680

3 жыл бұрын

@Marion Hamer I don’t know there’s some pretty vicious 32H&R magnum ammo out there, I wouldn’t wanna get hit center mass with one that’s for sure! 😬

15:33 #9 is so true! Revolvers are so much more comfortable. Especially DAO or bobbed hammer versions.

I kept buying small semi automatics for EDC, but after a while of carrying each one I’d find myself gravitating back to a .38 snubbie anyway. So, I’ve settled in on carrying a 642 every day and the pistols mostly stay in the safe or in small lock boxes staged around the house just in case.

Started with a semi auto and now mainly use a revolver, love them both, but 110% agree with you.

When I was a member of our SWAT team , we did some exercises with the LAPD SWAT team. The LA officer had a 2" .38 revolver in his pocket, he had me point my service revolver at him with the hammer back and my finger on the trigger (all guns were loaded with plastic .38s with only a primer). I was directed to tell him to take his hand out of his pocket, I would shoot as soon as I recognized the threat, "I died". The pocket draw is quite effective.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

I like the new stuff that wasn't around when I was a kid like airsoft. Can do a lot of drills like this with a lot of makes and models of guns. They shoot about 300 FPS with a 24 caliber less than one grain plastic BB and they hurt, but don't penetrate skin.

@Just1American1966

Жыл бұрын

I got "killed" a few times in similar drills. Our bullets were cotton (they still smarted!)

I love the precision machining of revolvers, and mastering the single action trigger is a skill that will serve you well no matter what handgun you're shooting.

Great information, thanks for sharing. Some of the points you covered is exactly why I recently purchased a S&W Carry Comp 357 with a 3” barrel.

I have 4 semis and 1 revolver. My revolver is more comfortable to carry. Easier to draw. More accurate. And most importantly, NEVER had a malfunction. Plus.... 357mag is the still the reigning street king 😎

@Arthur172B

3 жыл бұрын

ONLY until you blow out your eardrums. Good luck finding a good ENT, AND a salesman for hearing aids, TOOO late!

@philvogt7671

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arthur172B Only if you got some weak ass ear drums lol. It’s no louder than 9mm as far as what your ears can actually perceive.

@lfader

3 жыл бұрын

Yup nobody can have my . 357mag! 💙🇺🇸

@philvogt7671

3 жыл бұрын

@Marion Hamer What are some kinda mall ninja? Gunna get in shoot outs using cover 😂. Who’s on the BS??? Cuz you smokin some dope.

@philvogt7671

3 жыл бұрын

@Marion Hamer you watch too many movies. 🤦‍♂️

My sentiments exactly! My Taurus 605 resides on my belt wherever I can legally carry it here in Wyoming. PS: you missed one of my favorite reasons for revolver carry, especially in the magnums. You have the choice of very soft recoiling "target" rounds, all the way up to some pretty rip-roaring magnum rounds, especially in my .357 and .44 magnums! They do provide some degree of comfort here in the woods of Wyoming, both for the local critters and the two-legged sort, as well! God bless you and yours, and keep up the good work!

Being a very practical person myself, I agree with all that you said, especially reason #15. Even f you do put yourself in a situation where you have multiple assailants, there will most certainly NOT be 14 of them. Typically it's not more than 4 of them and they are looking for easy prey that doesn't fight back. Once you shoot the first one or two, the rest of them will realize they made a big mistake and will hightail it out of there.

My main reason for preferring a revolver, I have much more experience with one and therefore I do better with it. Personal preference.

my little charter arms 38, fits right in my pocket, is powerful, and DOESNT have a hair trigger like an automatic does, and it is more likely to NOT jam up!

@WillyK51

3 жыл бұрын

Get a old, S&W mod 36. Never touched trigger or sear. Target (Scarry) let of. Former Law enforcement NEVER Single action cock unless target practice

@WillyK51

3 жыл бұрын

Bought mine in early 1970's

@youtubefullofit5914

3 жыл бұрын

I 4got about the peanut butter & jam 🎸

@johnshields9110

3 жыл бұрын

@@WillyK51 This so true! I tell my wife and daughter (and sometimes myself), you maybe can touch your eye ball with your finger, but any more than that a S & W will fire. My daughter carries a M34 due to small hands and recoil adverse. She too has a light weight Tarus 38 if she feels the need to carry heavier. I refer it as her truck gun, as if stolen, can be replaced.

@robertfarris9357

3 жыл бұрын

@Marion Hamer most revolvers are more likely to fire than an automatic, and i dont fire this one very much, i have 4 other revolvers for fun, i just fire this one enough to get the feel for it, for when i need it, good church gun

I got my first gun 26 years ago, it was a 38 special. Over the years I got many semis and now with age comes arthritis. I have a real hard time gripping and racking the slide on a semi. But I still have that little 38 snuby and I can shoot that just fine. I found 26 year later that my first gun is my best gun. Thank you for this video. I can relate to your girlfriend and the slide issues.

A light, comfortable snubby in a pocket holster is my good companion. It is more than sufficient protection in my corner of the nation. Whatever you choose to carry it still comes down to practice for proficiency.

You are the revolver guy. You and Yankee Marshal are serious revolver experts I trust.

@elblancobasura

3 жыл бұрын

Talk about a dichotomy.

@danielaramburo7648

3 жыл бұрын

@@elblancobasura I don’t understand. Please explain.

@mmabagain

Жыл бұрын

Please don't group Yankee Marshal with Sam. You're bringing Sam down that way.

@danielaramburo7648

Жыл бұрын

@@mmabagain granted, the Yankee is a weird creative spirit, but he is well educated and knows his revolvers very well. What you got against the Yankee marshal?

I feel a different vibe for autoloaders than I do revolvers. I used to jokingly describe it as 'autoloaders are what you go to war with and a revolver is what you use to execute their general after you win.' That's a joke, btw. I never go to war unless paper targets count. What I mean is, autoloaders are just really well designed stone cold killing machines but revolvers have a personality, almost like some swords supposedly did in days of old. Maybe even deserve a name, some of them. They reek of history. Incidentally, I own both. Each have their place.

Well thought out video. When I carry I weigh out safety, accuracy and capacity; as well as comfort of carry. Too, there is an emotional trust factor. I've certainly had more feed issues with semi-autos than revolvers, and even with a semi-auto I've found uber-reliable it is still hard to shake that "what if" nagging at the back of your mind. Ultimately it is a personal choice.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jasonroberts9357

2 жыл бұрын

Also, if it worked for you when you were on "In The Heat of The Night", it should work in 2021!

Reason number 16. Most revolvers, if not all, can operate with black powder. Reloading components are scarce. I can, and do make my own black powder with three simple ingredients. That means there's one less thing I need to worry about when reloading. Semi-autos won't function with BP.

I'm right there with you. Most gunfights end with only about 5 shots fired. I'd take 6 rounds and a speedloader of .357 Magnum than 20 rounds of 9mm. Great video as always!

@floydmayes4924

11 ай бұрын

Any time bud!

I carry my S&W Bodyguard 38 spl. +P (non-laser version) more than any of my other handguns. It's light weight, reliable and accurate. With 125gr +P loads it also packs a pretty decent punch at defense range.

You briefly touched on this, but, you can also use things like snake loads for serpents and small game, down loaded rounds for small game and +P rounds for large dangerous things. Its more versatile as a tool. Btw, you can get more life from your brass by annealing the cases. Just passing it on.

#16 limp wristing or improper grip is not going to cause an issue with a revolver

@LWRoad

3 жыл бұрын

Great point

@elblancobasura

3 жыл бұрын

Well, that's almost correct...sort of. If missing your intended target is an "issue," improper grip is in fact going to "cause an issue."

@shaft9000

3 жыл бұрын

improper grip = missed target no matter what the gun

@powdermonkey5183

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaft9000 true but im talking about reed issues.

Sam is not alone... There are a few other true gun experts supporting revolvers -starting with Jerry Miculek, Y.M., etc...

@tylermorrison7051

3 жыл бұрын

Greg Newton (Lionquest Fitness), Hickok 45, Buffalo Outdoors.

Plus revolvers are just plain COOL!

Number 16 - The scare factor. Nothing is more intimidating than a big bore stainless revolver.

@Johnny-jr2lq

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you definitely have a point here I had a S&W Highway patrolman and that gun out of all my guns would alway get comments like oh man look at that cannon or something in regards to Dirty Harry movie even though the Highway patrolman wasn’t a 44 lol but yeah a full size revolver is definitely a unique shape that people remember and know what it’s capable of

@shaft9000

3 жыл бұрын

Nah. The sawed-off 12g pump shotgun wins this one. [Or the Serbu or Liberator.] a) More powerful than any pistol. A common 1oz 2 3/4" 12g slug can deliver about 3,000 efp, and a magnum 3 1/2" much more still. The .500 S&W doesn't come close. b) Offers a greater range and variety of ammunition than all of the pistols ever invented can shoot.... _in one gun_. In the same magazine I can have slugs, birdshot, buckshot, shorties, incendiaries. c) You may not even have to show it. The racking sound alone can sometimes scare a (relatively sane) perp away. d) Has the added "i don't give a phuck if this is illegal" factor as soon as you DO show it. Obviously a shotgun is not a pistol...but you claimed "nothing is more intimidating" in the context of a carry weapon.

@jma3586

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaft9000 No wonder the 2A is under attack. Irresponsible gun ownership.

@charleschristianson2730

3 жыл бұрын

@@jma3586 Our enemies will attack the 2A no matter what we do. I don't break any gun laws but I honestly appreciate those who do. The government has no authority to tell us which guns we can or cannot possess.

I have been trained on a semi auto platform and having carried same for the past 24 years on and off duty. I was recently gifted a Smith and Wesson Model 19-4 with a 4inch barrel by a great friend. Held that gun and fell in love with it. Its ergonomics and aesthetics are amazing. The intimidation factor on that gun is also up there. Greetings from S. Africa

Outstanding! I agree with everything you said. I own autoloaders and revolvers, but the autoloaders sits unloaded most of the time and the revolvers gets carried. I have the option and I usually choose the revolver for all the reasons you mentioned as well as spring compression. All it takes is owning one autoloader that is not reliable and you see the immediate advantages of the wheel gun. I had to laugh when you mentioned a revolver being more comfortable to carry. Today I had my model 28 S&W K frame four inch barrel with target grips in an IWB holster all day and hardly noticed it.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I don't carry large guns in general anymore, but maybe I will start again! Love my .44 too much to leave it at home as much as I do.

My (early) Christmas present to myself this year was a Ruger SP101. Picked it up a few weeks ago and already have 200 rounds through it. I’ve had it with me every day since. I feel adequately armed and it’s much more comfortable to carry than the Sig P320 I’d been dragging around.

@waynefelton6413

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I've had my Ruger sp101 for a couple of years and really enjoy shooting it. It has a 3" barrel but is easy to carry. Great revolver!!

Totally agree. I carry my Taurus 605 with 125 grain 357 magnum JHP. I have no shortage of power in my hand.

Strictly in town I carry my Glock 22 gen 3 in a Zorn iwb holster, when I'm out in the boonies my Glock is my backup to my Smith & Wesson N frame 29-2 44 magnum 4" barrel.

I carried a revolver for the first 22 years of my 38 year LE career. For concealed carry I still prefer a small revolver because in my hands they're more dependable and accurate than a pocket sized semi-auto. I agree that many "experts" chant endlessly that "all handguns suck", but my experience has been that it isn't that they fail from time to time in real shootings. It's that they are so effective such an amazing percentage of the time when the chips are down. If you hold up your end and shoot straight, you can far more often than not depend on a handgun in a good fighting caliber to get you out of an unexpected jam.

I just carry a revolver because I like everything about them. I feel more connected to the process of operation, loading and shooting in general. I have more confidence with a wheel gun. Another big plus, especially in this ammo shortage, is you don’t lose your brass for handloading.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I love shooting and hand loading the revolver. Very nice process and my favorite thing to do is get a nice hot/fast powder and just reload .38+P's at the max listed charge and shoot them in my .357's. Typically with 125 gr we're talking 1,000 FPS, just perfect for range work.

@everythingdefensivecarry1108

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam one of my favorite 38spl loads for a lazy man’s dual purpose is a 158 lswc going about 650-700 fps out of the snub, and getting about 800-850 out of a 4 inch k frame. That way I can practice with the ammo I carry. It’s not a barn burner, but in my tests it gives good straight line penetration thru bone and various media and still give enough penetration where you don’t have to worry about it.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

@@everythingdefensivecarry1108 I like Speer TMJ or plinker bullets when I can get them as it makes cleanup easy, but I do also shoot 158 gr lead bullets sometimes.

Great info as always. I like your practical realistic approach to civilian concealed carry. I teach a CCW class and I’m always suggesting small frame revolvers to the elderly, women and novice shooters.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video! Awesome and knowledgeable delivery. My Father just handed down his old S&W .38 12-2 air weight K-frame to me his first boy and namesake. And i started carrying it. I used to carry 17 round CZ P-01 or a Ruger 9 mm , but they are both uncomfortable when driving and holstered at 3 O’clock. The snubby is something i can pocket carry or sticky holster in the small of my back and have the confidence needed to retrieve it in a hurry. Thanks Sam.

I've always strongly preferred semi-autos over revolvers, so much so that they outnumber my revolvers by something like 10:1. Lately though, the thought occurred to me that - with a semi-auto - if you lose the magazine, or if it breaks in some way, that renders the firearm virtually useless, until/unless you can source another magazine for it, and sometimes, that can be very difficult to do for certain firearms.

This was a very good video. One thing I noticed if I carry my snubby in my winter jacket pocket and stick my hand into the pocket and grab the snubby I always get a perfect grip so that when I pull it out of the pocket, I do not have to make any adjustments to secure more or to align my finger on the trigger everything is completely in alignment and all I have to do is present it forward instinct, fashion, and it is always on Target. I cannot do that with any semi autos. If I put it in my pants pocket, the same situation occurs. This is the main reason I bought a snubby. Sometimes I carry a medium size semi inside the waistband and need. A little adjustment in my grip before presenting it in an instinct manner. Now that could affect accuracy to some degree for sure. It’s a little short on confidence with the semi. And I practice a lot. Only problem with a revolver is if you get into a firefight or three or four bad guys, and they are relatively close. You may not be able to reload fast enough before they are on top of you. I have read about police shootings in which officers were killed trying to reload revolvers and these guys are very highly trained so that can happen. That’s the only drawback. Everything else you said is true from my experience too.

Yep,, recently went back to my first service gun model. SW 15-2". due to sprained left wrist, but rediscovered my revolver love! Thanks for posting

You brought up some important functionality issues I had not thought of before. Thanks!

I've again gone back to using the S&W 66 over my semi-autos. I feel well armed again.

I just feel so guilty leaving magazines loaded. Keeping the revolver loaded 24/7 - why not?

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I leave mine loaded usually thinking maybe it will help break them in. In all reality it's probably not a huge deal, might not chamber right on round 10+ lol

@exothermal.sprocket

3 жыл бұрын

Compression springs in magazines weaken with motion, not with static compression. In other words, the weakening effect is loading and unloading many times. Spring weakening isn't a problem if you compress the spring and let it remain that way for longer periods of time. Metal fatigue occurs with motion.

@Wastelandman7000

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that can lead to reliability issues too, as those mag springs tend to degrade over time. Another upside for the wheelgun.

Great video and great information, I've been shooting revolvers since 1982. We carried the s/w 13 for almost 10 years before getting the M9. I still shoot and carry the revolver during the winter months. The capacity wasn't an issue, we had speed loaders and it only took 2 or 3 rounds to get what you needed done (if you k ow what I mean) people say 6 rounds isn't enough but carry semi autos that holds 7- 8 in the mag like that makes a difference. They are great guns

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Have to write that revolvers will digest a wider variety of ammunition ( given same caliber and case seating ) energy wise compared to auto loaders. Put simply, auto loaders are more finicky as to which loads as to power and bullet shape that they'll feed, fire and eject reliably. There's a place for auto loaders, particularly military applications. That's due to the limited, specific cartridge type selected for use combined with the sidearm chosen for combat field use by tens of thousands of troops.

Very informative. Lots of good sensible info. After 65 years of shooting everything under the sun, I'm still a revolver guy.

I carried a .31 Colt BP revolver when I was "prospecting" in Nevada.

@jimmieburleigh9549

3 жыл бұрын

31???

@marco529

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmieburleigh9549 .31 cal. It's a pocket pistol.

@anangryranger

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, on some occasions I'd carry a 31 Wells Fargo model as an off duty weapon. A 31cal pocket pistol is on par with a 380ACP's punch. Never felt unarmed when I went out the door with the 31.

@jimmieburleigh9549

3 жыл бұрын

@@marco529 oh ok cool. I never heard or seen the cal in any gun or the ammo.

@WhoWouldWantThisName

3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Imagine those are extremely rare.

I started my pistol shooting with a semi-automatic for target bullseye shooting. Then I got involved with using a revolver in PPC competition and started favoring it. Then, they came out with the larger capacity 9mm pistols, and went back to semi-autos for self defense. Then, when the state reduced the magazine capacity of semi-autos to 10 rounds maximum, the semi-autos lost a lot of the reason for my choice, especially when compared to the increased power from revolver cartridges. Now I am back to a revolver as my defensive handgun of choice. Couple that with the difficult that the Mrs. has in racking a slide on a defensive power pistol, the choice is a no-brainer when it comes to the choice of the home defense gun. I've got nothing against semi-autos -- I still own and use them regularly -- they are just no longer my defensive handgun of choice.

@randythorold7352

7 ай бұрын

Good point. Thank you

This the first video of yours I have seen. Was very impressed with the common sense, practical and well presented analysis. Subbed for sure.

Sam I love you're channel. I used to do armed security on the side part time, I started with a semi auto 9 mm but quickly went back to a revolver due to the same reasons you listed. I stopped doing part time guard work probably 20 years ago, but I always carry my revolver everywhere.

I think you forgot to mention ease of cleaning for revolvers! No magazine to clean, no take down procedure, no recoil spring that can go sailing across the room( if it's a non- captured spring) no barrel to remove, ect. Just clean the cylinder and the bore and your pretty much done. By the way,my last pistol ( new) was a total failure, so it's wheeel gun for me from now on!

@Dark_Walker_

3 ай бұрын

My buddy got a stainless Redhawk.44 for his birthday. The cleaning instructions said to put it in the dishwasher!

As always, great video!! Good points and some I didn't think about. I love my revolvers. Keep them coming your doing an awesome job.

I agree with everything you have mentioned in this video. And actually I have just started a new chapter in my firearms life. Thing is I truly love all guns both autos and now revolvers.

All great points, Sam! Excellent videos. It’s for these very reasons I intend to always keep a spare revolver in my pocket.

Forgotten LW 6-Shot Smith & Wesson Carry Snub kzread.info/dash/bejne/rI6ardxwqbbZdaw.html Sam Watch until the end gave you a shoutout

I love my revolvers! Great video and great points! Keep them coming! Have fun!

Very well put and shown! Man that was excellent and right on time for me! You may have set the bar once again with regards to practicality in test and evaluations. Damn good job!!!!!

Reason #16, your brass can be cleanly emptied into your hand for reloading. I am still using 30 year old Midway 357 brass because it does not get lost.

My antiquated revolver is 10 ounces lighter than my 1911....a lot safer than carrying cocked and locked. Just as easy to conceal and carry. And the first 3 out are Federal 410 X 2 1/2 000 buckshot, followed by 3 Hornady .45 Colt...Sometimes antiquated is OK...

As a WW2 marine told me;"If it takes more than 6 rounds you have lost."

@jamesday7344

3 жыл бұрын

In Vietnam there was 40,000 small arm rounds fired for every one enemy Kia. I’m sure it was different in ww2.

@jamesday7344

3 жыл бұрын

@Marion Hamer thanks I adjusted it.... yes I am fos. Happy Easter

I've always been a revolver fan. I guess watching Dirty Harry movies when I was a kid got me hooked on them. Plus I don't like things that are complicated. I prefer the basic easy reliable function of revolvers. Also revolvers are more intimidating looking. Autoloaders look like poptart guns.

@WhoWouldWantThisName

3 жыл бұрын

The intimidation factor is something that has been talked about before and though I must say that I don't really respond differently myself, since I see them all as deadly, the fact that some do fail to get intimidated by smaller bores means it's a factor with some and therefor is a real thing. Even the ammo, while deceiving by size for the noobs, doesn't really equal the power of the round yet obviously a little 9x19 is not all that threatening looking compared to a .38 Spl. and being almost as long as the .357 it gives the impression of so much more power than what it actually has. A .44 just seems to say "Take me seriously!" to everyone lol.

@Wastelandman7000

2 жыл бұрын

Simple is always better when things drop in the pot. That's one of the things I like about revolvers. There are way more points of failure with an auto-loader. Something as simple as not seating the magazine well enough can cause the gun to stop working. Something that has happened to even well trained cops. And that is the tip of the iceberg of everything that could go wrong.

@user-pz5ju7mw3k

2 жыл бұрын

Revolvers functions are more simple yes but the firearm itself is incredibly more complicated. I can take every single part out the slide and frame of my Glock in about 45 seconds with one simple tool. Open the side plate of a revolver and it’s a damn Swiss watch in there. That being said I carry a j frame about 90% of the time

I used to own quite a few Glock-19's until my daughters got their CCW permits and asked me for my Glocks, which I gave them gladly. What Dad does not want to see their daughters armed and able to protect themselves. As such, the only thing really at home left for me to carry concealed these days is my S&W 29 4 inch, and as big as I am (6'5" 300#) it pretty much disappears underneath my shirt.

I love Wheels and Wood. Always have. Reliability. I always cross post your videos to the Wheels and Wood FB page.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Cool. I haven't seen their page.

@Nawojczyk

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam Like you, we don’t do politics. Just like to see good sane stuff about what all our members love, revolvers (with some necessary semi-auto stuff thrown in). And, as a retired coroner with over 25 years of examining gunshot wounds and other deaths, I can tell you, placement of bullets are critical. I saw many people killed with a .22. Anyway, keep up the great work.

I've had a carry permit for going on 12 years now. I've had the shield, sold that one. I still have the lc9s and the lcp2 in .380 and carry them sometimes. But when it comes to small guns for deep concealment, like something you are gonna shove deep in your waistband or in your pocket (even with a pocket holster). It still to this day makes me a little uneasy carrying an auto with a light trigger and no manual safety. And if you carry with no round in the chamber, you might as well not carry at all. If you think you are gonna have time to rack a slide or have 2 hands readily available to do that, you will probably be mistaken. The bad guy already knows what his plans are and whats about to go down, and you are just going about your day and most likely have no idea about what's about to happen. So he has the element of surprise and you are already at a disadvantage with that without adding extra steps like taking off a safety or racking a slide. You need to have something to carry that you can yank out as fast as possible and just pull the trigger. And for me, a snub nose revolver is one of the only guns I feel comfortable stuffing into my pants loaded and not being afraid that im gonna shoot my dick off because with that trigger pull, theres no way its gonna happen by accident. I also love the .327 federal magnum and just picked up my first one last weekend. (An LCRx). There's not much to hate about it except for ammo cost. That is the major downfall, but when things settle down, I am going to start reloading for it once components are readily available again. It really is the perfect snub nose caliber. With .32 H&R mag, you get at least .38 special +P if not better performance, with the same or less recoil. And with .327 fed mag, you get close to .357 mag performance, but with significantly less recoil. And on top of all that, you get a 6 round capacity instead of 5. In a full size gun, a difference between 15 or 16 isn't much and wouldn't be a factor. But in a snub nose, going from 5 to 6 and getting near the same power is a game changer. That 6th round could very well make a difference and it's a 20% increase in capacity.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

I started hand loading the .327/.32 6 months ago, but I have hand loaded for 6 years. Pretty easy to load, but true magnum power really is hard to achieve on hand loads, but you can pretty easily send a 100 gr bullet at around 1,000 FPS in .327 or an 85 gr at 950 FPS in .32 H&R Mag with typical powders, and they make great range rounds.

@elsullo2

3 жыл бұрын

I agree about feeling uneasy with carrying a chambered semiauto without a serious manual safety in use! Some of them, like the Taurus G2-G3 family, ARE FULLY COCKED when racked to chamber a round, and there IS NO decocker. Yet most macho guys do not read the owner's booklet insisting on using the manual safety at all times. They think that long trigger pull means that it is double action like a Glock. No, it is a built in safety feature from Taurus to save the lives of fools who do not read..........................elsullo

@jeroldpickard947

3 жыл бұрын

You sold your gun ? Kinda like a motorcycle just get 1 more🇺🇸

@cccboarding

2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of good da/sa semis available

Just bought a Taurus 856 Defender. This is my favorite gun channel now.

I enjoyed watching your 15 reasons.

I carry both but like a revolver the most. Thanks for another great video

Beautifully spoken and demonstrated! 👊🏻

17:14 My wife has trouble racking the slide in either of my .45 autos. Surprisingly, she preferred to shoot my Colt Anaconda .44 mag over the .45 even with the harder recoil because she could hold it and understood how to operate it. When I introduced her to my S&W model 60 .38 spl, it instantly became her favorite.

Great presentation. So well reasoned.

i really like these type of videos because a lot people consider semi autos the best choice just because they have 15 + rounds and most people don´t think about what´s safer or more reliable etc. keep it up i like your videos especially because you explain what a lot of shooters don´t !

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Both definitely have pros and cons and I like both! My favorite carry guns are a S&W model 10 snubby and CZ PCR.

My compliments, a great channel. I was in a major police dept. in the 60s-70s and 80s. We went from very reliable revolvers to major brand undependable 9mm pistols. The makers of the 9s had an answer every time their pistols failed during a shooting. Limp wrist, wrong ammo (they supplied the ammo) poor maintenance on and on. After leaving police work I went back to my S&W 442, 38 special for concealed carry. After watching several of your videos about the LCR in .327 magnum, I purchased this weapon with it's 6 rounds of Buffalo Bore ammo that you tested. I feel very well armed. I use a Tuff Products ammo pouch with a 6 round speed strip. Thanks again, Good job!

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Like most everyone else, I own both semi auto and revolvers and enjoy both, but I love my revolvers. My first handgun was a S&W .38 snub, and I carried it for years. I had it from 1992 until 2002. In 10 years time a guy can get pretty good with a DA trigger. I tried semi autos and learned how to become fairly proficient with them, but I just believe 100% that revolvers are more accurate...Anyone can disagree, and that's fine, but before disagreeing, please fire a 4" in SA from 10 yards and see for yourselves. Well, DA is just the same accuracy, just a much heavier trigger pull. I've learned a thing or two in all my years of shooting. You can become proficient with whatever you have if you spend enough time with it, AND if you become proficient with a DA revolver trigger, you will shoot it more accurately...JMO. All good points Sam. Sorry for writing a book.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Great video I’m strictly a revolver guy it is nice to hear my thoughts confirmed

I have often seen in a lot of videos about semiautomatic handguns being preferred because the demonstrator calls his semiautomatic a go to war gun. If a handgun is all that you have in a combat situation, a semiautomatic might be an option. But, realistically, why should anyone want to be in a combat situation with any handgun when the option to avoid a combat situation is available? It might look cool in a John Woo movie (or in the John Wick movies) where there is a lone gunman taking on multiple attackers stylistically. That’s not the real world unless you are in actual combat. I used to live in Miami, gunfights occur but only one or two shots are fired and both parties leave as soon as it starts. I guess it is safe to say that a revolver is a safer and simpler option than a semiautomatic handgun because it is always ready. Of course, there are some limitations like firing after it is immersed in water, sand or mud. Some semiautomatics could win in that area. Your videos are guiding me away from semiautomatics. I might have at least one, but my go to gun will be a revolver.

@b75s

3 жыл бұрын

I had a police officer tell me the exact same thing, that a real life gun fight only last about 7 seconds and no more than 3 or 4 shots are fired, plus, only 8% of people actually hit their target.

@shaft9000

3 жыл бұрын

To begin with the objective(s) of a policeman - make the arrest and/or end the threat - is different than a citizen's self-defense encounter ("gtfoh"). ------ "realistically, why should anyone want to be in a combat situation with any handgun when the option to avoid a combat situation is available?" They shouldn't. But realistically.... many people out there are phucking idiots that think they are not idiots. a.k.a. The Dunning-Kruger Effect. Add alcohol into the mix, and they begin to think they are invincible, too.

@garyreid6165

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaft9000 “Give the guy a gun and he’s Superman. Give him two and he’s God!” The Chief Inspector- John Woo’s Hard Boiled. “A gun is a tool. It’s only as good or as bad as the one using it.” - Shane Alcohol, drugs and guns do not mix. And delusional fantasies about the “good guy with a gun”, will either land someone in prison or in a grave.

@Wastelandman7000

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard the same thing. From multiple ex-cops. I'd add that the reason the military went with semi-autos (world wide) is its easier for their armorers to correct problems under heavy war time use. That is guns being abused and not maintained properly. And also the hand gun is not their primary weapon, so they're not going to be as proficient with them, hence the large magazine capacities. As civilians we face none of those conditions. We can maintain our weapons at our leisure, practice regularly, and aren't going to be using them as clubs unless something goes horribly wrong. The reasons that drove the adaption by the military don't apply to us. And if you really were going to have to face multiple opponents, you're going to want something more potent than a handgun anyway. Because you don't go to war with just a hand gun, you use rifles and shotguns.

I Carry A Ruger Gp100 4" Blued Finish. Tritium Lit Pipe Front Sight (Green) Crimson Trace Grips (Red) Cause Why Not??

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good setup and unique in this day and age. My sister has a S&W 64 in .38 Special, 4" barrel and Crimson Trace grips. It's an amazing shooting revolver.

@MPGunther1

3 жыл бұрын

Love the Ruger too

@TravellingTrav1025

3 жыл бұрын

I have that same 357 mag. Awesome gun 😎

@Britspence381

3 жыл бұрын

I've been carrying the same thing for 20 years, plenty of gun there.

You’ve stated your case very well and I completely agree. I’m not a cop any longer, my daily travels are pretty tame so a J Frame is all I need. Lots of newbies go out and buy a Glock only to discover it’s heavy and bulky. That will eventually be left at home (don’t EVER leave a gun in a car) when reality sets in. The one consistent problem I’ve had w/the LCP & the S&W Bodyguard is the mag popping out in a pocket holster. I’ve tried a plastic pocket holster that covers the mag button but it comes out w/the gun when I draw it.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

I get that for sure and discovered that in the first few months of carrying a gun. I just prefer to look at what i'm going to do, what I can always do, then pick the best gun for that setup. For me it's the LCR .327 Federal. Pocket carried like a .38, has the power of .357 Mag but the recoil of 9mm, plus 6 shots in a 5 shot sized gun. Perfect.

@oldcop18

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam I had to carry my service revolver off duty (a job requirement in ‘68) until I could afford an off duty gun, and that’s when I learned just how difficult & uncomfortable concealing a service size weapon could be.

Great video.You make some very good points.

Great video I also know that for two reasons that can cause a malfunction is not only ammo but mag dysfunction . I know there’s a place for both semi automatic and revolvers, but revolvers are hard to beat for up close self-defense situation. Thank you for sharing this in valuable information.

Excellent expression of the pros and cons of revolver EDC! Well done, friend. The S&W mod 36 with a 3” barrel has never let me down. Nothing wrong with the J frame 😎

@Just1American1966

Жыл бұрын

I agree that three inches is about the perfect barrel length for a defensive revolver meant to be concealed. I own nine revolvers that fit J-frame holsters and the best-feeling ones so far are the two three-inchers. Incidentally, both of them are older Taurus revolvers in stainless, an 85 (.38 Special) and a 941 (.22WMR.)

Always carried my xds 9mm semi auto. Some days XD .45 depending on situation and surroundings. I would never even consider a revolver until I held one (GP100 .357, 5 inch barrel). Fell in love with practical aspects of it. Brass stays in the cylinder and prevents littering.

Another Great video Sam !! Even knowing most of this stuff , it is great to watch all these do’s n dont’s and fun facts . Btw Nice Shooting!! 😁🇺🇸

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

As usual great video. I saw antiquated revolver and thought, awesome, here comes the Super Blackhawk!

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@philkearny5587

3 жыл бұрын

Super BH is modern. Old 3-screw flattop BH is antiquated. I have both.

Good Points all..I have shot and Carried Revolvers for Fifty Years All Calibers..I was really into wheel Guns during the 70 80 and Switched to a Few Semi-autos for Work and range work etc...alas I sold all my wheel guns and Went back to the 1911 45 acp and 9mm,,,I regret all the Smiths I sold and Various Colts..Fast forward and Now I am set with a 1911 45 and a S&W 5906 9mm.Love the Steel ones..but I have a snubbie 38 spl that I carry 80 % of time, feel very protected and I know It will Go Bang Every Time!!! Great Video !!

Thanks enjoyed as always.Appreciate you telling it like it is.Revolvers rule👍

HOLY COW!!!!!!! I JUST HEARD YOU SAY .327 MAGNUM!!!!!!! I own a Charter Arms Patriot in .327 and any time I tell people about it, even among some fairly knowledgeable gun owners, they say "you mean .357?" Thanks for throwing it in there, it made me smile!

People always tell me you only have 6 shots! I reply with " I plan on hitting what I'm aiming at!".

Spot on, good review!👍🇺🇸

Great video Sam 👍

I fully agree , it is simple and reliable exactly what you need in a high stress situation! I like the mechanical sophistication of the semi auto,but the reliability of the revolver has an even greater appeal for me!

I am glad you talked about contact shots. I actually have something planned relating to that, but I thought I would ask if you would do a Jugornot test between contact shots and non contact shots to see what they would do to ballistic bologna.

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

That's a pretty cool idea I never thought about. I would imagine that the bologna would be really messed up more than typical, but to really test it I think maybe some FMJ .38's would be the way to go, as non HP low powered .38's won't blow the pack to pieces, so it would be an easy way to see if the contact shot would blow it to pieces.

@professorpewpuew

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam I was thinking about doing the same in a gel block I have, but it would be awesome to see you do it, especially with your bone analog.

@WhoWouldWantThisName

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that idea. I think it would be best to compare a few things like HP's vs FMJ's and maybe some lower powered rounds such as pocket gun rounds (intended for closer ranges) vs more mainstream SD calibers. I can also see this becoming a series including clothing with more layers and other factors. I might have to kick in a few more bucks for ammo and materials. Yeah! Do it Sam!

@sissydreams7494

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam Very interesting. How about simple standard pressure 148 grain full wadcutters? For those of us with problem hands, a low recoil snubby round is something that we rely on (i.e., LCR and/or J-frame). Both 38 AND 32 long, would be interesting. Aww, heck, why not 32 H&R too? Seriously. I don't mean to be greedy, but your tests are GREATLY appreciated!!!

@professorpewpuew

3 жыл бұрын

@@GunSam Hey Sam. Just giving you a heads up. I just got back from the range with my attempt at contact shots. Got a bit of sharpnel in my thumbs. Be careful!

Great video, started carrying a revolver again and not looking back, with any gun only takes one

@GunSam

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!