Guns, Bows, Shooting Sports, and Hunting Self defense, which is better auto or wheel gun?

[The patriot]

My Colt Pocket 9 does me just fine! 7 shots of hollow point silver tip placed correctly is enough for me.

OOps. I didnt know I already posted here. My bad.

 

[scotmartin]

What do you think of this gun? Too bad I can't get one in Kommifornia.

Taurus International Manufacturing Inc

 

[Sled Dog]

Wilson Combat Makers Of The Finest Custom 1911 Handguns In The World

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[duckcarvr]

the most important thing more than type of gun or caliber is bullet placement. like tobroke said use the gun you are best with and most comfortable with. autos usually have more bullets and are easy and quicker to reload in the dark. at home i use a colt gc 45 auto. in my rv i use a S&W pump 12 gauge riot gun. it holds seven in the tube. with the longer barrel its better to point shoot in low light. it too can be loaded in the dark and since the shot starts to open when it leaves the barrel it s a little forgiving on aiming. oo buck is 9- 32 cal bullets all at once. it will drop them wherever they are hit in the body. the charge loses energy quite quickly so not as dangerous to people in surounding area.

 

[J.BURCHFIELD]

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[hammersley]

One great advantage of a wheel gun is you

don't have any unspent cartridgesd all over the place... ... great for reloading and then for other not so legitimate reasons... .

 

[hammersley]

Way to lite a gun..............

"We just purchased a S & W mod 360sc . 357 . Over 11 ounces makes for a comfortable pocket wheel . I got to carry it for 45 minutes . Wife came home and said "I like that" I said " Good ,then you carry it"



An 11 ounce 357 is WAY TO LITE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dl5treez]

I pick semiauto because that's what I'm most experienced with.....

 

[jray]

I started out shooting revolvers almost 30 years ago. Around 1988-89 I switched to a Beretta 92f and since then have purchased many autoloaders. My last purchase was a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm compact. All I can say is wow, what a gun.



I am currently involved in testing the M&P Smith's ( 9 and 45 ) and they are very reliable. When I say testing, I really mean torturing them and they are holding up. One of the 9mm's has gone to 31,000 rounds before a breakage. Not a stopage but a breakage. The gun still continues to work fine with the broken part, unless of course you're left handed :-laf.



I'll never go back to a revolver.

 

[cksh8me]

The less you practice the more you need a revolver.

 

[AKaiser]

The less you practice the more you need a revolver.

Pretty much.



Now, if you're into custom 1911s, here's another manufacturer worthy of mention: Ed Brown Products, Ed Brown Custom, rifles, 1911, parts He makes what's arguably the most concealable Commander frame 1911 around, not to mention, his guns have a more or less stellar reputation for reliability. If you don't want to spend that much, look at the Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail, (they make more than wheelguns, BTW) which uses the Ed Brown bobtail MSH (mainspring housing). danwesson.com