[OSUCowboy]

For home defense or defense in the woods or other rugged wilderness conditions, I would say that there aren't many guns that can beat a single action's power and reliability (assuming it's chambered in .45 colt, .357/.44 magnum, etc.). I wouldn't carry them for personal protection walking around town, for the simple reason that they're usually too big to conceal and they don't have the magazine capacity I like (especially because some still have to be carried with the hammer down on an empty chamber). However, somebody who has practiced enough can get them into action very quickly, and fire just as fast as a double-action revolver.