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Originally Posted by chris in va
Our revolver shooters are in the lower 25%, mainly due to very slow reloads and limited capacity.
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Unfortunately, that's not all that uncommon.
But I can speak with some authority here than IME, it's more a reflection of the revolver shooters' mentality than it is the platform itself. Revolver shooters are often their own worst enemies by giving themselves permission to underperform because of their gun. I call it The Revolver Narrative. Unfortunately, it's infectious.
The top SSR/ESR shooters don't give a rat's patootie how many reloads there are, or how "revolver unfriendly" a stage may be, and it's no coincidence they place near or at the top of the overall rankings at local matches. There's really no reason why a revolver shooter can't hang with others of their class at local matches, despite an extra reload or 2, but you've gotta dump the victim mentality first.
A revolver can teach you a lot about shooting well in general
if you ignore The Narrative, but you'll develop & reinforce bad habits if you embrace it. The former's the better way.