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The biggest problem with statistics is that we've been trained to believe that the data to make them always exists.
It doesn't.
All the revolver "jams" I've witnessed with quality brands at matches were not reported to the National Revolver Reliability Database.
Nor were all the NDs that didn't hurt anyone or get the police involved.
The reality is that we actually know very little about how reliable guns are in the real world, how often their owners screw up while using them, and how often they made a life or death difference when brandished.
I usually come down on the side of autos if the debate is about defense, because they are more size efficient and easier to reload and carry the reloads. That's true whether it is a 6 shot auto or a 20.
If the debate is about something like survival, I tend to side with revolvers because they are generally more accurate and can chamber a wider range of loads.
I don't think either is more reliable, and otherwise they are just two very similar ways of making a repeating handgun.
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