The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - One shot to live ... Auto ... or ... Revolver

johnwilliamson062 · July 30, 2013, 06:52 PM

I am with the sentiment that if you are absolutely limited to one shot a revolver isn't the best bet. Despite what OP says, there is VERY little that can go wrong with a semi-auto that is ready to fire.

If you KNOW there will be one bad guy then a revolver might be a good choice. 5 shots for one guy has a high probability of being enough to stop or scare off the threat. If you have a problem you just pull the trigger again and go to the next cylinder. Mauch faster than a failure in a semi-auto.

But when do you only have time for one shot with a pistol?
When do you KNOW there will only be one attacker?
I'll keep carrying my Corolla. I meant Glock.

July 30, 2013, 06:52 PM	#52
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I am with the sentiment that if you are absolutely limited to one shot a revolver isn't the best bet. Despite what OP says, there is VERY little that can go wrong with a semi-auto that is ready to fire. If you KNOW there will be one bad guy then a revolver might be a good choice. 5 shots for one guy has a high probability of being enough to stop or scare off the threat. If you have a problem you just pull the trigger again and go to the next cylinder. Mauch faster than a failure in a semi-auto. But when do you only have time for one shot with a pistol? When do you KNOW there will only be one attacker? I'll keep carrying my Corolla. I meant Glock.