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<blockquote data-quote="Steelers Fan" data-source="post: 4221595" data-attributes="member: 16254"><p>There is a whole bunch of reasons for each. It depends on the scale you're using. Does the total grain weight of all the projectiles an auto loader can hold outweigh overall safety and simplicity of the revolver. We all know that people are shot all the time with unloaded guns, or so they thought. But it is extremely rare for a wheelie handler to self inflict unintentionally. There have been more trained professionals ( cops ) shoot themselves or someone else racking the slide (probably the most dangerous regularly performed action of most any weapon) than there have been by revolvers in almost all phases of action. I know when I'm at the range I watch people handling autoloaders a lot closer than any other weapons. If someone immediately and accidently drops a gun after firing a round while you're in their presence, would you prefer it be a revolver that's automatically in safe mode or an autoloader that's <strong>cocked and unlocked? </strong> There was just a story a while back where I believe OK Cty Sherriff or OKCPD Chief said on TV after an accident had just occurred, that accidents happen fairly often (within the department). This argument has been beat down on previous threads. I'm going to say the autoloader is better for offensive action and the revolver better for defensive action, at least for the average person (not someone who shoots or handles firearms on a regular basis but still some of those that do). <strong>This is all mind set at that moment, </strong><em><strong>not the heroic vision many of us</strong> <strong>have of ourselves</strong></em>. Taking the fight to a perp in an aggressive stance the mind is clearer, alert and calculating (FIGHT MODE). Caught off guard and surprised, nervous and scared, you are prone to mistakes (FLIGHT MODE). Some people prefer to play to the advantage and/or percentage side. Which is yours, and will you be sure <strong>at that moment</strong>?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steelers Fan, post: 4221595, member: 16254"] There is a whole bunch of reasons for each. It depends on the scale you're using. Does the total grain weight of all the projectiles an auto loader can hold outweigh overall safety and simplicity of the revolver. We all know that people are shot all the time with unloaded guns, or so they thought. But it is extremely rare for a wheelie handler to self inflict unintentionally. There have been more trained professionals ( cops ) shoot themselves or someone else racking the slide (probably the most dangerous regularly performed action of most any weapon) than there have been by revolvers in almost all phases of action. I know when I'm at the range I watch people handling autoloaders a lot closer than any other weapons. If someone immediately and accidently drops a gun after firing a round while you're in their presence, would you prefer it be a revolver that's automatically in safe mode or an autoloader that's [B]cocked and unlocked? [/B] There was just a story a while back where I believe OK Cty Sherriff or OKCPD Chief said on TV after an accident had just occurred, that accidents happen fairly often (within the department). This argument has been beat down on previous threads. I'm going to say the autoloader is better for offensive action and the revolver better for defensive action, at least for the average person (not someone who shoots or handles firearms on a regular basis but still some of those that do). [B]This is all mind set at that moment, [/B][I][B]not the heroic vision many of us[/B] [B]have of ourselves[/B][/I]. Taking the fight to a perp in an aggressive stance the mind is clearer, alert and calculating (FIGHT MODE). Caught off guard and surprised, nervous and scared, you are prone to mistakes (FLIGHT MODE). Some people prefer to play to the advantage and/or percentage side. Which is yours, and will you be sure [B]at that moment[/B]? [/QUOTE]
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