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Harry Krause wrote:
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Skipper wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:

I've fitted Crimson Trace Laser grips to my S/W .357 magnum on the
theory that once the perp realizes there is a bright red dot moving
about the middle of his chest a motivation change will result. Thus,
no
need to pull the trigger...the ultimate *defensive* weapon.

When did you get a pardon? Ex-felons aren't usually allowed ownership
of
handguns. Even wheel guns.

So, which is the better *defensive* handgun, a S&W .357 mag fitted
with
laser grips or a Glock auto?

--
Skipper

I'd take a Glock 34 any day over that wheelgun. Fully legal mag on the
Glock holds 17 rounds, standard barrel is 5" long, and if you need
them, lasergrips are available. Oh, and my guess is the semi-auto
mechanism is inherently more accurate than the wheelgun's.

You have a single or double action wheelgun? If double, you keep a
chamber empty for safety's sake? If so, that means the G34 mag holds
more than three times the number of rounds.


You've got it backwards. Single action guns are more likely to be a
problem with the hammer closed on a loaded chamber. And, unless his gun
is ancient, it has a transfer bar.

The single-action Ruger wheelgun I sometimes shoot has a transfer bar. In
fact, I believe all Ruger single-actions these days have transfer bars.

I'd still prefer a G34 for "defense" over that snubby wheelgun. Fast,
accurate, light, 5" barrel, hardly any slap, 17-round mags with the
ability to slap a fresh, loaded mag in far faster than you can reload a
wheel gun.


I've never owned a handgun and probably never will.
Just wondering...which style is the most reliable......less chance of
jambing?

Revolvers fail mostly when you get a bad round of ammunition whose primer
fails to make a spark. I've never seen this. If it happens, you just pull
the trigger again. The bad round moves out of battery, bringing in another
one. With a semi-auto, the most likely problem is when the spent shell
doesn't eject. This keeps the slide from cycling, and the next round doesn't
come up from the magazine. This can happen due to poor design, or more
likely, "limp-wristing" - not holding the gun firmly enough. This bad habit
is so easy to demonstrate that it usually just takes one instance of it for
a shooter to correct the mistake.

Some semi-autos will misbehave with certain brands of ammo. So, you figure
this out during practice and don't buy that ammo any more.