Revolver or Semi-Auto: What’s Right For You?

http://www.nssfblog.com/firstshotsnews/revolver-or-semi-auto-whats-right-for-you/



I feel sorry for new shooters.

Back when I was a new shooter, movable type had just been invented and the Internet wasn’t even part of Nostradamus’ wildest dreams. Learning about guns and self-defense was hard, but easy. It was hard because I couldn’t sit at my computer and browse the opinions of thousands of self-proclaimed experts. It was easy because I had to get my information from face-to-face conversations, and it was clear when someone was full of baloney.

Now, with the advent of online advice, it’s up to the new shooter to filter out the good information from the chaff. Ask a simple question like “should I get a semi-automatic or a revolver” and you’ll get 4,357 opinions and a few offers for diet plans of the stars.

For this inaugural issue of NSSF’s First Shots News, I wanted to address one of the most persistent, and challenging, decisions for new shooters: revolver or semi-auto? Granted, to you, I’m also one of those 4,357 opinions on the Internet. But on the plus side, I do this for a living and I’m a student just like you. I’ve been shooting and studying shooting issues for decades, yet I still learn something new every day. I love that. More importantly, I love sharing what I learn. So what do you say let’s get started?

The first order of business is to resolve some of the perpetual myths that surround the revolver versus semi-automatic decision.

(Excerpt, remainder of article at link)