In general, I agree with you that revolvers tend to be more reliable than semi-autos.drjoker wrote:Revolvers are incredibly difficult to fire accurately double action but also incredibly reliable. That's because with a semi auto, if you're using ancient ammo from your emergency stash like a lot of us are, if you have a dud round, you get a jam. However, with a revolver, all you have to do is pull the trigger again to skip a dud round.z_clark wrote:While I like my LCP, I have had 3 stovepipes in the first 300 rounds. I am sure it was the cheep amo and breaking in, but a revolver makes me more confident.
However, I'd also like to point out that most semi-auto failures are something that can be quickly fixed and get a person back in the fight. A stovepipe leads to the familiar "tap, rack, bang", or with a double feed you can drop the mag, clear the gun, and reload.
However, if a revolver does fail, it is usually something serious enough that the gun is not functional at all.