Revolvers

You talk to pretty much any trainer, they will tell you that the best students are usually women....guys tend to think that they had gunpowder used for diaper preparation...by contrast, women are a fresh canvas to paint gun handling  on.

I have the Ruger Single 6 which shoots .22lr and .22 Magnum. This is my second favorite gun for plinking. I also have a Colt 45, Kimber 9mm, and Beretta .22. So I like both styles equally. 

I also have a S&W 38 Special snub nose. I carry this in my car. A revolver can be put right up next to your target or glass window and be shot, since there is no back and forth movement. 

Revolvers are safer, easier to use by a beginner, much less prone for accidental trigger pull, no jams, more powerful bullets, can shoot more than 1 size round in many cases, etc. The revolver has more than 1 chamber, so if one miss fires, pull the trigger again. If a semi jams, you have to clear to use the 1 chamber for the next shot.

If you want to keep one loaded by bed for a long time, the revolver does not have a spring that could cause loading issues. If a magazine get soft due to full loads sitting along time wearing out the spring, you could have an issue loading the next round. In fact, the magazine is the most common problem when a semi fails. 

If not trained, and you need for self defense, you will find the revolver easier to use in panic mode. 

These are my reasons for a revolver, but the semi has many benefits also, like more rounds, but when reliability is the key goal, the revolver wins in my book. 

You have any 7 shooters?

I have a seven shooter, five and six shooters. I have had 8,9 and 10 shooters. Currently considering a trade for one just like this. 5 shooter of course.

I had one of those years back. Very handy in a pocket holster or on the ankle.

Shweetie and I are contemplating heading back west next spring, maybe Idaho. I want to try and get back on with a mountain guiding outfit. The Virginia Dragoon 44mag I now have holds 6, of course, but you always leave an empty chamber under the hammer. No modern transfer bar safety like the River Blackhawks. It's carried for griz backup in the back country, and if you didn't get the job done with five, that sixth wouldn't have helped anyway.

Griz will come right into camp, and you don't always have a rifle on you when pouring coffee at the fire...or with your butt hanging off the backside of a log and your jeans wadded up down around your boots.

Shoot till the fat lady sings?

Here is hoping both remain true!!

Man, I been down wind of a Polar Bear, unarmed and alone except for an Inuit in a kayak laughing at me. He suggested maybe I go back to village now.

Are Kodiak bears dangerous?

By their nature, Kodiak bears are potentially dangerous but they are mostly docile creatures. There has only been one person killed by a bear on Kodiak in the past 90 years.

My 1st date with my wife was at the range. She had never shot before. By the end of the day she was as good or a little better then me. "won't admit that to her" Women typically have steadier hands then us.

I have a college housemate who lives on Kodiak Island. From what she says, it seems they are mostly just "loaded".

Insert the character from the robot movie saying "No Disassemble"!

I got to where I was sleeping under lean-to tarps and covering up with blankets. I wanted to see what was padding around in the night...and a sleeping bag made me feel like a burrito, a meal already all wrapped up and ready to eat.