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Old May 2nd, 2009 #96
S.N.
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Default Pros vs Cons

Ok, let the gun nut take a spin.

Revolvers: Reliable, solid, guaranteed to fire. .38 snubby is small, lightweight, packs a [U]close-range[U] wallop (emphasis on the close).

however, it only has 6 shots, so you must make them count. This, in turn produces its own pro, you learn to shoot! but the 6 rounds only leaves you stuck when you need to reload - revolvers are slow at the best of times.

Semi-autos: Accurate, lightweight, easy maintenance and quick to reload, and have the same bang for the buck and a larger clip size (9 rounds usually), therefore more confidence that if a larger gang of shit skins decides to 'have-a-go' the more you can drop.

Being this as it may, semi-autos are not the most reliable thing on the planet, prone to jamming (a single bullet get jammed in the breech and cannot be fired nor removed), mis-firing (randomly firing when a minor force is applied tot eh gun ie, being dropped when loaded) and even hang-firing (pulling the trigger and nothing happens), but most of these points are pretty well taken care of by the gun companies, as they have pressure to produce more accurate, reliable heavy-hitting firearms.

So, my personal opinion would be to ditch the piss-ant calibres and go the smith and wesson .45 long slide with a laser sighting - the ultimate point and click interface lol.