As The World Turns:
Why Revolvers Are Superior
Sixguns are easy to dress up with new stocks.
Try that with your PFSFG. poly-framed striker fired guns (PFSFG)
And on the eighth day, the Lord made revolvers …
Whether single-action thumb-busters or double-action shooters with swing-out cylinders, there’s no denying the sixgun is a holy roller. All the proof you need is stated clearly in the good book, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” But let’s be clear: it’s not as if poly-framed striker-fired guns (PFSFG) are the work of the devil, but to many, they can sure seem like it.
Never seen stag on a PFSFG.
Roundabout Reasoning
Wheelguns are simple to operate, especially double actions. When loaded, all that’s necessary is pointing and pressing the trigger to fire it. Single actions are more complicated (note sarcasm), needing the hammer to be cocked first before firing the gun. No silly safeties, slide releases or de-cockers are needed. Basics are good!
Revolvers have hammers and triggers — the original dynamic duo. Mastering the trigger is the foundation from which accuracy is born. Putting safeties on a revolver is akin to wearing a seatbelt when hiking. It may make you feel safer, but it won’t help you if you fall off the trail.
Double actions come ready for fighting with a simple press of the trigger. The longer and heavier trigger press takes time and practice to master. Single actions need their hammer cocked for firing, but the single-action trigger press is usually much lighter than its double-action brothers. It’s so simple and basic, it’s perfect.
PFSFG are prone to get chewed by your pooch if you’re not careful. I guess they smell the same to them.
Loading Your Smoke Wagon
Sixguns are easy to load. As a matter of fact, there’s something soothing about loading them. Plopping bullets into those cylinder chambers and hearing the reassuring “thunk” as they drop home sends shivers up your spine. No thumb-busting is necessary cramming bullets into magazines, fighting stiff springs as you near topping off the magazine. Just ask any rookie who recently graduated from the police academy what gun is the “true” thumb buster.
Dumping empties is just as satisfying, as there’s no need bending over to police your brass. Simply dump it in your hand. Working a single action ejector rod is akin to playing the violin, but a hundred times more fun. With hammer at half-cock, slowing rotating your cylinder to align your ejector rod is an exercise of hand/eye coordination as the rod plunks those sooty brass casings satisfyingly in your eager mitt.
Double actions allow dumping all six cases at the same time. You’re not supposed to catch your empties, but you can dump them over a five- gallon bucket to make things easier on yourself when smartly popping the ejector rod with the palm of your hand.
Shooting PFSFG sends brass scurrying into every crease, crevice and crack on the shooting deck floor. Bending over when collecting your brass gets old real fast, too. Not to mention having hot casings go down the back of your collar, searing your neck from your neighbor’s errant ejected brass. It happens!
Round Count
In general, sixgunners get it done with what’s in the cylinder. When carrying six rounds, I won’t say limited by six; you’re more conscious of your shots. Think about hunting with a single shot; you’re a lot more selective about the shot you take.
The same is true with sixguns; you’re more discriminatory with your shots. The same isn’t true with high-capacity PFSFG. You know in your mind you have 15+ shots, so you’re not as selective with your shots. It’s human nature.
To some, this is what Gaston GLOCK looks like.
I don’t buy it! I love my GLOCKs too!
Aw, Shucks
No self-described sixgunner would be caught dead wearing Kydex. No sir, cowhide is king all the way! Like spaghetti and meatballs, sixguns and leather were made for each other. Besides, carved Kydex just looks tacky, and sixgunners are never tacky.
It’s an undeniable fact, everyone knows
sixgunners are better looking!
Other Tidbits
In general, sixgunners are just better looking — at least their guns are! Sixgunners can accessorize their prized shooter with beautiful custom stocks and leather gear to match a one-of-a-kind “show-offy” rig. I’ve never seen a PFSFG stuffed in Kydex at a barbeque, but I’ve seen plenty at Walmart and Denny’s.
A nice, blued gun, or even a stainless-steel gun, can’t be chewed on by your mutt, either. I’ve witnessed it with my old department. So much for the dog being blamed for eating your homework, eh?
Carved Kydex just wouldn’t look the same as steer hide. Holsters
(top to bottom): Barranti Leather, Simply Rugged’s Rick Gittlein,
Milt Sparks, and Tom Angle.
Final Confession
As you can tell by the soap opera title, I mention some of these points in jest, mixed with some truth. Deciphering which is which is up to you. I’m not discriminatory towards PFSFG. While admittedly a wheelgun man, I own and carry PFSFGs on a regular basis. Many times, carrying both, at the same time, in a mosaic kind of way. Nothing in the good book says you can’t do that!
