‘Handguns’
A Revolver made by Ruger firing .357 Magnum or .38 Special rounds with a 6 shot capacity.
Reviews
A Revolver is a multishot firearm generally described as “old school” these days. See the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver Wikipedia entry.
Disclaimer: There’s always a case where you can find a counter argument to the below. Which is why I use the word “generally” instead of “always”.
Revolver Pros:
- Generally considered to be less likely to jam.
- Generally considered much easier to learn, load, and use than an auto.
- Probably easier to operate, especially compared to working the slide on a Semi-automatic Pistol.
- Probably easier to clean, with overall less parts to worry about.
Revolver Cons:
- Generally much slower to reload than a Automatic Pistol. Yes Speed Loaders are faster than doing it “by hand”, but a magazine is still quicker.
- Generally different cartridges are available for revolvers than Automatic Pistol.
- Generally much lower cartridge capacity (6-8) vs (6-19 or even as high as 33) in varying configurations of the Automatic Pistol.
