Burn Dreams
Feb10
I have had this problem with both the regional burns I’ve been to, as well as my BM experience almost two decades ago:
You’re gonna dream about that shit for weeks, even months, after you get back. Every single night. And those dreams will be as wild and wicked and weird as everything you saw at the burn.
I really love this guy. I do not have my CC, and we’ve debated that one in the comments before. TL;DR version: I live in Texas, where I can legally keep a gun in my car with no permit, and CC is too much hassle and expense for me at this time.
If I DID have my CC, I’d likely carry a revolver rather than one of my autos. Dependable, cheap, and I don’t have to worry about jamming.
Among the weapons I like for concealed carry is the 3″ .357 Ruger SP101, or alternately, the Ruger KGPF-331 in .357 with a 3″ barrel.
BIG fan of the SP101. Not fancy, but it ALWAYS works, and it’s just the right size for its intended purpose; Can’t imagine what youd have to o to it to ge it t fail.
Right now, I’m having “Not ready for Burn” dreams. Frostburn in 3 days, bay-bee!
Not to be nitpicky, but revolvers do jam. I’ve also had one blow up because of a primer pop.
Though I understand. There are less moving parts in a revolver. There is less chance of accidental discharge(modern revolvers even have firing pin disconnects, so you don’t have to leave it on an open cylinder). And when the adrenaline is rushing, the difference in trigger weight is actually a GOOD thing.
Yeah, I had a Taurus Ti .357 that liked to bind up after a few strings of full house.
Mine was a S&W .38 SP that would bind after about 30 rounds, Until one day I just tore it all down and cleaned the ever lovin poop outta every part. I have no idea what part was causing the binding, but apparently whatever part it was needed to be cleaned. After that it didn’t seem to bind nearly at all. Once in a great while, you might get a bind due to a bad round just happening to only burn the primer. But that’s what you get with hand loads from someone else.
Note: I would never trust cheap hand loads with my life.
In what what are there fewer moving parts in a revolver? There’s no slide to move, but have you seen the clockwork gears and springs that go in to making sure the cylinder is timed?
There are MORE moving parts in a revolver, harder to fix, and if they need fixed, you will generally not do it at home. And it only takes a little wear for the timing to go out.
Now, they do handle damaged ammo a bit better, with some work, but you really shouldn’t be using damaged ammo if you can help it.
Whatever totes your goat.
I am not normally a revolver guy for carry, although i have been warming up to them alot as of late. maybe my opinion will change.
but if i have to engage more than just one guy, i want an auto. Which, in los angeles, can be a thing. (i know, no carry options whatsoever here. however, house carry and stuff to put in my car is a consideration.)
I LOVE The Yankee Marshall. I subscribed to his YouTube channel after you linked one of his videos to a previous comic, and his blend of humour with solid gun information and reasonable political discourse is enjoyable to watch.
Most of my autos are more reliable than most of my revolvers.
I have never broken a spring in my 1911, TCP or any of the three Glocks I have owned over the years. My Nagants, my Taurus .357 and my Colt black powder gun have all had issues that could not be fixed with a vigorous slap.
I see why people considered wheelguns to be more reliable than automatics a couple generations ago, but the only upside to revolvers now is that you can theoretically fire a hammerless revolver from inside your jacket pocket.
As time goes on, revolvers have gotten double action triggers, firing pin disconnects, swing-out or top-break cylinders and so on.
Meanwhile, autos have ditched safety catches, hammers, backstrap safeties, decockers and so on.
The “autos have more parts” saying just ain’t as true these days, but most of us still cling to it because that’s what our grandpa told us.
It wasn’t true even in 1911. Compare the schematics for a 2nd Model Smith to a 1911.
Absolutely. I think the people who were alive and in the working age when those two pistols were common probably got their opinions about them due to non-gunsmith cleaning practices. The revolvers of the era either didn’t have to be disassembled, or if they did they came down to 3-4 parts, tops. Most of the complexity was inside the frame and grip, unseen and largely unaddressed by most users. Especially users who didn’t own the gun (this is kinda true of all work supplies from guns to laptops. End-users treat them like crap).
The 1911, on the other hand, had to be stripped to a minimum of six pieces and then put back together like a puzzle. Springs are visible, things can be put back in the wrong order, etc. In reality, there ain’t a lot or complex parts left after that level of disassembly, but it still looks more complex when spread out on a desk next to a revolver that is just open and has the cylinder removed.
My S&W 642 with DeSantis Clip Grips disappears under as little as a Tee Shirt.
Never had an issue with printing or security. My belt runs over the rear of the cylinder keeping everything where it needs to be until I grab it.
I also run a Ruger SP101 in .357 in a Kramer Horse Hide IWB that hides equally well.
Carrying spare rounds for a revolver is more challenging, however. Speed loaders are bulky and speed strips are slow (even with practice).
I generally carry a couple speed strips in my weak side front pocket and speed loaders in my outer garment side pockets if I’m wearing one.
Just sayin’ – Washington State a CC is about as easy to get as a bad cold in the winter, but if you keep a gun in your car without one? Not cool. It’s funny how different the laws are. (Of course I live in the land of easy CC, Gay Marriage, legal weed….)
I live in Illinois, and our new CCW law is a monster, and expensive. We can still carry an unloaded pistol in a case, bow, fanny pack, container or whatever, and loading a semi-auto is faster than loading a revolver. I’ve legally carried a pistol in Illinois this way for 20 years, and I just don’t have the hundreds of dollars to get a CC permit right now.
CCW in IL is a NIGHTMARE. The permit plus the required classes are godawful expensive. A couple of my coworkers are looking at getting a license, but they admit it’s only because they’re ex-military, so can waive the classes.
However, I would be real cautious about carrying in a fanny pack. I’m pretty sure recent IL supreme court rulings have struck that argument down.
Unless they specifically over-ruled the previous cases, which would take a SPECIFIC case, they have not. A handgun must be carried in a “container.” The ammo must be in another “container.” Case law exists that a brown paper bag, a sweatsock or the center console are containers, as is a fanny pack.
Ammo can be in the same container. Just not in the gun. I have a loaded magazine rubber banded to the gun.
actually ammo can be carried anywhere. like the other mag in my front pocket.
Unfortunately, 50% of attackers have an accomplice. You may have to empty the revolver on the first one.
You good at speed loading that wheel gun?
Training!
None better than the Massad Ayoob Group (MAG) classes. The MAG 20 is strictly classroom on what to do before, during, and after a deadly confrontation. Eye opening info from the Master. Believe me, you don’t know what you don’t know. You could win the gunfight, but lose the legal fight for your freedom if you don’t do things absolutely correctly.
Meh. Carry what ya train with. Train how ya fight. Repeat often.
“My BM experience”. Heh. 😀
About the only reason I keep my Az CCW is for when I travel out of state.
I use my AZ CCW for actual carry, but mostly so I don’t have to get called in to NICS when I buy a gun. It’s handy like that.
Yeah, I’ve kind gotten out of the habit of buying guns through dealers anyway.
What sort of set-up do you guys use when carrying speedloaders for a revolver. A speedloader belt or just in your pockets?