• In praise of the revolver

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Apr 5 13:38:06 2026
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    This video is from a man saying he's retired CIA talking about the
    merits of the revolver. Knowing little about guns, I've always thought
    the simpler, the better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInVjAM_i0

    Should everyone use a revolver as their main handgun?
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  • From Merkan@u@s.a to rec.arts.tv on Sun Apr 5 15:03:23 2026
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    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 13:38:06 -0000 (UTC)
    "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    This video is from a man saying he's retired CIA talking about the
    merits of the revolver. Knowing little about guns, I've always thought
    the simpler, the better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInVjAM_i0

    Should everyone use a revolver as their main handgun?

    Naw. Use a poozooka.

    I uses a Tennessee thumper to knock 'em down. Then I shits on their face.

    Nice fedpost.

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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Apr 5 11:12:16 2026
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    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 13:38:06 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    This video is from a man saying he's retired CIA talking about the
    merits of the revolver. Knowing little about guns, I've always thought
    the simpler, the better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInVjAM_i0

    Should everyone use a revolver as their main handgun?

    For most people it would likely be a decent choice. Not good for the
    LEO who might need more shots than a revolver has.
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Apr 5 12:25:01 2026
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    On 2026-04-05 11:12 a.m., shawn wrote:
    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 13:38:06 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    This video is from a man saying he's retired CIA talking about the
    merits of the revolver. Knowing little about guns, I've always thought
    the simpler, the better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInVjAM_i0

    Should everyone use a revolver as their main handgun?

    For most people it would likely be a decent choice. Not good for the
    LEO who might need more shots than a revolver has.

    I remember someone posting about a rather unusual revolver with respect
    to the recent series Westworld. Instead of a single ring of 5 or 6
    bullets, it had THREE rings of 6 bullets each for a total of 18 rounds.
    That's more than the capacity of standard-sized magazines for many
    modern semi-automatic pistols. I have no idea if these are still made or
    if this is strictly a museum piece but if there was a demand for such
    pistols, I imagine someone would make them.
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    Rhino
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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Apr 5 14:42:43 2026
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    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 12:25:01 -0400, Rhino
    <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-04-05 11:12 a.m., shawn wrote:
    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 13:38:06 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    This video is from a man saying he's retired CIA talking about the
    merits of the revolver. Knowing little about guns, I've always thought
    the simpler, the better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInVjAM_i0

    Should everyone use a revolver as their main handgun?

    For most people it would likely be a decent choice. Not good for the
    LEO who might need more shots than a revolver has.

    I remember someone posting about a rather unusual revolver with respect
    to the recent series Westworld. Instead of a single ring of 5 or 6
    bullets, it had THREE rings of 6 bullets each for a total of 18 rounds. >That's more than the capacity of standard-sized magazines for many
    modern semi-automatic pistols. I have no idea if these are still made or
    if this is strictly a museum piece but if there was a demand for such >pistols, I imagine someone would make them.

    Do you mean something like this 20 shot revolver?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqdQrpF2PmI

    Extra-Fancy 20-Shot Pinfire Revolver
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Apr 5 16:38:35 2026
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    On 2026-04-05 2:42 p.m., shawn wrote:
    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 12:25:01 -0400, Rhino
    <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-04-05 11:12 a.m., shawn wrote:
    On Sun, 5 Apr 2026 13:38:06 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    This video is from a man saying he's retired CIA talking about the
    merits of the revolver. Knowing little about guns, I've always thought >>>> the simpler, the better.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJInVjAM_i0

    Should everyone use a revolver as their main handgun?

    For most people it would likely be a decent choice. Not good for the
    LEO who might need more shots than a revolver has.

    I remember someone posting about a rather unusual revolver with respect
    to the recent series Westworld. Instead of a single ring of 5 or 6
    bullets, it had THREE rings of 6 bullets each for a total of 18 rounds.
    That's more than the capacity of standard-sized magazines for many
    modern semi-automatic pistols. I have no idea if these are still made or
    if this is strictly a museum piece but if there was a demand for such
    pistols, I imagine someone would make them.

    Do you mean something like this 20 shot revolver?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqdQrpF2PmI

    Extra-Fancy 20-Shot Pinfire Revolver

    It was definitely similar but not the same.
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    Rhino
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