I would argue that, for a total novice, a revolver would be a better choice for home defense. Unless there is something mechanically wrong with the firearm, jams are virtually impossible, any semi-auto can jam upon ejection. Six shots, if you practice and are proficient, are enough to neutralize the threat in most home defense situations. I’ve not seen a general use single action revolver in a long time, so trigger work would be basically identical for a double action as it would be a semi-auto.
Apologies for the rambling, and if the thoughts are out of order, I’m awake and have some serious reservations about that…
I had a friend who would say he needed the whole 17-round semiauto 9mm because “what if multiple people wearing body armor break into my house?” and my answer was “Dude, if three guys wearing body armor break into your house, that’s either a SWAT team or a cartel hit squad, and either way you’re dead.”
If I ever need to pull the trigger, then something has gone very wrong. If I ever need to pull the trigger six times, something has gone horribly, apocalyptically wrong. If I ever encounter a problem that six rounds of 357 cannot solve, then I’m definitely dead anyway.
Also, I wanted a gun that would outlive both me and human civilization as we know it.
I would argue that, for a total novice, a revolver would be a better choice for home defense. Unless there is something mechanically wrong with the firearm, jams are virtually impossible, any semi-auto can jam upon ejection. Six shots, if you practice and are proficient, are enough to neutralize the threat in most home defense situations. I’ve not seen a general use single action revolver in a long time, so trigger work would be basically identical for a double action as it would be a semi-auto.
Apologies for the rambling, and if the thoughts are out of order, I’m awake and have some serious reservations about that…
I had a friend who would say he needed the whole 17-round semiauto 9mm because “what if multiple people wearing body armor break into my house?” and my answer was “Dude, if three guys wearing body armor break into your house, that’s either a SWAT team or a cartel hit squad, and either way you’re dead.”
If I ever need to pull the trigger, then something has gone very wrong. If I ever need to pull the trigger six times, something has gone horribly, apocalyptically wrong. If I ever encounter a problem that six rounds of 357 cannot solve, then I’m definitely dead anyway.
Also, I wanted a gun that would outlive both me and human civilization as we know it.