For CCW, isn't a revolver a very good choice"

[Adam Helmer]

MacD37,

Welcome to the forum.

When my agency went from revolvers to semi-autos, we went to the Glock 17 or 19, agent's choice. The Glocks were chosen because it was similiar to the DA revolver-no safeties and you point and shoot.

I was the firearms instructor (Firearms Coordinator) for all 100 agents in the 6 New England states and I qualified them twice a year for 10 years. A factor you did not address is the individual mindset of the handgun shooter using a DA revolver or semi-auto; many folks do not "get it" with just a few boxes of ammo. Our transitional training was 750 rounds per agent. Even then many of the agents were not gun savvy.

Another factor is the big magazine-many folks spray and pray. Statistically most gun fights are over long before a DA revolver runs out of ammo. I still think a DA revolver is a very good choice in 2008. Be well.

Adam