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Revolver Myths Dispelled

Despite the inroads pistols have made, there’s still a place for revolvers as carry guns, and a lot of people carry them. But, we need to make sure you don’t walk around in a fog of misconceptions about revolvers—because a lot of gun store guys are not as up on their wheelgun knowledge as you (and they) might think.

Myth #1: Revolvers never jam.

As someone who has carried revolvers off and on for some 40 years now and competed with them for 30-plus years, that just ain’t true. You can have a bullet jump forward on

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