Think revolvers are "outdated" and gone for good? Or will they make a big comeback

Revolvers do seem here to stay.

It would sure be interesting ( although a little risky, since it might be depressing, too ) to see where the Revolver is at in 2113 say, a Century from now.

Or in 3013, a Thousand years from now.

The true pinnacle of 'DA' Revolver design and Lockwork did seem to be reached in the closing decade of the 19th Century or maybe in the first few years of the 20th, for a few minor improvements to the designs, with only some very small ( and mostly cosmetic ) changes there-after, at least as far as Colt and S & W anyway.

'SAVAGE' had the 'Double Stack' Magazine for their Pistols, 30 years before the Browning High Power, for that matter...Automatic wise.

They say "You can't stop progress!", but they really should have also said "You can't stop how for so many things, the real Zenith or Peak or Crest, just keeps getting longer and longer ago..."


Some days I am tempted to bury a few of my favorite Revolvers, and early Colt Automatics, and, a few boxes of Ammunition for them, in the hopes that if I reincarnate a few centuries from now, I might remember that, and where, I had buried them. Since by then, the Colt New Service and early Detective Special or an early Government Model and so on are going to very likely be tough to find, or be one giant bite in the ass on whatever the successor is by then, to Gunbroker.

Revolvers are not going away. I think they will always be around until they perfect a tiny power/ignition source for a microwave rifle and handgun, but they will never have more than a quarter of the market from here on in. If that much.
A member posted firearms manufacturing statistics recently for all major makers and a breakdown of how many were semi autos and how many were revolvers. It's not even close.

I don't think they are outdated. They are still very lethal and their virtues and positive design features are many, as I am sure previous posters mentioned. I own a few more revolvers than semi autos myself. But I have a lot of both types.
I carry a Colt Agent or a S&W Mod 37 98% of the time from June to the end of September and I love and shoot old snubbys well. I never seem to carry my S&W Mod 13-2 3" even though I am crazy about it (not for sale). I had a slick Mod 58 but I sold it. That was some cannon! Very accurate, though.

However, it's hard to argue with semi autos when it's widely accepted that most people shoot better with a DA semi auto than they do with a DA revolver. Unless one is Jerry Miculek's class, semi autos can be reloaded much faster by most, even if the charged magazine is somewhat fumbled. Most people feel they are more comfortable to carry unless they favor the Desert Eagle or something similar. The capacity issue really doesn't come in to play as much as these other factors. Modern semi auto reliability is still a hair under that of the redoubtable revolver, but it's very close after 111 years of semi auto design and modern materials. Perfectly designed tools for self defense - low maintenance, lower production costs, many caliber choices, frame sizes, and cartridge capacities. They will stand up to more field abuse than most revolvers - not pretty like a good old revolver or a Colt Govt. Model, but deadly effective.

I remember an article by a Lt. Toronto Police official written about 1988 about the Glock 17. In part he said "the best reload is no reload." This is not gospel, but it's a good point.
Not everybody that has high cap semi autos "spray and pray" either. The Glock is not the point, whether we like them or not, it's the fact that it's a high capacity plastic framed pistol. Modern single stack semi autos have the same semi auto good points as the high caps. Again, the capacity is not the central issue to me.

I apologize if I am being too provocative, but we will never see an eye popping market jump of revolvers to even half the market. That is, unless semi autos are legislated out of possesion for average citizens and revolvers are the only alternative.
Just my brash opinions, again

Now, I think I'll go back and read what my fellow members think!