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Originally Posted by Air&Road
Don't know about the show you're talking about, but I've never been a revolver fan.
After spending a few days at the range with a member of the pistol team while I was in the Army, going through almost 1,000 rounds both days with a .45, I've been queer for them ever since. I qualified Marksman with a .45 before all that shooting and requalified Expert after all that experience. One of them in my hand is operated with pure reflex, so I never saw a reason to change.
I've only fired a revolver a few different times since then.
This is nothing against revolvers or those who prefer them. It's just my personal preference.
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My Bosses Son joined the Marines and made a career of it. I met Him again about 5 Years after I had quite working for His Father at the local Shooting Range were he was shooting his issue type Beretta.
He let Me shoot it but would not shoot any of the assortment of Handguns I had brought because he did not want using other Guns to mess with His training on the Beretta.
So in times of stress you are going to fall back on that reflex/muscle memory and be more effective then if you have a different Gun.
In the beginning of the TV Show I can't remember if the Revolver was Rick's Duty Weapon or not as I did not pay attention. If it was his Duty Weapon the Character Rick would clearly know how to use if effectively in stressed situations.
On the other hand in the TV show the Revolver is some sort of Symbol. Not sure if it is a symbol of his leadership, a phallic symbol or ???
But, in History it is not uncommon for Leaders to have different and more showy Weapons then the ones they command.
In the last episode of season 4 Rick removes his Revolver and buries it with other Weapons and Ammo "just incase" before they go inside if the place called Terminus that claims to be a place of refuge and takes a 1911 with him. So Rick also has some personal attachment to the Revolver.