you do have to pause, but even thats about 1-2 seconds to do so. even revolvers with some practice can be fast to reload.
This might not mean anything in a Vegas shooter scenario, but I feel like 1-2 seconds could be life or death in a school or club shooting scenario in terms of someone tackling a guy or just getting behind a door.
Overall I've gained a lot of info from this topic and I appreciate your willingness to talk with me about it. It seems to me that between single action, bolt action, lever action, and pump shotguns, you've got enough variety and range to comfortably hunt and defend yourself, and from there, a potential killer training for however long it would take to become that proficient at firing a revolver at ridiculous speeds may just kind of fall under that unfortunate umbrella of "you can't prevent everything."
I'm sure some of you may still disagree with that take, but I'm glad I can articulate my thoughts more clearly. I'm planning on sharing this info with my friends (who mostly fall on my side of the debate) so that when we do have these discussions, we can at least all be speaking from a place of understanding terminology.
Virginia Tech shooter used multiple ten-round magazines. Nobody was saved due to magazine size restrictions then. ---
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