One of the staples of gun magazines back in my day was the automatic vs. revolver debate.
Up until the late ’70s or so, there was no debate; the double-action revolver was king of the holster guns. Virtually every law enforcement officer carried a wheel gun and it was rare to see a civilian not carrying a round handgun as well.
In the 1980s the square gun came on strong and when Gaston Glock started importing his…