I noticed some posts that said that they started with a revolver of one kind or another and were glad when they switched to semi-automatics.
Of my 33 years in the USBP 15 were spent as an Academy Firearms Instructor. The first nine were at FLETC in Glynco, GA where the students from 78 different agencies trained with revolvers. There was nary a malfunction except for some bad ammo we had for a while.
I then transferred back to the field and served as a sector range officer whenever we had our quarterly qualification. During that period the Agents were permitted to purchase and carry semi-automatics after receiving transition training. It was then that I began to experience what are called "alibi" shots during qualification due to malfunctioning semi-automatics. I kept remembering Bill Jordan's statement that "There are no alibis in a gun fight." There were so many in fact, that the time required to run our 72 round qualification course almost doubled!
My second Academy tour lasted six years and by that time all new Agents were training with semi-automatics. Malfunction and IA drills were just accepted by the Instructors and trainees as "Business as Usual." I was, and am still amazed at the difference I experienced between the malfunction rate of semi-automatics Vs revolvers in a law enforcement environment. For that reason I carry a wheelgun as a retired LEO and if I were back in the field (and had a choice) I would again carry the sixgun.
Respectfully,
KW