I have had a few semi-autos in the past, and currently have 2 Colt 1911's, but my normal cary gun used to be a 2in Ultralite 5 shot DA 38 special. I say used to be, because the last year or so, I find myself more often than not carying a Uberti SA 45 Colt caliber revolver. 3in bbl with the Thunderer gripframe and Tru-Ivory grips. The gun sits nice in my hand, carys well in an ITW holster, has the little spring safety on the hammer, and holds one more round of a more powerful caliber if I ever need it. As far as shooting, there is no advantage for me in a DA revolver, as I find that I neither can, or wish, to brake myself of the process of thumbing back the hammer for each shot on any revolver I shoot. But then, I've shot mostly SA's for most of my life, and only shot the DA's for a couple years long ago when I was a small town cop in NM. I carried a SA there for the first year, till I could afford a DA, and never felt disadvanted with it then, or now.
This summer I'm not shooting at all due to an impinged nerv and the Dr. restricting me from shooting till mid or late August, but in a normal year, I might shoot half a box of shells in one of my semi-auto's, maybe a half to full box in the ultralite, and probibly 200 to 500 rounds a month in assorted SA's.
That help explain my choice for a SA for cary most of the time?? It's an extension of my hand, and a DA or Semi-Auto just don't "Feel" right to me.
Greeenriver