That's just crazy.

There is no reason you should be having problems with any decent revolver.

I've got a 1976 Security Six that I've been shooting steady since Dec. of 1976. It was my go to wheel gun until I finally got a S&W Model 19 sometime late 80s. I've got my dads Colt Python which he regularly took hunting and it's a 1970s vintage that runs like a champ.

I have a S&W Model 29 that kicks like a bastard, but it's been 100% reliable. I bought a Redhawk because unlike the 29 it doesn't kick like a bastard. Think I got it in 2001 and it's been absolutely reliable, but I don't have thousands of rounds through my .44s.

I've got a third series Colt detective with a high round count and no problems.

If any of them started malfing on me I'd go nuts. I think the cost to produce a decent wheel vs the cost to produce a Glock 19 are just dramatically different and the desire to keep wheel guns under the $1,000 range means corners just get cut.

During the 80s I was doing a lot of combat magnum stuff because .38s were pretty cheap and range reloads were next to nothing.