Russian Roulette - Herschel Walker

[MikeWaters]

After his retirement from football in 1997, Walker said the disorder began to overwhelm him. At one point, while sitting in his kitchen, he said he played Russian roulette with a loaded pistol.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3346240

From what I understand to mean as "pistol", it is generally not possible to play Russian roulette with a pistol and not get struck by the bullet.

[MikeWaters]

Interestingly, I know of Walker's therapist.

http://www.mungadze.net/jerry.htm

As in, I have met him.

[hyrum]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3346240

From what I understand to mean as "pistol", it is generally not possible to play Russian roulette with a pistol and not get struck by the bullet.

Herschel reportedly has two distinct personalities, one is a skilled athlete, the other has a distinctly bad aim.

[MikeWaters]

of course, I'm just kidding. The reporter should have used the word "handgun", and I would argue in the gun community, "handgun" is not synonymous with "pistol", but for some people it is.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

of course, I'm just kidding. The reporter should have used the word "handgun", and I would argue in the gun community, "handgun" is not synonymous with "pistol", but for some people it is.

I think the terms are one and the same.

Sincerely,

"Handgun Pete" Maravich.

[FMCoug]

Wound't a pistol and a revolver both be considered types of handguns? So I can see that pistol was misused, but handgun doesn't seem like it would be.

Or am I missing the finer points of gun terminology?

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

Wound't a pistol and a revolver both be considered types of handguns? So I can see that pistol was misused, but handgun doesn't seem like it would be.

Or am I missing the finer points of gun terminology?

"handgun" would encompass both pistols and revolvers. So if you weren't sure whether a gun was a pistol or revolver, you would say "handgun".

Russian Roulette, as traditionally "played", uses a revolver.