"God created man, but Samuel Colt made them equal."
— Colt Manufacturing slogan
"I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?"
— Harry Callahan, Dirty Harry
"Monster of the East, huh? Well, I got the Monster of the West in my holster right now. Hope I get to introduce him."
— NCR Ranger discussing his Ranger Sequoia, Fallout: New Vegas
"You got a problem? I got a problem solver and his name is revolver."
— Dr. Dre, "Natural Born Killaz"
"It's old school, but you can't beat the accuracy, power, and reliability of a revolver."
— Frank Castle, The Punisher video game
"THIS IS THE BEST GUN EVARRRR.
— Revolver Ocelot, Metal Gear Awesome
"Don't you ever try and fucking run on us, 'cause I've got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can."
— Seth Gecko, From Dusk Till Dawn
Punisher: I thought you were a traditional ninja.
Yakamoto: I am. This is a traditional revolver.
— The Punisher #24 (1989)
"If you're looking for reliability, nothing beats a wheel-gun."
— Lawson, Breaking Bad
Cutty: We used the revolvers, man. .38 don't jam.
Slim Charles: Don't hold fifteen, neither.
—The Wire, "Hamsterdam"
Ian McCollum: I think the biggest question a lot of people have is, "Why a revolver instead of a semi-automatic?"
Christian Prouteau: So, this is a very important question, a philosophical one about the core mission of Special Forces operators who work at a very high level and thus have to consider that firing, hence, risking terminating someone's life, is a very important decision. The shot must then be selective, very accurate and, most importantly, not expend too much ammunition, so fire a round and hit your mark. It really is a philosophical matter, using a revolver is both about precision and scarcity of the shot, combined with a very powerful cartridge and a mandatory high level training regimen the revolver will turn into an offensive weapon.
— Former GIGN officer Christian Prouteau providing a realistic explanation for the trope.
