This is accurate, but my point was more about training a 'newbie' like the OP said his guy was.
I've found it much easier to start someone on a revolver than a Semi.
I thoroughly count on my semi-autos also, and have vetted them as such.
My post was just an opinion and may not be what you have found.
~Enbloc
In all honesty, I didn’t see the part about training a newbie so I may very well have spoken out of line