As great as Gibson is, I think the revolver part just comes from him not really understanding combat/warfare to any reasonable degree You have to remember this

As great as Gibson is, I think the revolver part just comes from him not really understanding combat/warfare to any reasonable degree You have to remember this was the 80's. Revolvers being more reliable was still a dying mainstream-ish viewpoint back then with police/mercenaries, arguably appropriate for a grizzled veteran character with very high marksmanship skills. Xenon was the best weapon-light technology widely available. It's more that Gibson couldn't reasonably be expected to have forseen the tremendous strides LEDs and Li-ion batteries have taken since back then.