Posted: 3/7/2010 10:02:48 AM EDT
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Hello gents,
Wifey is looking for some type of a light-weight 38 caliber wheelgun for her daily CCW. She's comfortable with a wheelgun, so she says she wants another wheelgun. We've tried several S&W models, a Charter and a couple of Colts, but seems no one at my local club has a Ruger LCR. Anyone out there have any experience with the new Ruger LCR ? ? Thanks ! ! |
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i got one for my wife for christmas.
with plain .38s it has a little bit of sharpness to the recoil; i weigh 200 lbs and it wasnt bad at all. wifey weighs 125 and she said it hurt her hand after a while. i would recommend using it as a cary gun, but not as a range gun. get a ruger sp-101 for that. good luck. |
| I currently have a S&W M&P 340. I rented a LCR last week and am seriously thinking about selling my 340 to buy a LCR. I think they're ugly as hell but shooting Speer GD 135 +P was much less battering than from my 340. I think it was due to the Hogue grip. The trigger was VERY nice and I compared the two side by side and the LCR was the same size. I never liked the 6/442 due to their front sights and the LCR has a replaceable front sight with XS and HIVIZ sights available for it. I say go for it. Budsgunshop.com sells them for $398 shipped or $589 with the CT laser grip. |
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My two favorite small CCW wheel guns are the S&W 442 and Ruger LCR.
After shooting both, my wife wanted to keep the LCR for her CCW. But then again my daughter wanted a 442 (which she now has). IMHO you can't go wrong with the LCR. But more importantly there will be nothing to regret about its quality or reliability. |
| I was looking at a LCR for my wife. I carry her S&W 642 so much that she said "it's MINE". But I handled the LCR in a store, actually 3 of them, and they all mad a racket!!! With the cylinder closed, I shook them fom side to side, not vigorously, but I shook them, and I was IMMEDIATELY turned off!!!! i had the dealer hand me a S&W 642 that was next to the LCR's and I did the same thing... no noise. WTF???? |
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I was looking at a LCR for my wife. I carry her S&W 642 so much that she said "it's MINE". But I handled the LCR in a store, actually 3 of them, and they all mad a racket!!! With the cylinder closed, I shook them fom side to side, not vigorously, but I shook them, and I was IMMEDIATELY turned off!!!! i had the dealer hand me a S&W 642 that was next to the LCR's and I did the same thing... no noise. WTF???? My SP101 was like that. All revolvers will rattle with ammo in them. |
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I was looking at a LCR for my wife. I carry her S&W 642 so much that she said "it's MINE". But I handled the LCR in a store, actually 3 of them, and they all mad a racket!!! With the cylinder closed, I shook them fom side to side, not vigorously, but I shook them, and I was IMMEDIATELY turned off!!!! i had the dealer hand me a S&W 642 that was next to the LCR's and I did the same thing... no noise. WTF???? FYI: The transfer bar is the reason for the rattle. From the manual (pg11): "NOTE: The transfer bar is allowed some movement within the fire control mechanism so that the trigger pull is not affected. Due to this necessary "play" in the transfer bar, a shooter will sometimes hear the transfer bar "rattle" when the revolver is shaken. This rattle caused by the transfer bar is completely normal in the LCR." Hope that helps. :) BTW I love mine. Just got it Monday and had it at the range Tues. Shoots great and everything they say about the trigger is true. Sweet little pistol. Regards, Ken |
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Held it once in the store and had to have one. Now my daily carry piece. Don't leave the house without it. Was a skeptic about laser grips at first, the CT video fixed that for me and the extra money is well worth it. Trigger is the best I have ever felt. Recoil is comparable to my PF-9. Not a weekly range gun, but I definately trust it, and make sure to shoot it regularly. Awesome wheel gun!
TD 
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I was looking at a LCR for my wife. I carry her S&W 642 so much that she said "it's MINE". But I handled the LCR in a store, actually 3 of them, and they all mad a racket!!! With the cylinder closed, I shook them fom side to side, not vigorously, but I shook them, and I was IMMEDIATELY turned off!!!! i had the dealer hand me a S&W 642 that was next to the LCR's and I did the same thing... no noise. WTF???? Buy one of Ruger's older P-Series semi-autos, and shake it; you'll really hear a rattle, the slide to frame fit is so loose.
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