I too am focused on the LCR or maybe the LCRx chambered in 327 Mag. I intend to use it for carry purposes loaded with 32 H&R which, after much armchair investigation, seems to be the Goldilocks round in the 32-family … not too hot, not too mild.
So I’d like to ask those with actual hands-on experience which is better for my purposes, the LCR or LCRx?
BTW, it was this that started this ball rolling:
Why the Best Snub Nose Caliber is .32
I finally got my wife to the range with it on Saturday and she loved it.
For context, my wife is a good shooter and has been since a teenager. I would consider her well above average with deer rifles and shotguns. When it comes to handguns she is one of those people that just does not like semi auto platforms or hard recoil. Her gun at home is a Model 10-8. Her carry gun is an all steel Taurus 85 made in I think 2000. She sometimes carries my S&W 438. She will shoot my pistols but would grab a revolver if she needed it.
That Taurus 85 is a surprisingly accurate and smooth gun. But she always wants to cock the hammer when practicing and the trigger is obviously heavy. She alternated between the two on the range using standard pressure .38s, .32 longs, and .32 mag. She was FAR more effective with the new LCR. Faster and more accurate. It wasn't really close. And knowing that she shoots the Taurus better than the 438 we didn't shoot it.
No flinch. Very little pull from the DAO. Two hands or one it didnt matter. From seven yards she was right down the pipe with both the longs and the mags.
Now I have to find a good holster for it. Strangely it just doesn't quite fit in either of my J frame holsters. That's on the menu this week. Once I get it she will replace her .38 with the LCR.
Also, strangely, Federal Semi wadcutters keyholed. The Hornady .32 mags and the PRVI .32 longs did not. Not sure what that's about.
I watched this video about a Ruger LCRx in .327 that malfunctioned due to it being only held together by one “yoke” screw. Doesn’t seem right for a magnum caliber. I think a LCR may be better designed.
I've often considered a .327 for the extra capacity but the .38+p stings plenty as it is.
I finally got my wife to the range with it on Saturday and she loved it.
For context, my wife is a good shooter and has been since a teenager. I would consider her well above average with deer rifles and shotguns. When it comes to handguns she is one of those people that just does not like semi auto platforms or hard recoil. Her gun at home is a Model 10-8. Her carry gun is an all steel Taurus 85 made in I think 2000. She sometimes carries my S&W 438. She will shoot my pistols but would grab a revolver if she needed it.
That Taurus 85 is a surprisingly accurate and smooth gun. But she always wants to cock the hammer when practicing and the trigger is obviously heavy. She alternated between the two on the range using standard pressure .38s, .32 longs, and .32 mag. She was FAR more effective with the new LCR. Faster and more accurate. It wasn't really close. And knowing that she shoots the Taurus better than the 438 we didn't shoot it.
No flinch. Very little pull from the DAO. Two hands or one it didnt matter. From seven yards she was right down the pipe with both the longs and the mags.
Now I have to find a good holster for it. Strangely it just doesn't quite fit in either of my J frame holsters. That's on the menu this week. Once I get it she will replace her .38 with the LCR.
Also, strangely, Federal Semi wadcutters keyholed. The Hornady .32 mags and the PRVI .32 longs did not. Not sure what that's about.