Styx
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I don't think it would be that difficult to use the same inner components or very simular design to convert the LCR to a stainless frame while having a simular trigger. It's been done in the semiauto polymer frame market with Sig and Glocks.The concept of a stainless LCR does not make sense. The proportions of the various components of the gun would vary greatly do to the widely different properties of polymer and stainless steel.The LCR is all about the "L" part.
One might speculate that Ruger should jump into the J frame size ss market with an entirely new design , but if I were in marketing at Ruger I would ask why venture a fortune in engineering & tooling only to jump into a limited and flooded market?
To OP opened with a S&W 60 vs SP101 comparison. So far Ruger lcr , Charter, Kimber and Taurus have been thrown into the mix , along with a variety of other Smith models.
What does the OP think at this point?
Just about all other companies offer a LCR sized revolver in stainless except for Ruger. There is a large portion of the market who are fans of Ruger, who prefer stainless revolvers over polymer, who aren't fans if the SP101 for various reasons, but love the LCR trigger. Plus the firearm market is booming right now, so flooded jframe market or not, it would sell like hotcakes. Just because people might already own a jframe sized revolver from another competitor, it's not going to stop them buying another. Many people own multiple revolvers, single stacks, double stacks, and other types of firearms within the same category from different manufacturers.
Right now I'm leaning towards picking up a 3" Kimber K6S DASA.
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