Bought a new Ruger LCR in 9 mm... any questions?

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I suppose everyone is entitled to their perspective & opinion. I have a Blackhawk convertible with a .357" bore. With the 9mm cylinder it shoots cheap rounds with exposed lead bases very well, but the more costly rounds with a jacketed base don't shoot well at all. I also have a SKS with a .312 bore. Standard .310 bullets shoot mediocre, handloaded .312 bullets shoot better. In the future my dollars will vote to buy guns where the bore matches the bullet.
 
I sent Ruger an E-mail today to tell them the LCR is consistently shooting below POA. It's an easy fix but I don't think we should have to 'fix' anything. I've read about this problem several times on the net so I thought I'd contact them. I'll fill you in when they respond.
 
I bet their response is going to be......if you wanted a target gun you should have bought a gun with adjustable sights.
 
Maybe, but I can tell you this... by Summer it will shoot POA. No question about it.
 
has anyone had any problems with the lcr 9mm? i Just got mine and after about 50 rounds the trigger sticks, the cylinder(?) doesn't turn and it wouldn't go back into place (loaded or not). i am going to send it back to Ruger to see what can be done, but would really like to know if anyone else has experienced anything similar. i really like it and would hate to give to give it up (i was getting pretty good).
 
Sorry to here about you problem. I just bought one last week and put about 300 rounds thru it with no issues. I love this gun. My S+W 442 went right to the safe. Send it back and don't give up on it. You'll be glad you did once it's repaired.
 
new to the sport 66 said:
has anyone had any problems with the lcr 9mm? i Just got mine and after about 50 rounds the trigger sticks, the cylinder(?) doesn't turn and it wouldn't go back into place (loaded or not). i am going to send it back to Ruger to see what can be done, but would really like to know if anyone else has experienced anything similar. i really like it and would hate to give to give it up (i was getting pretty good).
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new to the sport, welcome to THR!

Is the ejector going back into the rest (home) position?

Are you saying the cylinder won't turn even when it is swung out from the frame?
 
Also did you try removing the grips and pushing hammer pin out a little and putting a couple drops of oil inside? Look in the the instructions that came with it and it will tell you how to do it. DON't push the hammer pin out all the way.
 
I haven't had any problems except that it shoots lower than POA. I read through this thread again to see if there's anything I haven't mentioned. Just one thing. In response to Jimbo555, post#26, I'm a revolver guy from way back, (meaning I have speed loaders and cases up the kazoo!) so I didn't want to buy more. So the moon clips don't get bent and/or jostled around, I tried to make what I already have work. Save a few bucks for something else, Y'know?

Here's what I did: I cut a chunk of wood, drilled a 3/4 hole, sanded it, took a current J frame HKS 5 shot speed loader, inverted it, placed it in the wood and inserted the 9mm moon clip into the upside down speed loader. It fits nicely into my nylon speed loader case and they come out very fast. I've only been using it this way since I bought the LCR but so far so good. I use nylon over leather because it doesn't appear as a speed loader case as obvious as the leather ones do. I'm sure you could sand this round enough to fit in the leather case. Sure I could have bought a new moon clip holder but now I can buy reload components instead! Hope this helps someone. The attached picture should 'explain' the process better than I did.
 
Finished product....
 

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What keeps the speedloader in the wooden block? Or does the speedloader come out of the wooden block when you go to do a reload?
 
Gravity keeps it there. Without taking my eyes off of the target, I reach, feel the moon clip and pull it out and reload. I'm sure it could come out at some point but it hasn't thus far. I've considered hot glue for the speed loader knob and the wood, but, it hasn't been necessary to this point. Good thing because although I have more, I use these for my SP101 reloads.
 
COuntZerO... I've been busier than a beagle in a barn full of bunnies but I finally got around to slugging the bore on the LCR. A bit more accurate than measuring with a caliper. The results: .355"
 
I wrote Ruger CS about it. I asked..

"I'm interested in one of your new LCR 9mm revolvers. First however I need to know, are the barrels 0.355" or 0.357"? Thanks!"

They responded..

"The chamber is set to USSAMI industry standards. The chambers can be from .357-.359 and should function with any American factory ammo. Thank you for your email. "

I responded..

"Thank you. However, I'm interested in knowing the diameter of the grooves in the barrel, not the chamber."

It's been days w/o a response. I don't expect one. I suppose all I really expect out of Ruger is to build guns that "function".
 
Ref: Post #54. At least they responded to you GJgo. I'm still waiting for a response about the POA. I took it to the range again and fed it Winchester 115 gr. JHP from 15 yards. I'm pleased with the groups, even if they are below POA. If Ruger doesn't respond soon I think I'll just take a file to the front site and finish it off with some fluorescent orange nail polish my daughter foolishly left sitting out. Kicking around the idea of a Hi-Viz sight for it too.
 
I wrote to Dan Brown at CzechPoint USA, I said "Can you tell me the bore diameter of the barrel on the Alfa Proj 9231 ? I am wondering if it is .355 or .356 or even .357"

Dan wrote back:

“Rifling in 9 mm Luger revolvers is according to CIP, which means: 6 right hand grooves, twist 250 mm, groove width 2,49 mm, diameter in the groove 9.02 mm and diameter in the field 8.82 mm.”
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I never knew it was that tight from land to land, 8.82 mm equals .34724 caliber :eek:
 
GJgo... That is a worthy suggestion. I have done that already and the results are very similar. I noticed the 115 gr. were about 1/2" higher than the other bullets, but I'm not going to use that size bullet so it's inconsequential.
 
I may still buy one. Looking to get a EDC 9mm, waffling on one of these vs. a small single stack 9mm vs. just getting a G19. Haven't decided yet, but I do hate chasing brass.
 
Ruger responded to my follow-up inquiry about the groove diameter:

"The measurements are .3560-.3580. Thank you for your email."

Oh well...
 
Viking499
I was shooting a WWB. 115gr fmj and Federal 115gr. fmj.,Also two boxes of Remington Gloden Sabers 124gr bonded HP. At 20' the POI Was dead on. I'm very impressed it so far. No problems of any kind.
 
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