Can I make my revolver ( Ruger LCRx 9mm) heavier ?

[BobWright]

Its a fact among shooters that some guns are made for carry, and some are made for shooting. My old, and late friend, Bobby Keen, used to ask, "You buy that gun for carryin', or for shootin'?"

Bob Wright

 

[Tallball]

Unrelated to the topic, please what that knife and how can I get my hands on one.?

They're called "push knives" or "push daggers". They're fairly common. Amazon probably has a bunch.

It's faster to "deploy" than a folding knife, and the lack of a long grip makes it easier to conceal than a normal fixed blade knife, but they're not very good as a utility knife. I usually carry a big Spyderco because I end up doing so much stuff with my knives. YMMV.

 

[Obturation]

Use the super scientific method of reducing perceived recoil- get a 500 magnum and shoot it a bunch , it'll make a 9mm feel like a pea shooter. Honestly , 9mm in any form has very light recoil and you can definitely train up to it unless you have a disability .

 

[sgt127]

…Honestly , 9mm in any form has very light recoil and you can definitely train up to it unless you have a disability .

I would disagree. There is a magic spot that revolvers hit on my hand that I cannot train through.

I don’t have very big hands, so the recoil doesn’t quite line up with the web of my hand, to reach the trigger. Between the torque of a revolver and that horn, it hits that spot like a ball peen hammer.

Rubber grips, with a padded blackstrap, make the reach even further. Though the padding mitigates the impact somewhat.

People are just put together different. If it hurts, find something else.

I love revolvers. And shot thousands of rounds of .357. .41. .44. Maybe it was cumulative damage.

I shoot autos now almost exclusively. And, prefer single stacks.

 

[mcb]

Get an Ergo Delta grip for your LCR. It will greatly reduce felt recoil and make your revolver butt ugly, but it will shoot so nice you won't mind the looks.

 

[WestKentucky]

There are plenty ways to add weight. The question is where and when. Weight affixed anywhere on the gun will help soak up recoil provided it is affixed to a point where it doesn’t move around. Consider what the Europeans have to do with counterweights for OAL. Put a setup like that together with everything attached to the grips and go shoot. Swap grips and your back to a carry gun.

 

[Pat Riot]

@efeng9622 try a longer rubber grip. Hogue makes a black rubber grip with no finger grooves. They also make colored ones.

Hogue 78030 Ruger LCR Rubber Tamer Grip No Finger Grooves , Black https://a.co/d/gOHLl2W

When my wrist really hurt me after an injury I couldn’t bear to shoot my S&W 442. I tried my S&W model 36. It’s a few ounces heavier than my 442. It still hurt too much. I installed a Hogue Monogrip and that made a huge difference.

 

[TTv2]

Besides the grips, the only other recoil reducing option is ammo and in a short barrel 9mm revolver I would look at Inceptor ammo. They're a solid copper/polymer bullet that weighs about 80gr and has a high velocity. They don't expand, they tumble in soft tissue to dump energy and have good, repetable penetration.

 

[LeftyRed]

Hornady makes a 9mm “Lite” load that I know some guys use in their LCR 9s. They say the same thing, it’s brutal to shoot.

Best advice I have read is trade it for a 327 and shoot 32H&R or Longs out if it.

 

[tdbmd]

Have you tried subsonic ammo? I find a definite lighter recoil with subsonic compared to standard or +P

 

[Tallball]

If it's just too light to work for you, Ruger also makes the SP101 in 9mm. It's pretty stout for a snub and soaks up the recoil NP.

Ruger SP101 9mm

• Tallball
• Mar 6, 2021

 

[efeng9622]

@efeng9622 try a longer rubber grip. Hogue makes a black rubber grip with no finger grooves. They also make colored ones.

Hogue 78030 Ruger LCR Rubber Tamer Grip No Finger Grooves , Black https://a.co/d/gOHLl2W

When my wrist really hurt me after an injury I couldn’t bear to shoot my S&W 442. I tried my S&W model 36. It’s a few ounces heavier than my 442. It still hurt too much. I installed a Hogue Monogrip and that made a huge difference.

Pat Riot , I already tried a longer rubber grip ,but almost no different. Thanks.

 

[Pat Riot]

Pat Riot , I already tried a longer rubber grip ,but almost no different. Thanks.

Perhaps you should try some light recoiling ammo.

https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/handgun/9mm-luger-100-gr-ftx-critical-defense-lite#!/

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/100155255/

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1016138492/

Also, try 147 grain standard velocity ammo. 147 grain ammo is lower velocity ammo as compared to 115 and 124 grain ammunition. In my Glocks 147 grain ammo has less recoil.
You’re shooting from a revolver so feeding, extraction and ejecting aren’t issues with any light or slow ammo you try.

 

[Onty]

The GP100 and SP101 were Ruger’s response to accelerated wear from a steady diet of 357 Magnum round’s plaguing S&W’s K frame line and Ruger’s Security Six...

You are right about S&W K-frame being notorious for poor service life with with 357 Magnum ammo. Those revolvers had issue even with 38 Special ammo:

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/smith-model-19-4-and-cracked-forcing-cone.486887/ , see also linked articles
https://www.ssusa.org/content/how-to-avoid-revolver-forcing-cone-failure/
https://www.smithandwessonforums.co...e-model-19s-with-cracked-forcing-cones.87593/

That is the reason why S&W developed L-frame 586 and 686, many consider as probably the best mid size revolvers in 357 magnum on the market. Well, for us ordinary folks, excluding those costing $2000 and up.

However, never heard that Ruger Security Six had issue with steady shooting of 357 Magnum ammo. At least, no worse than any other stout 357 revolver. For younger shooters, that might not be aware, there are reports that on shooting ranges as rental revolvers, Security Six could go, just with minimum maintenance, hundreds of thousands rounds. Although, almost certainly ammo used was 38 Special, but despite, it shows how strong and durable is Security Six. Here is about shooting full power 357 Magnum:

Quote: "In the 80s or early 90s, famed gun writer Skeeter Skelton wrote that he knew of three Security-Six revolvers, each of which has in excess of 30,000 full throttle rounds. Each, he wrote, we're still functioning fine. One was just slightly out of time but was still fully operational. That many rounds would decimate a S&W 19/66. (And I'm a big fan of the 66!)"

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6198989&postcount=28

 

[IWAC]

I have a Ruger LCRx 9mm revolver, I didn’t expect that it is so light that the recoil hits the gun too much, I feel pain in my hand when shooting, I wonder if there is a way to increase the weight of the gun like strapping a piece of metal to it or change the grip ? I can only shoot with very thick gloves now. Thanks.

Lighter bullets ? Fishing sinkers in the grips, or are they all one piece?

 

[Artym]

Try Remington 115 gr. UMC, either ball or HP. It has mild recoil and is accurate in many guns.

 

[KevininPa]

Try Remington 115 gr. UMC, either ball or HP. It has mild recoil and is accurate in many guns.

That's what I use in mine. 115s. Also use a Pachmayr Guardian grip. Spreads the recoil around. Also cut pieces of Talon Grip material to fit back and sides. Love that stuff!