Killermonkey21
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Hello All,
So, my LGS had a buy 3 get 1 free deal after black friday and I like supporting them, so I spent a few bucks there. I was headed to the range later, so I bought some .357 Mag ammo for my Ruger LCR. All they had was high priced specialty defense ammo for like $40 a box, and I saw Buffalo Bore priced at $30 a box of 25, so I bought 2 boxes, thinking nothing of it.
I was at the range with two of my Soldiers and after showing off my 1911, 8mm mauser, and shotgun, I handed them my LCR loaded with the BB without thinking or reading the box. One of them shoots it and mentions how much recoil there was. I usually shoot Golden Sabers through it for SD training, and while theres kick, the Hogue grips absorb the recoil, so I just called him a pansy and told him to finish the cylinder up. Then I shot it...
Ho-lee-SMOKES that hurt! Dang thing nearly jumped sideways out of my hand!
Apparently I bought HEAVY .357 mag. 180 grain, hard cast, gas-checked bullet estimated at 1400 FPS...
I shot it over my chrono later (3 rounds of it...I'm not he-man here) and it clocked 1310 FPS out of my snubby LCR.
So, my question is, did I just cut the life expectancy of my LCR by any by shooting these heavy loads?
I made up some loads with Zip powder (forget the grains, but it was mid-range data, 158 grain LSWC clocked at 1000 FPS) and they shot fine, as well as my standard Golden Saber SD loads, so the gun still functions fine and accuracy is about where it shoudl be. Anywhere I can look for possible damage? Would gas cutting of the top strap be an issue? I havn't looked too hard but I'll be giving it a better look see tonight.
I'm asking here because I'm a total newbie when it comes to wheel guns. I can BS with the best about semi-autos, but I've just recently gotten bit by the wheelgun bug. Thanks!
-SSG John V.
So, my LGS had a buy 3 get 1 free deal after black friday and I like supporting them, so I spent a few bucks there. I was headed to the range later, so I bought some .357 Mag ammo for my Ruger LCR. All they had was high priced specialty defense ammo for like $40 a box, and I saw Buffalo Bore priced at $30 a box of 25, so I bought 2 boxes, thinking nothing of it.
I was at the range with two of my Soldiers and after showing off my 1911, 8mm mauser, and shotgun, I handed them my LCR loaded with the BB without thinking or reading the box. One of them shoots it and mentions how much recoil there was. I usually shoot Golden Sabers through it for SD training, and while theres kick, the Hogue grips absorb the recoil, so I just called him a pansy and told him to finish the cylinder up. Then I shot it...
Ho-lee-SMOKES that hurt! Dang thing nearly jumped sideways out of my hand!
Apparently I bought HEAVY .357 mag. 180 grain, hard cast, gas-checked bullet estimated at 1400 FPS...
I shot it over my chrono later (3 rounds of it...I'm not he-man here) and it clocked 1310 FPS out of my snubby LCR.
So, my question is, did I just cut the life expectancy of my LCR by any by shooting these heavy loads?
I made up some loads with Zip powder (forget the grains, but it was mid-range data, 158 grain LSWC clocked at 1000 FPS) and they shot fine, as well as my standard Golden Saber SD loads, so the gun still functions fine and accuracy is about where it shoudl be. Anywhere I can look for possible damage? Would gas cutting of the top strap be an issue? I havn't looked too hard but I'll be giving it a better look see tonight.
I'm asking here because I'm a total newbie when it comes to wheel guns. I can BS with the best about semi-autos, but I've just recently gotten bit by the wheelgun bug. Thanks!
-SSG John V.