LC Charger - Want one?

[TarDevil]

Not sure what niche this fits. It ain't gonna be my HD gun, and too big to carry.
https://www.ruger.com/products/lcCharger/specSheets/19303.html

(Didn't see anything previously posted for this)

 

[Joezilla]

Meh!

Joe

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Rugers playbook appears to be, yet again-
1) copy Kel-Tec
2) make it better
3) make it cheaper

Whatever sells....

 

[tuckerdog1]

If it floats your boat...Not for me. Even at 1/2 the MSRP.

 

[Skribs]

It's not even a copy of the keltec. The keltec top-loads with 50-round magazines.

I think it looks unweildy. I really hope one day the NFA is repealed so companies can make actual SBRs instead of dancing around this pistol crap.

 

[zaitcev]

You guys are all missing the whole point.

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/the-cheek-pistol-lets-get-weird/

 

[Skribs]

You guys are all missing the whole point.

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/the-cheek-pistol-lets-get-weird/

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As a lefty, definitely no.

 

[kje54]

Nope, I already have a UTAS UT9 Mini I found a while back for half price.

 

[lee n. field]

Not sure what niche this fits.

SBR conversion.

It ain't gonna be my HD gun, and too big to carry.
https://www.ruger.com/products/lcCharger/specSheets/19303.html

(Didn't see anything previously posted for this)

 

[Pat Riot]

You guys are all missing the whole point.

https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/the-cheek-pistol-lets-get-weird/

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I set up my KelTec CP33 like this. It’s fun!

I’ll bet that Ruger LC Charger is a fun gun too.

 

[SterlingBullet]

Now if Ruger produced 30 and 40 round reliable feeding magazines for it, I could see it serving in a home defense capacity in our household, coupled with the pistol as a sidearm sharing the same cartridge and magazines.

 

[tarosean]

You guys are all missing the whole point.

I guess that depends on if that charging handle reciprocates.

Unless one happens to be toothless already..

 

[Rule3]

5.7 is expensive and not an easy one to reload either. What are you gonna do with it.

I had a FN 5.7 Pistol. Got rid of it. Just a range toy to me.

 

[zaitcev]

I guess that depends on if that charging handle reciprocates.

Just swap it around.

 

[TarDevil]

Just a range toy to me.

That's it.

 

[Lafitte]

Should be really good for turning money into noise.
Lafitte

 

[Mars5l]

5.7 has gotten cheaper. I think I saw it down to $30 a box

 

[Trashyshoots]

If ruger (or ANYONE for this matter) ever makes a 1911 in 5.7 I will be first in line to buy at least 2.

 

[P89DCSS]

If ruger (or ANYONE for this matter) ever makes a 1911 in 5.7 I will be first in line to buy at least 2.

Armscor makes something close. 22TCM9R and 9mm combo:
https://www.armscor.com/firearms-list/tac-ultra-fs-combo-9mm-22tcm9r-10rd



And a more standard looking version;
https://www.armscor.com/firearms-list/rock-ultra-fs-combo-9mm-22tcm9r-10rd

 

[jar]

Want one? Nope!

 

[zaitcev]

If ruger (or ANYONE for this matter) ever makes a 1911 in 5.7 I will be first in line to buy at least 2.

A 1911 in 5.7 is possible, more or less. But the gun will have proportions of Coonan 1911 in .357 Magnum. The overall length of .357 is 1.59", while the length of 5.7 is 1.594". The good news is though, it will take more ammunition, because the 5.7 cartridges are thin and do not tilt.

 

[TTv2]

I won't want a 5.7 until the cost of the ammo reaches maybe double that of 9mm. I have a feeling this 5.7 fad is going to die out pretty quick as buyers discover that ammo cost isn't going down and decide to sell, then people will buy the cheaper used ones and new 5.7's will be sitting, manufacturers will drop them and the ammo industry will see that there's no new 5.7's being made and choose not to make more ammo.

Ruger doing this thing where they release a carbine rifle, then a pistol version of said rifle for SBR or bracing... with the uncertainty around braces, unless someone had the goal to SBR, these don't make sense anymore. Don't get me wrong, I like the shorter barrel as with stuff like 9mm and .45 there's no significant gain in velocity from a 10 inch to a 16 inch barrel, but in 5.7's case there is and I'd rather have more velocity for that light .22 bullet.

Ruger could make more money off the .25 and .32 LCP's people keep asking for, instead they do this stuff.

 

[zaitcev]

I won't want a 5.7 until the cost of the ammo reaches maybe double that of 9mm.

Let's see, shall we.





It's 2.5 times more expensive, not 2.0 times. The horror.



That fad will soon die out, I'm sure.
LOLOLOLOL

 

[litework]

I have Ruger's other 5.7 offerings and it would be nice to have something in between the LC Carbine and the 57 to put in my backpack and be covered by my CHP. Without a brace, it looks unwieldy and I have to pass. I do like the caliber itself and have a number of 5.7 guns. The price of ammo has come down significantly since I first started shooting it eight months ago with more offerings from more companies to boot.

 

[TTv2]

Let's see, shall we.

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It's 2.5 times more expensive, not 2.0 times. The horror.

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That fad will soon die out, I'm sure.
LOLOLOLOL

I found 9mm for under 23 cents/rd and 5.7 for 53 cents/rd, so there are better prices, but the reality is you will always be paying double for 5.7 vs 9mm.

I'm not against paying more for a caliber if it offers me something significant in return. I'm a .32 fan, During pre-Covid times I found it's worth the extra cost over .380 in an LCP size pistol because I can shoot it better and in those small pistols I don't shoot them much, a few times a year to stay loose, so the cost is negligible. Even still, I reload it if I want to, but my argument here is going to be around factory only ammo costs.

There are some advantageous with 5.7 given it's a light ammo, low recoil which means proficiency can be obtained with less practice, which is good because at the costs of the ammo you won't want to be shooting it that much. The drawbacks are all 5.7's are full size pistols, there are no P365 style compacts and that makes the 5.7 a useless CCW caliber.

Beyond that 5.7 is a nightmare to reload.

5.7 is a fad the industry is chasing. The gun makers need to make new products to generate sales and 5.7 is unique enough to generate attention, but even with all the new guns in 5.7, has the ammo industry started cranking up production? No, it's still the same handful of non-boutique companies making it in Federal, Fiocchi, and FN. Until that changes, 5.7x$28 a box will continue to be the norm.