LCR .357 Ranch Carry

[spotch]

After working on my dad's farm, I was going to recommend a KLCR or the shortest barrel SP101 you could find, glad to see you got one of the two I love the GP100 to death, but if I have to carry it around doing farm work and stuff, fuggedabadit lol. Every bit of extra barrel length over the LCR will help get you the velocity/energy you'd want against a 1500+ pound animal.

I may have missed it, but have you settled on carry ammo for it yet? If you're thinking of stopping large animals, maybe you'd want something like a flat nose semi wadcutter (tissue damage + penetration)?

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I'd want more barrel than an LCR will offer. The GP is a better option. Having been chased by a bull before, I'd sooner step it up to a .44 mag.

 

[herkyguy]

I don't go on my land without my GP100 6" in a crossdraw holster. It's heavy, but I deal with it. I like the longer barrel with a fiber optic front sight for reaching out and touching nasty snakes at a distance.

 

[giese]

Carry ammo, I picked up some Hornday Critical defence for Mrs. G and my self in .38 and .357 but that was just because that was all the shop had. I am still working though the possiabilites and some more range time is needed to help with the my thought process. We had some time to go out to the back 40 and fire off some rounds. I was very pleased with the SP with .38, very manageable, stacked some rounds in a 2" group at a bit over 10 yards. Mrs. G kept hers on the plate but admitted more practise is needed. She was concerned with muzzel flip, when we get more time we need to try some new techniques, mainly keeping her hand higher on the grip. Maybe some body repositioning as well, any other suggestions for her? THe LCR does not have a slight indent on the upper portion of the grip like the factory SP grip. The grip on the LCR kind of sticks out and makes it hard for her to keep her hand high and reach trigger comfortably.

I put some winchester .357 throught he SP and could manage but follow up was slow and I am going to have to practise more to become proficient. Probably not going to go to those BB 180's or Corbon 180 or 200's just yet! Does anybody make a hardcast SWC in a 158 or 125 with a standard .357 mag load until I get a bit more proficient?

 

[Armored farmer]

Sometimes I carry my sp101 stoked with 2rds of cci shotshells and 3rds of 158gr cast keith style bullets. It makes a good combination when river fishing, mushroom hunting, etc.

 

[Manny]

Buffalo Bore makes a 158gr .38+p Outdoorsman load that looks like a dandy, hard cast Keith bullet that should do just over 1000fps out of your SP.

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=288

Also the Federal Castcore 180 gr .357 load is loaded lighter than the BB stuff, should do between 900 & 1000 fps out of your SP from what I've read.

 

[tomrkba]

Ruger Alaskan! The 2 1/2" barrel makes it easy to deploy and you still get 44 Magnum ballistics. If that's too much, then 44 Special is available. You can always load your own lighter 44 Magnum rounds.