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Quick background- to date I have approx. 120 rounds through my LCR, plus about 2000 dry-fires, mostly using snap caps.

So!

Was dry-firing my LCR the other night (using snap caps) and it started acting funky, the firing pin wasn't releasing until I wiggled the trigger. This happened about 3 times, and then the trigger locked up completely. Well needless to say, i'm :fire:.

Spoke to Ruger and it's on its way back there right now. The customer service lady seemed a tad shocked when I told her the problem. So we shall see what happens.

In the mean time, I'm stuck carrying this:

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Minus the pink grips of course. It's my wife's bedside gun, a Taurus 85. I feel like I just got out of an M series BMW and into a 1986 Honda Accord as far as quality and slickness and handling goes. Its a 22 oz gun compared my 13, feels nose heavy, and clumsy, and the trigger is ABYSMAL, but hey, it's better than nothing, at least I'm still armed.

I have a few questions for you folks. I was frightened and disturbed that my gun would function this way. To its credit it did give me a bit of a warning, that would still have allowed me to shoot, before locking up. So I guess if I had been in a situation where I needed it, it would have worked, but my confidence in it has been badly shaken. Worth it to continue carrying, or should I hawk it once it gets back from Ruger and switch to an S&W? Next, if I had not been able to use my wife's gun, I would be unarmed now. Since I started carrying, I have carried every day, everwhere I've been, except the hospital and the post office, and today it felt very awkward to be without it. Do a lot of you keep a second gun on stand by in case of a situation like this? Finally, 2000 rounds of dry fire is hardly a lot, and with the snap caps I don't think it could have been a problem- Ruger even says that it's fine to dry fire their revolvers. BUT- could this have caused my problem?
 
I've had the hammer block break in both a S&W model 66 and a model 60. I've had a spring break in another 66 so the cylinder would not lock. S&W make good revolvers but they are also capable of breaking.

Check if your snap cap 'primers' are returning properly, I dry fired my 66 enough to smash them in.

I've seen Glock 22s blown up, bulged barrels on Sigs, a Sig P230 that would not stay cocked, cracked 1911 frames, a 1911 launch it's barrel down range when fired, a CZ that would not group, Springfield P9 that would not function, custom $5000 SVIs that kept jamming, an STI Trojan that jammed a lot, a Taurus break it's barrel when fired (Youtube video) and a 1911 go full auto.
I've personally bent the internal mechanism of a Beretta 92 (don't ask) and had the firing pin snap off on a Beretta Tomcat

Guns are mechanisms that are subject to stresses and some will fail. Just check your gun regularly or carry two if you are really worried.

FWIW, I saw the grips in your pic as it loaded, thought it was your Ruger for a moment and decided it had died of shame. Being a Brazilian gun it's probably proud of it's Mardi Gra costume. :p
 
I would just buy an all steel Ruger or Smith and call it good.

An SP101 or equivalent Smith or something, though, I suppose you are snubbin' it.

Maybe I'm just mistaken, but the LCR seems a bit to new and unproven to me.

My ten cents.
 
I like the LCR's concept, but I really like my Taurus 85SSUL (17 ounces). It has a VERY slick trigger and I've done nothing to it, but shoot it for 13 years. It only has 7K or so rounds through it, but it's slicked up nicely just from use. That gun fills the niche for me.

Hey, stuff happens, things break. I really like Ruger's design of the barrel on that gun, more fool proof assembly. I see complaints from Taurus and Smith and Wesson owners occasionally where windage is off due to over-torque of the barrel on assembly. No chance of that on the LCR. I like the black finish, yet stainless, too. I don't like shiny stainless sights and, in fact, had my front sight replaced by a doved tailed black sight. No need for that with the Ruger.

One thing, Ruger service is outstanding. I don't really wanna try Taurus's by reputation. I have dealt with Rugers and was very pleased with the prompt service. You cannot get parts out of Taurus, but Ruger will send you the part. I'd have been POed if I'd had to sent that P90 back to the factory for a simple mag release spring. They had it to me in the mailbox THREE DAYS after I'd talked to 'em. Yep, I love Rugers. :D Mine are either autos, single actions, or in one case a cap and ball revolver. I sold my SP101 back to my son-in-law and traded my Security Six for a Blackhawk I wanted and still own.
 
Leave the pink grips. The bad guys will roll over and die laughing and you will save ammunition as well as the hassle involved in shooting them.

Jim
 
My wife got a 2009 Accord and with 17000 miles on it now, I have to put rear brakes on it already. Honda says brakes are a wear item.
 
Yeah I guess maybe my metaphor was more accurate than I thought? The Taurus just feels awful and clumsy.

Well hopefully it won't take them too long to get it back to me. Then I'm going to take it out and shoot it, and keep dry firing it until it either doesn't do it again, in which case I'll keep carrying it, or DOES do it again in which case... we'll see.

In either case, I think I would like to get a 2nd gun for myself. Maybe a 3" SP-101, or LCP, sort of two different Yins to the LCR's Yang, but I like the idea of both of them, each having a different purpose. Who knows, eventually as time allows maybe I'll end up with both?
 
The worst part is I like the way the gun handles with the Hogues on it better than the stock grips. I may just actually put them back on!
 
Any gun can have a part fail, no matter how well made or poorly lad it is. IMO what counts is how the company handles the problem and both S&W and Ruger are tops in my book...
 
I feel like I just got out of an M series BMW and into a 1986 Honda Accord as far as quality and slickness and handling goes.
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I tend to think there is not much difference in quality between the Taurus 85 series and the Ruger LCR.
 
The LCR is not only a new gun, but in many ways a new concept as well. It may take some time to discover where the bugs are - if they're any at all.

I wouldn't do anything until you hear more from Ruger as to the cause of you're trouble. Then decide what direction to go.

As others have pointed out, even older/well proven designs sometimes show up with a defective part(s). Once fixed they go on forever.
 
Ruger LCR

I have shot this gun a few times belonging to a hunting friend and was most impressed with it. The trigger is the best on any snub nose revolver I have shot and I like the design as well. A GREAT CARRY PIECE. Ruger is a great company and it will be done right. I have the old Colt detective that I carry, and keep it by my night stand at night along with the Ruger SP101 nearby. I also have an older Taurus 85 too that is a fine gun, but I lke the old Colt too much to not use it each day. However , I have been considering buying an LCR to carry as I like the weight and the trigger for a pocket revolver.
 
I don't have an LCR but I've had experience with Ruger's service and it is fantastic! You will have more confidence in your gun when it comes back than you had before. It will be perfect. If their production line was as good as their service they would never have a bad gun get out!
 
Anyone else think it is funny that the first response to Lord Samwise's thread was from Radagast?
 
My sub-compact 9mm was tiring me out each day after carrying it for 12 hours.

The new LCR is much lighter and a joy to carry. I hardly notice it.

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Combined with a quality holster from High Noon.
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I think it's wonderful!
 
NG VI-
That's awesome, why didn't I catch that??

CAF, how is the recoil with the crimson trace grips?
 
My Bass player recently bought an lcr. The first time he was shooting it the base pin fell out of the gun. He was not so happy. He sent the gun back to Ruger with a strongly worded letter. Ruger fixed the gun and to make up for the problem returned the gun outfitted with crimson trace grips on the house. It's a new gun they'll get the bugs worked out.
 
SwampWolf:
IIRC it was a double stack Springfield Armory. Not sure if it was in .40 or .45. The barrel broke off at the chamber, leaving the chamber in place and the barrel flying down range.
I had been offered the gun the previous week. Glad I didn't buy it.

NG VI:
Gandalf is on holidays and asked me to keep an eye on his short friends. :p
 
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Good to know Ruger is handling any mishaps with the new LCR efficiently, especially setting someone up with Crimson Trace grips for their trouble, that's great customer service. CZF's picture kind of makes me want to try one out.
 
in my personal experiance, and this is just me...

I think we have actually reached the point where automatic pistols are more dependable than revolvers.

And far easier to fix / repair.

The tables have been turned.
 
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