Hi,
while i've had a few handguns in my life, i've never had a revolver. i had not really though seriously about owning a revolver, honestly. I don't have anything against them, just never really thought about it.
Well a few weeks ago - buddy got a new glock 20 and wanted to go to the range so i thought, i should rent a few guns i've never tried before, and rented a few pocket guns. one of the guns i tried was a ruger LCR (the .38)
wow. I liked it.. a lot.
This weekend, i attended a benefit dinner for my sister in law, and on a whim entered the gun raffle.. and won! i didn't even look at the table beforehand to see what they had, i figured i was just donating 20 dollars to the gun shop that came out (who was splitting proceeds with the benefit) so i browsed the table.. the had a Remington 7mm that was ok, a couple cheaper shotguns, a pink AR, a LC9 in olive drab that was kind of tempting, but also pretty ugly and... this Smith and Wesson Revolver of some sort.
looked nice and was the more expensive pieces on the table so i figured what the heck.
Turns out - it was one of those "Gun-smoke Wyatt Deep Cover" 637 revolvers. It seems pretty nice, i've been reading up on the performance center touches and the trigger feels nice, i haven't been able to compare it directly to the LCR trigger, but it seems comparable.
before i picked this up, i was seriously considering picking up an LCR in 357, and that kind of fits into my eventual goal of owning a 357 lever gun. cause :shrugs: i dunno, i've always wanted one.
so, a few questions:
i can probably turn this revolver into a LCR 357, but if it is comparable, and i plan on firing .38 only i can't see any reason to work that deal as, honestly, this gun is prettier, even with the logo. I have no intention to daily carry the weapon, i work somewhere where that is not even remotely an option. this would be for potential home defense and camping only, so weight isn't really a defining factor, but i suppose ammo selection could be.
anyone ever fire them back to back? I won't have the option to do this for a while, and not being real familiar with revolvers anyhow, i'd like to hear other's opinions.
seems that, the market for j frame accessories is much more robust, i'm sure i could find a grip i like (not really keen on the clip grip that it came with)
LCR has the advantage of a pinned sight, but everything i've read so far seems to indicate if i am relying heavily on sights, i'm "doing it wrong"
thoughts? feelings? aspirations?
while i've had a few handguns in my life, i've never had a revolver. i had not really though seriously about owning a revolver, honestly. I don't have anything against them, just never really thought about it.
Well a few weeks ago - buddy got a new glock 20 and wanted to go to the range so i thought, i should rent a few guns i've never tried before, and rented a few pocket guns. one of the guns i tried was a ruger LCR (the .38)
wow. I liked it.. a lot.
This weekend, i attended a benefit dinner for my sister in law, and on a whim entered the gun raffle.. and won! i didn't even look at the table beforehand to see what they had, i figured i was just donating 20 dollars to the gun shop that came out (who was splitting proceeds with the benefit) so i browsed the table.. the had a Remington 7mm that was ok, a couple cheaper shotguns, a pink AR, a LC9 in olive drab that was kind of tempting, but also pretty ugly and... this Smith and Wesson Revolver of some sort.
looked nice and was the more expensive pieces on the table so i figured what the heck.
Turns out - it was one of those "Gun-smoke Wyatt Deep Cover" 637 revolvers. It seems pretty nice, i've been reading up on the performance center touches and the trigger feels nice, i haven't been able to compare it directly to the LCR trigger, but it seems comparable.
before i picked this up, i was seriously considering picking up an LCR in 357, and that kind of fits into my eventual goal of owning a 357 lever gun. cause :shrugs: i dunno, i've always wanted one.
so, a few questions:
i can probably turn this revolver into a LCR 357, but if it is comparable, and i plan on firing .38 only i can't see any reason to work that deal as, honestly, this gun is prettier, even with the logo. I have no intention to daily carry the weapon, i work somewhere where that is not even remotely an option. this would be for potential home defense and camping only, so weight isn't really a defining factor, but i suppose ammo selection could be.
anyone ever fire them back to back? I won't have the option to do this for a while, and not being real familiar with revolvers anyhow, i'd like to hear other's opinions.
seems that, the market for j frame accessories is much more robust, i'm sure i could find a grip i like (not really keen on the clip grip that it came with)
LCR has the advantage of a pinned sight, but everything i've read so far seems to indicate if i am relying heavily on sights, i'm "doing it wrong"
thoughts? feelings? aspirations?