Ruger is expanding the LCR family

[TfflHndn]

I think it would be a wild one in .327 Federal Magnum; my all-steel Smith .327 is stout with that ammo but very manageable with .32 H&R ammo. I'd be interested in one chambered for .327 just so I had ammo options, but then it might as well be a 357 you can down-load with 38. Six rounds in .327 might be more interesting.

 

[R.W.Dale]

The word BARF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mean anything. What an ugly damn gun. Ruger use to be guns I liked and thought were good looking guns. I'll stick with my 76 Single Six, 83 Speed Six, 89 Redhawk, 98 GP100 and 99 MKII

Given that it's a plastic framed revolver I think the resulting gun is surprisingly well proportioned if not handsome

 

[WestKentucky]

It does look quite glockish, it has a vertical grip, a lot of plastic , a little metal.honestly though with this setup I'm really suprisingly they didn't use a matte cylinder to make it blend in with the gun. It's not the prettiest thing on the planet, but neither is Mike tyson...if I'm in a fistfight I hope I have iron mike with me instead of some cute blonde skinny little thing. I think I would rather have the pig of the working wheel gun world than a gun that looks great but is as useful as the aforementioned blonde...And either way the wife don't need to know. She's not a boxing fan or a blonde...

 

[RealGun]

Ruger makes what people will buy. They know the market and they sell to the market.

There is a saying in the retail trade that "people buy ugly".

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I think I'd buy an SP101.

 

[dbmjr1]

I have a LCR in 9mm.

I've had it a week, more or less. I've had it to the range once. Just over 100 rounds.

My reloads are just under 1100FPS with a Sierra 115hp, over Bullseye. Measured on my chronograph. Average was 1085, without much deviation.


This thing is built on the same frame as the .357, which has no polymer frame components, like the .38's and smaller. It does have polymer fire control group parts.(Their language, not mine), It's also heavier, but still quite light. Lighter on the hip than a Cobra, or a J-frame.


I'd be much happier with an exposed trigger. The sights aren't bad. I'm getting used to the ugly.


Factory loadings were mild enough.
Recoil, while a bit snappy, is quite manageable. The Hogue grips really help. I shoot bare handed, and I experienced no pain in over 100 rounds.


I'd buy a +P .38 special 3".

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

The LCR design is rugged, lightweight, reliable and easy to manufacture without skilled craftsmen. The trigger is among the best available in a lightweight revolver.

Longer barrels and better sights make a lot of sense for this platform. A lightweight .38+P with 3" barrel and a great trigger makes a very nice bedside revolver, trail gun, or kit gun. It should also be rewarding just punching paper. The SA option should increase the potential accuracy over the DAO models.

At 15.7 oz unloaded, it's 1.4 oz lighter than the LCR .357 snubbie. The increase in barrel length is 1.125". This is not a minor consideration, as the greatest increase in power for most handgun cartridges is gained when moving from a 2" to a 3" barrel, and similar gains are there for most cartridges going from a 3" to a 4" barrel. The power increases are more modest going from 4" to 5", and 5" to 6", etc.

So this 3" LCR with good +P ammo may approach .357 power levels with more accuracy potential and quicker follow up shots, while weighing less. I think it will be a success.

 

[urbaneruralite]

I don't see the want for a hammer on these for anything other than a .22. Lose the hammer and make it a .327 so we'll have a reason to look past the ugly.

 

[JH45]

Model 5430 is nice.

 

[chicharrones]

I'm on board with all of you that mention making this new 3" barreled LCRx into a .22 LR or .22 WMR. What a fantastic little knockabout revolver it would be!

Maybe it will be announced by SHOT show?

 

[Lucky Derby]

Very nice. I love 3" adj sight .38s & .357s.

Personally I'd be happier with a decent sight on a 3" SP101. Really hoping the Wiley Clapp SP101 will be available in a 3".

 

[Phaedrus/69]

What I really wanted was the exact same LCR I already have but with a 3" barrel. In my mind they ruined it by lengthening the grip when they lengthened the barrel.:banghead: The key virtues of the LCR are concealability and light weight; they retained the latter but ditched the former. Don't get me wrong, it still looks like an interesting gun, just not the one I had been hoping for.

 

[JRWhit]

Make a 6-shot variety now

I'm holding out. I would really like to see this extended to a light weight 4in
target model with 6 shot, exposed hammer, adjustable sight, 38+p or .357 mag.
Not for conceal-ability but for pure plinking pleasure. It would probably be the first revolver I ever spend more time shooting DA than SA.

 

[5-SHOTS]

I bet Ruger is working for a larger frame LCR (LFR(?)=Lightweight Full(size) Revolver ) with a 6 shot cylinder chambered for .357Mag at first.

 

[Lucky Derby]

What I really wanted was the exact same LCR I already have but with a 3" barrel. In my mind they ruined it by lengthening the grip when they lengthened the barrel.:banghead: The key virtues of the LCR are concealability and light weight; they retained the latter but ditched the former. Don't get me wrong, it still looks like an interesting gun, just not the one I had been hoping for.

Did they actually lengthen the grip frame or just the grip? Do the grips interchange with existing LCR grips?

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

I like the fact that they are taking a popular revolver platform and "jiggling ther handle" a little to tweak it into things just a little better. Personally I'll stick with my original LCR .38 with the short barrel and Hogue grips unless they release one exactlt the same but with a 2 1/2" barrel (unlikely) that is *just* a bit heavier to help with recoil.

3" is just a little too long for my application but I'm betting folks will like this a lot!

VooDoo

 

[5-SHOTS]

Did they actually lengthen the grip frame or just the grip? Do the grips interchange with existing LCR grips?

Good question! IMO the polymer trigger-assembly frame is the same so the grips are interchangeable. I'd be surprised to the contrary.

 

[RealGun]

What I really wanted was the exact same LCR I already have but with a 3" barrel. In my mind they ruined it by lengthening the grip when they lengthened the barrel. The key virtues of the LCR are concealability and light weight; they retained the latter but ditched the former. Don't get me wrong, it still looks like an interesting gun, just not the one I had been hoping for.

This all makes no sense to me, unless they are trying to build a line around the trigger group. The guns are beyond unattractive, and the configurations solve no problem I know of that cannot be better served by some other gun. The only thing I will say is that Ruger doesn't do enough with 38 Special, while messing around with offerings that are too light and small, seriously pretending to be 357 Magnum.

 

[19-3Ben]

I dont understand why the 3" SP101 uses the fixed sight "u-notch" but the LCR, which is even more likely to be a pure carry gun, got stuck with adjustables. If the 3" LCR were a .357mag, with fixed sights, I think it would be a no-brainer outta the park kind of gun.
But nobody is buying an LCR for a plinker. The incongruity of the sights puts me off. I would also stick the stubbier grip on this gun the moment I bought it. That long grip would just be a no-no for me.

Edit to add:
and I totally agree with those above saying there should be models in .22mag and LR.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

I am wondering if the grip plug is any different from the regular LCRs as well. Obviously if the answer is "no," and you just wanted a regular LCR with a 3" barrel, why then all you need to do is swap the larger grip for the Hogue Tamer or boot grip from the older models.

 

[MikeJackmin]

The 9mm 2" hammerless is likely to be my next gun purchase. I might wait a bit to see if the 3" becomes available.

I agree that you get a lot of gain, in both velocity and shootability, by going from 2 to 3 inches. It still carries easy and it's still light.

 

[murf]

just got off the phone with ruger. the grips are interchangeable. the shorter grip will fit on the 3 inch gun.

murf

 

[R.W.Dale]

just got off the phone with ruger. the grips are interchangeable. the shorter grip will fit on the 3 inch gun.

murf

That could make for a very handy do all gun

 

[SDGlock23]

It's ugly as homemade soap but more options is always a good thing. Call me odd but with the release of the 9mm version, I'm looking for a .40 and .45 version. Granted it would likely have to be a bit larger but not by a huge margin, mostly in the cylinder area.

 

[Mayvik]

Now make it a six shot 327 with a fixed or less targetty rear sight. ..