Ruger LCR.22?

[marv]

On some forums I have seen the Ruger LCR.22 referred to as a P O S. Can someone please enlighten me as to the reason for this?

 

[critter]

Only thing I've heard is the trigger. It is WAY harder than the bigger LCR's because the springs required to make the rimfire reliable are much stouter. I have no personal experience.

 

[plateshooter]

I own one and IMO it is NOT a pos. Mine is dependable, plenty accurate for what it is, and works great for double action snubbie practice which is what I bought it for. I would buy it again for that purpose. If you are looking for a target gun, I would suggest looking for something else.

For those who think the trigger is too hard, I suggest you Man Up and learn the trigger if you want to own this gun. Mine shoots any ammo that I have tried in it with no fail to fires.

I can't say that for my two expensive S&W 22rf revolvers. They both have very smooth fairly light triggers but are NOT reliable when fired double action.

 

[kcofohio]

I have the LCR in 22LR & 38 SPL. The trigger is a couple pounds heavier in 22LR than the 38Spl, but is smooth pulling with no noticeable stacking. I almost got rid of it because my wife moved on to semi-autos. But then realized the value of it as a training gun.
The quality of the LCR is good and solid. If someone were to be looking for a 22LR snubby, I would recommend the LCR-22

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

I had one and it was dependable, accurate, rugged, had a horrible trigger, felt like a tinkertoy, and sounded like a baby rattle.

 

[Bush Pilot]

I have the LCR in .22 and it's anything but a POS, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun gun for plinking or to train a new shooter.

 

[javjacob]

the super short barrel will make the gun have hardly any velocity and energy. that's one reason I can think of

 

[weblance]

I bought the LCR-22 as soon as they were available. My wife has over 5,000 rounds through it now, and its definitely not a POS. Its perfectly reliable, and very accurate. The reason people complain is they are uninformed. They expect a small revolver like the LCR-22 to have a light trigger pull, like a centerfire revolver, that has a large, heavy hammer. The LCR has a trigger that takes some getting used to. It has much less stacking, than a standard revolver trigger. Once you master that, its a great little plinker,trainer.

I also dont understand the comments about a gun that rattles. Its the transfer bar. They all do it. I have autoloaders that the rounds rattle in the magazines. If you shake a gun vigorously, you can make most of them rattle.

 

[Hokkmike]

marv
Ruger LCR.22?
On some forums I have seen the Ruger LCR.22 referred to as a P O S. Can someone please enlighten me as to the reason for this?

If you have read this elsewhere maybe you can tell us what their reasoning was. I would say that the LCR .22 is a rather quality piece.

 

[Trailduster79]

My sister-in-law has one and is very happy with it.

Don't know that she shoots it a lot, but hasn't complained about it at all.

 

[TennJed]

On some forums I have seen the Ruger LCR.22 referred to as a P O S. Can someone please enlighten me as to the reason for this?

If people are calling it a POS but not giving a reason. I would not take their opinion seriously

 

[hatwerinrednek]

a gunsmith told me that the trigger on my revolver 22 lr was heavy because the force needed to fire the rimfire primer was harder than a centerfire. but check out any browning buckmark or ruger mk II and they are easy. i havent fired a lcr so i cant compair.

 

[fredg]

Well mine was a POS! Maybe mine was an anomaly. It came with a limited edition olive drab coating that started to flake off as soon as I touched it.

The cylinder was also very loose. I gave it a chance a shot it some... soon the cylinder broke free and would spin while close in the frame.

Also the ejector star would dig into the recoil shield and chew it up, this problem popped up many times in other forums.

And I agree, it just felt cheap and like a toy in the hand.

I traded it back to my dealer for a Rossi .22 revolver that turned out to be a nice solid all steel gun with a MUCH better trigger.

 

[kcofohio]

Just curious Fred, Ruger wouldn't make it right?

 

[bikemutt]

I had ones in 22lr and 22wmr. Once you get past the trigger they are fine. The LCR "clink" is what it is; all calibers are "blessed" with it.

Comparing the 22wmr version with a Smith 351C I also owned, the Smith was a more refined piece by any measure, with a commensurable higher price tag, and one extra round. Was the trigger any better? No. It's the nature of the DAO rimfire revolver beast.

 

[fredg]

kcofohio said: "Just curious Fred, Ruger wouldn't make it right?"

I didn't even want to try... I was really down on it at that point.... like I said the gun was also cheap feeling and I had little hope for a good replacement based on the forum posts I read (not this forum).

I have a Ruger SP101 and a Ruger MKIII .22 pistol that I absolutely love so I am not a Ruger hater, just a LCR22 hater.

I think part of it is the polymer/aluminum frame (if I remember right), my MKIII has a polymer frame but is anything but cheap, it is very stout and solid. Besides the MKIII I have/had no other polymer guns, I am a crotchety old guy (well not too old at 52) that likes all steel guns and old revolvers.

I will say I really like the new LCRx's with the exposed hammer, they look really sweet and would like one in .38! If I could just get past the non-steel frame material, but I guess that is what my SP101 is!

 

[weblance]

a gunsmith told me that the trigger on my revolver 22 lr was heavy because the force needed to fire the rimfire primer was harder than a centerfire. but check out any browning buckmark or ruger mk II and they are easy. i havent fired a lcr so i cant compair

This is a completely different system. The Ruger/Buckmark is a Single Action, where the hammer is already cocked by the shot before it, or by cycling the bolt to load the first round. The LCR and any Double Action(or DA Only) revolver, the hammer is at rest, so the trigger pull cocks the hammer and then releases it. To compare the Ruger/Buckmark to a revolver, you need to cock the hammer on the revolver first(assuming its a Double Action or Single Action revolver).

 

[fredg]

The Rossi I got to replace the LCR has a very sweet trigger, half what the LCR was, not sure how they did it but it fires any ammo I try, no light strikes.

I have the 4" barrel but it also comes in a 2" (at least I think it does)

http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=228

EDIT: Well maybe not a 2" barrel, so not a real comparison to the LCR.

 

[Goju]

a gunsmith told me that the trigger on my revolver 22 lr was heavy because the force needed to fire the rimfire primer was harder than a centerfire. but check out any browning buckmark or ruger mk II and they are easy. i havent fired a lcr so i cant compair.

Apples and oranges. The Buckmark and Mark II are single action triggers....

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

I also dont understand the comments about a gun that rattles. Its the transfer bar. They all do it. I have autoloaders that the rounds rattle in the magazines. If you shake a gun vigorously, you can make most of them rattle.

Why would you shake a gun vigorously? The LCR rattles without being shaken. Try to deploy one quietly. You have to do it very very slowly to avoid the rattle. I couldn't believe Ruger made a gun for concealed carry...that rattles.

 

[weblance]

If you are really that concerned about the rattle, sell it and move on. The only person that will hear the rattle, as you are sneaking around in the dark, is you. If you use the gun for its intended purpose, to draw quickly from concealment and fire, how is a slight rattle going to change anything?

 

[marv]

I was asking about it out of curiosity. I've had one for a few months and so far I really like it. It is one of my ten Rugers.

 

[DNS]

I've carried my LCR22 daily for roughly a year now.
Never rattled once in the holster. Zero problems. Accuracy is on par for a snubby.

Wouldn't mind having one with the exposed hammer too.

 

[ulflyer]

I didn't like the hard trigger pull on mine so I clipped a bit off the spring and its much easier now and reliably shoots the several brands I've put thru it. It was a bear to take apart so I don't recommend it unless you're pretty skilled. However, I had a problem with empty rounds being very hard to eject and Ruger paid for it to be sent back and later returned it with what appears to be a new cylinder, but no comment as to what they actually did. Empties still stick, but not as bad as before. I probably should send it back again.

 

[SeanSw]

This isn't related to the Ruger LCR .22 but it's sort of on topic. I have been working with an old H&R 929 sidekick .22 and it is astounding how strong the hammer spring must be to approach reliability. It's made worse by the small size of the gun and the very vintage sized grips because there is no mechanical advantage inside the gun or ergonomic assistance outside.

The trigger pull feels twice as heavy, if not more, than my S&W 617. And at this point I don't even know if that's heavy enough!