Ruger LCR + P .38 Special Recoil

[ulflyer]

Stinger327: I got an LCR several months ago and its rarely off my belt; so light and handy with decent trigger pull. It does have a "right smart" kick as we southerners say and its not something I enjoy shooting a lot of.....that is untill I got my reloader out and downloaded some soft min power 38's. Now its really fun, and with a Crimson Trace on it, even more fun to shoot. The original larger grip is softer on the web of your hand and more comfortable tho. I can shoot a S&W full size 38 all day with no sensitivity to recoil, but the lightweights are a diff story. Its not a fussy gun; I shoot a few, swipe the bore a time or two and let it go at that.

 

[Fmjblack]

Since the only good thing about the LCR seems to be low weight why not buy Glock 26 or something similar and just load 4+1 into it?

Who said the only good thing is the low weight? I enjoy my LCR for a number of reasons, to name a few: it's compact (more so than a glock), accurate, rock-solid reliable, lightweight (more so than a glock), will shoot any jacketed, lead, plated,etc without issue (lead is not recommended in glock), easy brass recovery for reloads (no reloads in glocks unless you want a kaboom).... All of this and it's cheaper (standard model can be bought for $350) than a block/glock. I often wonder if Glock fanboys actually try anything other than a Glock or if they just blindly repeat what they hear and go with the crowd?

 

[Remo223]

There is a wide range of power in 38special loads. If +P is too much, use regular 38special loads. If those are too much for you, switch to wadcutters. Wadcutters are very mild and I don't think anyone would have a problem shooting up two boxes at once, one handed, in the lightest weight revolver made. But in the event that they are too much for you, I believe cowboy action loads are even slightly less powerful than wadcutters.

 

[stinger 327]

Who said the only good thing is the low weight? I enjoy my LCR for a number of reasons, to name a few: it's compact (more so than a glock), accurate, rock-solid reliable, lightweight (more so than a glock), will shoot any jacketed, lead, plated,etc without issue (lead is not recommended in glock), easy brass recovery for reloads (no reloads in glocks unless you want a kaboom).... All of this and it's cheaper (standard model can be bought for $350) than a block/glock. I often wonder if Glock fanboys actually try anything other than a Glock or if they just blindly repeat what they hear and go with the crowd?

I like the trigger pull on the LCR .38 though I have not shot one yet to get the feel of the recoil but it is a nice light compact package. Being a revolver I can depend on it more and know it will be reliable.