Ruger LCR size??

[TheProf]

1. Is the LCR the thinnest of all .38 caliber revolvers?
2. How does it compare to the thickness of SW 638 or 642?

 

[ArmedBear]

Can't really be measurably thinner than a J-frame. Cylinder holds same number of rounds, same caliber, and uses same speedloader.

Grip is fatter, with fewer aftermarket options available.

 

[sidheshooter]

FWIW, In a recent issue of one or the other gun rags, Mas Ayoob comments that the cylinder of the LCR is slightly smaller in diameter than the J; at least so far as speed loaders are concerned.

That said, it can't be that much practical difference. When I finally had a chance to fondle one at my local store, it struck me as very J–only with the fat grips you mention, again FWEIW.

 

[ArmedBear]

The LCR is new.

New guns that don't happen to be the same size/shape as existing models NEVER have the same holster or grip availability as guns that have been around since 1950.

 

[snooperman]

I just measured my brothers LCR and it is measureably thinner than my S&W chiefs special model 36 across the cylinder. I am not into anything but Steel myself, but I have shot his and it has the slickest trigger on any snubby that I have seen yet. No stacking at all, and, the recoil is rather mild for a gun so light. I was quite impressed with the little Ruger.

 

[TheProf]

Is there any revolver even thinner than the LCR? (Not counting NAA .22s.)

 

[snooperman]

revolver size

I have a lot of snubby revolvers in 38 special and after measuring the diameter of all of the cylinders, the Ruger LCR is thinner then all of them. The only one that comes close is the 32 undercover by Charter arms that I have that was made in Stratford Conn. by the original Charter arms company.The Ruger LCR is not mine but belongs to my brother.The latest issue of the American Rifleman has an article about the LCR and I believe it mentions something about the cylinder being made by a special steel that allows it to be thinner but stronger. Also the GUN TEST magazine raved about it as well.

 

[TheProf]

Does the .32 Undercover by Charter Arms have a thinner cylinder (diameter) than the LCR? (Yes...I will settle for a .32 instead of .38 if it is thinner diameter wise.)
I'm thinking of pocket carrying... and I don't want to look like a have a tumor in my pocket.

So... is the .32 smaller and thinner than the .38 LCR? Thanks.

 

[s4s4u]

(Yes...I will settle for a .32 instead of .38 if it is thinner diameter wise.)

Do you think it practical to sacrifice 100 ft lbs of energy for 1/32" of depth? Not I!