Ruger LCR

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Okay I thought this was a joke. But I see you're doing exactly what you say you're doing. Maybe I'll put together my own website that includes buffalo wings and blonds.
 
Nice site. Make sure that you keep it going and don't let a great idea fade. Guns and tacos are definitely in my top five for sure.
 
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A taco.....?
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No, the Ruger LCR. We both found it comfortable to shoot even though it's pretty light.

She does like tacos, too. Sometimes we fry our own large flour tortillas into taco shells for jumbo size tacos.

We do eat lots of Mexican food. I've been to some taquerias in Houston. They put any Mex food we have in Minnesota to shame.

I was amazed how many Houston security guards carry firearms. Here they don't even let most of them carry pepper spray.
 
Nice site... I don't view it as a shameless plug, but rather a proper introduction. These are two areas that I've been meaning to brush up on. Thanks!
 
Glad to see the review on the Ruger LCR. I am considering it for my personal carry and my wife will likely do the same. This is a very nice revolver and a better choice for self-defense/CC than a subcompact, single-stack 9mm (just my opinion, of course...others may feel differently). Bear in mind that I do love the 9mm round (and 40SW and 38 spl and others...), but for CC, a lightweight, DAO 38 spl revolver is hard to beat.

Although I do shoot 158 gr SWC +P rounds (usually not in a small revolver, but more often in my S&W Model 10), the ideal round for the Ruger LCR is the Federal 110 gr. Hydra-Shok. The reasons why are lower recoil and less flash than heavier 38 spl. +P rounds. If you get jumped and need to reach for your pistol or revolver, you're going to be very nervous with lots of adrenaline flooding your body. Sharp recoil coupled with nervous, sweaty hands could mean a dropped weapon on your second shot (even worse if it's dark). The Ruger LCR has (I believe) an 8-lb pull weight, which is very nice for a DAO pistol, and no hammer to snag and no slide to rack. This makes for an ideal CCW.

Everyone has different opinions on the ideal CCW and best round, but I do believe that the 110 gr Hydra-Shok + Ruger LCR make a great combination.
 
As soon as I get my S&W Airweight J-frame back from the repair center I am trading it out for an LCR. Ruger's product quality, customer service and repair work is far superior to that of S&W... especially these days.
 
Thanks so much for all the kind comments! I plan on having more gun reviews on the site in the near future. You guys are awesome.
 
I like the review. Seems like you did a good job. The one thing I have to say about the LCR though is I saw one at a gun show and was not at all impressed. This thing seemed huge to me. Way bigger than I expected. I guess you can't have a gun like that soo small but I expected it to be a lot smaller than it was. I wasn't impressed by the size of it. They had several other revolvers that weren't much bigger laying the case next to it.

Seems like it might be the only option for a halfway decent sized pocket gun though. Everything else smaller seems to be in too small of calibers to be a good carry gun.
 
Hometheaterman -- one of our area ranges had the LCR for rent and I had a chance to handle it (but not shoot it) vis-a-vis the S&W 442. I thought the LCR was perfect. It would be hard to make the LCR much smaller unless it were made into a 38 spl derringer. My hands are big, so I found the grip to be very comfortable; any smaller would affect the gun's handling (at least for me). The weight was so light that concealed carry would be breeze. I think Ruger did an excellent job with this revolver.
 
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