Magnumite
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Let me set the tone for this post. I am a Ruger fan, but understand what a Ruger gun is. I don't buy all the Ruger models made, but have great faith in the models they make which I do find appealing.
I was curious about the LCR but didn't have any great desire for one but was curious about it. Up to this time, I've had some experience with small carry pistols and revolvers, so I have a basis for comparison. I am familiar with shooting accurately and quickly.
I was at my favorite FFL/gun shop for other business and saw an LCR in the gun counter. I hadn't seen one but was curious about it. I asked to handle it. He said okay, opened the cylinder and handed it to me.
What I felt was light, but balanced. Spinning the cylinder indicated a new but smooth feel. I closed the cylinder, examined the exterior lines and fit. Nice fit, consistant finish, even the screws and pins looked "worked" into the design. I took a firm hold of the revolver. Yep, small frame, pinky under the butt hold. But it was good with the factory grips. Pointing the pistol at the floor, I saw the front sight was a good size and the serratiions allowed my aging eyes to quickly find it. Then I pulled the trigger. A smooth, disciplined pull to feel the action.
What everyone is reading about is true, this is a splendid, factory, mass production pull. $100 later it was on layaway.
Fast forward to the day I shot it. Using 148 grain cream puff loads and standard pressure 158 grains loads, indicated small, light frame recoil. Even the light loads let you know you were shooting something which needed attention and technique. But it had manners and direction. It recoiled straight back into the palm, across the entire width and length of the grips. Muzzle flip was lower than most would expect and almost entirely in a straight back direction. The revolver settled down for the next shot quickly.
Accuracy. It was good for my performance that day. It was running around 4 inches at 30 yards that day when I did my part. Remember, this is a double action only gun. Mechanically, you could cut that in half.
What really impresses me about this revolver, and this character enchances with use, is the double action pull at fast speed. It is smooth and consistant, doesn't stack or hang up, creep or grope. You must get the trigger all the way forward to fire the next shot, as you should anyway. This one is a little more insistant in that respect. But it is a fast, smooth action and this revolver comes to life when you run it fast. In all my years of shooting, this is one of few guns I've owned that really demonstated real performance when shooting it fast.
Most guns with that characteristic are custom built like that. A Jim Clark, Sr. full house High Standard I have is like that. I can build it into 1911's and some revolvers myself. I have a professionally built PPC revolver that doesn't have "that". This is a production gun...this one is good example of that characteristic. Shoot is slow and staging the trigger is okay, has its merits. Shooting fast a closer targets...now that's fun.
I was curious about the LCR but didn't have any great desire for one but was curious about it. Up to this time, I've had some experience with small carry pistols and revolvers, so I have a basis for comparison. I am familiar with shooting accurately and quickly.
I was at my favorite FFL/gun shop for other business and saw an LCR in the gun counter. I hadn't seen one but was curious about it. I asked to handle it. He said okay, opened the cylinder and handed it to me.
What I felt was light, but balanced. Spinning the cylinder indicated a new but smooth feel. I closed the cylinder, examined the exterior lines and fit. Nice fit, consistant finish, even the screws and pins looked "worked" into the design. I took a firm hold of the revolver. Yep, small frame, pinky under the butt hold. But it was good with the factory grips. Pointing the pistol at the floor, I saw the front sight was a good size and the serratiions allowed my aging eyes to quickly find it. Then I pulled the trigger. A smooth, disciplined pull to feel the action.
What everyone is reading about is true, this is a splendid, factory, mass production pull. $100 later it was on layaway.
Fast forward to the day I shot it. Using 148 grain cream puff loads and standard pressure 158 grains loads, indicated small, light frame recoil. Even the light loads let you know you were shooting something which needed attention and technique. But it had manners and direction. It recoiled straight back into the palm, across the entire width and length of the grips. Muzzle flip was lower than most would expect and almost entirely in a straight back direction. The revolver settled down for the next shot quickly.
Accuracy. It was good for my performance that day. It was running around 4 inches at 30 yards that day when I did my part. Remember, this is a double action only gun. Mechanically, you could cut that in half.
What really impresses me about this revolver, and this character enchances with use, is the double action pull at fast speed. It is smooth and consistant, doesn't stack or hang up, creep or grope. You must get the trigger all the way forward to fire the next shot, as you should anyway. This one is a little more insistant in that respect. But it is a fast, smooth action and this revolver comes to life when you run it fast. In all my years of shooting, this is one of few guns I've owned that really demonstated real performance when shooting it fast.
Most guns with that characteristic are custom built like that. A Jim Clark, Sr. full house High Standard I have is like that. I can build it into 1911's and some revolvers myself. I have a professionally built PPC revolver that doesn't have "that". This is a production gun...this one is good example of that characteristic. Shoot is slow and staging the trigger is okay, has its merits. Shooting fast a closer targets...now that's fun.
