Ruger LCR

[Robb Jensen]

I love my little LCR but I need to have Robb install a Big Dot sight on it.

There is one in stock.

[M4arc]

There is one in stock.

The only question is when I can get by the shop. As you can see Wednesday, Thursday and Friday filled up for me and I never made it by.

ETA: I hate it when work gets in the way of my fun.

[blasternank]

My Dad has one and it is accurate and a nice gun to shoot. I'm a S&W guy but I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of those.

[krm375]

Got one for my wife, in .357 she is shooting .38's through it but I liked being able to shoot either round. She preferred the grip and the trigger to the S&W's.

[Up1911fan]

I've had my .38 for a little over a year. Bought it new with the XS front site and added CTC Lasergrips. Great pocket gun, very shootable.

[skyugo]

I finally shot an LCR recently.

my EDC most of the time is a smith 642 (there's like 6 threads about it... ). I bought the 642 cause i'm a little bit o a traditionalist, and figured if it had been bailing good guys out of bad situations for the last 50 years it would probably do just fine for me as well.....

anyway, my comparison:

LCR has a nicer trigger
642 has lower recoil (at the cost of being 2 ounces heavier)
642 points better for me-probably due to practice
I prefer the 642 cylinder latch
642 is waaay prettier.
I did not care for the Big Dot sights on the LCR, I had a brief love affair with big dots, it's quite over. I wouldn't mind some tritium on my j-frame, but I prefer a traditional sight picture.

that said the LCR sure is light, and plenty reliable. both smith and ruger make good revolvers. I had expected to be wowed by the ruger, left me happy with my smith. I don't have to buy anything, works for me!

[Tigereye]

I got the LCR for my wife. We shot it and a 642 and she prefers the LCR. I liked them both but the 642 seemed a little easier to pocket carry with the smaller grip. I've got a 642 coming for myself. The LCR manual says the rattle is the transfer bar (as someone said earlier). Seems like gun manuals are the only ones I ever read.

[m4fun]

I have .38+P w/Crimson Trace grips. Has become a favorite for CCW with a DeSantis pocket holster. Works for front pocket and good deep rear pocket alike!

+P rounds in that short barrel really sting!

[Tokarev]

+P rounds in that short barrel really sting!

Try the .357 Magnum variety if you want some sting! Yikes!

[jtmontana]

I own the lcr with xs front sight and love it for a carry gun. Points excellent and is very accurate with my 158 grain hollow point reloads. Couldnt ask for a better lightweight 38 spl.