Ruger 5401 LCR Revolver .38 Special 5rd Black What was the issue with steel-cased ammo? You have entered an incorrect email address! What classifies as a weird gun is up to interpretation, but I plant revolvers chambered in automatic cartridges in that category. My guess is that brass has a natural lubricity, while steel is bone dry. The clip may be removed and inserted on opposite side for left hand carry. $91.90 +$4.95 shipping. Ruger® Scout Rifle. Not hard at all to pick up and find plenty of ammo that shoots with no issue with the revolver in 9mm. It really is a pleasant gun to shoot and carry. Capacity: 8 Ruger LC380 with Viridian Reactor R5 Tactical Light ECR. $129.00. $97.52. 99/44. Ruger Precision® Rimfire. No. I like posting “ISO 9mm clips for my Ruger” and seeing the nomenclature Nazis lose their minds and be wrong at the same time. Cooling slots have been provided to manage barrel, Ruger LCR 38 Spl 1.87" 5 Rd Purple Hogue Tamer Monogrip - $349.97 (free store pickup) Ruger's Lightweight Compact Revolver (LCR) is a light, small-frame handgun with a smooth, easy-to-control trigger and highly manageable recoil. While unlikely, it IS possible. Mousegun Addict did some great chrono work as well. A .357 or .327 is a better choice for a revolver. -, Lancer LCR5 Lightweight Carbon-Fiber Round Handguard 7.2"/12.5"/14.6"/16.25" from $169.99 Free float design comprising of a custom round carbon-fiber handguard tube connected to the upper receiver with a 7075-T6 aluminum upper receiver extension. However, the fact one round of 147 disabled the weapon forces me, to be honest, and real. I find that the SP101 snub nose with a spurless hammer carriers just about the same as the LCR, but you do need to have a good belt & tighten it good with the extra weight. But honestly, if you feel the need for buffalo bores you should probably be carrying a .357. 1 Even 115-grain loads tend to slap the palm a bit. Please also check out more options for Lasermax CenterFire Laser Sights for Smith and Wesson J-Frames. http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/2014/11/ruger-lcr-9mm-review-pocket-9mm-for.html. Thanks for the review. Ruger LCR 357 with the Lasermax making a fool out of me. I am a big laser proponent and like the Lasermax for two reasons, the quality of the product and the fact that it is up to me when I turn the lser on. .38Spl: 868 fps. If I dont have a problem with binding or ejection. Relearning trigger slap vs riding the reset-yeah, I’ve had those half pulls with no bang at the end. “Holster wear won’t be a worry because it’s already ugly.”, Have LCR 38 special when they first came out. I contacted Blazer and they said, send it back. I have to say, LCR looks much better, aesthetically speaking, with that fingerless longer grip, compared to the stock one. More Buying Choices $75.43 (19 used & new offers) LaserMax CenterFire Laser (Red) CF-LCP For Use On Ruger LCP. I load buffalo bore in my .38 k frame when I’m tramping around in the woods. Does it loosen up after a couple hundred presses? There are lighter revolvers shooting .357. Sort By. If you're looking for a pocket holster (which might be the most common way to carry this gun with the laser attached), look no farther than the Blackhawk TecGrip Size 4. I have SP101’s & the LCR in.357 Mag & both are great. Stay away from cheap ammo (steel and white box) unless you bring a mallet to drive the extractor on a hot cylinder. Desantis Holster is an online store for inside the waistband holsters, pistol holsters, Taurus, pistol, pancake holsters, holsters for springfield XD, walther, handgun, GLOCK IWB, GLOCK 22 and leather holsters for 1911. George Howe March 12, 2014 at 10:02 pm. .357Mag: 1133 fps. Yes. As the 9mm indexes on the case mouth, my guess would be that the extra 0.1oz in the 9mm is the short segment of the cylinder that is only bored to bullet diameter, not case diameter. Compare prices for Ruger LCR (Lightweight Compact Revolver) 38SP 736676054015 from all vendors from Wikiarms.com. Home > Ruger Holsters > Ruger LCR /w Lasermax Centerfire: Ruger LCR with Lasermax Centerfire laser attached. Pro Carry EZ Our Price: $18.95 . Ahhh. Customizable: * * * * The Ruger LCR is a lightweight, small-frame revolver with a uniquely smooth trigger and highly manageable recoil. Winchester 127g +P+ RA9TA: 1175 fps. It would alleviate the hanging pinky, but I think it cuts back on how well the LCR conceals. This can cause all sorts of problems, one being the projectile protrudes from the cylinder and prevents the cylinder from rotating. I chronographed Speer Gold Dots through the LCR’s. Style: * * * The gun is built rock solid. It would depend on the weight of the powder charge in each cartridge. Ruger revolvers are renowned for dependability, accuracy and being generally great shooters, and these Double-Action .22 Revolvers are no exception. Catalog Number: LCR-22 The Ruger LCR series is an excellent everyday option for someone looking for a small, but low recoil pocket pistol. Five rounds of the +P+ did NOT at all. LCR has a bunch of possible options when they have the capacity. Front Sight: Ruger LCR 38 SPL+P 5 Rd Red Fiber Optic Sight - $359.93 The Ruger LCR is a lightweight, small-frame revolver with a uniquely smooth trigger and highly manageable recoil. While I normally carry, and prefer, higher cap pistols, for CC and SD purposes it’s hard to go wrong with the LCR’s. Grip: Hogue Tamer Monogrip Seller 98.7% positive. I have shot Blazer Brass since with no problems and 6 other brands, including FreedomMunitions remanufactured. Not to mention that I have so many choices of ammo and so much already in stock because of other guns I own. Specs Right now I have the 158 grain hp’s in mine. Action: Double Action They aren’t as bulky. With products made in America, Ruger offers consumers almost 800 variations of more than 40 product lines. And a Blackhawk? Sale Price: $14.95 . Garrett Industries developed the process for permanently lining Kydex holsters with leather and we are now in our fourteenth year of producing custom Silent Thunder Holsters. Sort By: Page of 1 : Pro Carry EZ BROWN (Free Shipping) Our Price: $18.95 . Stings a bit. Hopefully LaserMax is better quality now. For more than 70 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Why did I purchase such a revolver? I totally and respectfully disagree with your post. The revolver sent to me for testing is similar in many ways to other .38 Specials LCRs I’ve shot in the past. That was until March of last year when I browsed the local gun store. This small-framed, lightweight revolver consists of three main components: a polymer fire control. It takes a cleaning rod and some muscle to free them. PC4. $81.99 $ 81. The LCR weighs in at 14.9 ounces and is superbly small. .45 auto rim gave people that owned surplus 1917 Smiths and Colts an ammo option that didn’t use the clips. Easy to reload, the grips are great for recoil. Not a hi-cap 9, but it is with me every day. Ruger LC9 - LaserMax Laser She brought a box of Winchester White Box 147 grain jacketed hollow points. In my search, I found quite a few grip options for the LCR series of revolvers. Top Rated Gear: LaserMax Red CenterFire Red Laser Sight for All Caliber Ruger LCR Double-Action Revolvers MFR: CF-LCR. Caliber: 9mm Del, are you saying that the Winchester 127 9mm+P+ round weights more, is moving faster, and yet has less recoil than the .357magnum round you fired? Trigger is out of this world, easily concealable, and reliable as all get out. Ruger LC380 with Viridian Reactor R5 Green/Red Laser ECR. I have found their cylinder release button stiff awkward vs. the push-forward S&W in my Mod. The other polymer revolver, the Smith & Wesson BODYGUARD 38 weighs 14.3 ounces. Both worked great, for a few hundred rounds. If you live in California, please read this notice before ordering. I know you’re not going to get 1400+ FPS out of a snubbie revolver, but in my experience with full-powered defensive .357 loads, it’s pretty rare to see less than 1200 FPS. Never had a crip jump. There is also a wide variety of sights from XS, Hi Viz, Novak Mega Dots, and Ruger’s own Night sights. Apparently this creep happens in the lead +p loads cause the whip of the recoil can overpower any crimp. 99/44. Fingernail polish replaced it for now. For the Ruger LCR, the cylinder pivot pin is unscrewed and replaced with the LaserMax pivot pin which provides a hard secure mounting point for the LaserMax CF-LCR to clamp onto. But they don’t do so enough to prevent you from emptying the cylinder, which is all you need from one in a defensive situation. E.g Buffalo Bore advertises this for their hardcasts, and also mention Barnes positively: https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=170. I have felt that with different 357 125 grain loads all traveling with 20 fps of each other. Finish: Matte Black, Synergistic Hard Coat RUGER® LCR® 22LR almost $100 more than advertised on this deal. I practice with 125g lead loads but went to 125g jacketed HP for carry loads. Gunner's Alley is a federally-licensed, experienced firearms dealer specializing in high-quality concealed carry holsters and shooting accessories from a variety of manufacturers. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. Even if the powder charge was not consumed at all, yet was somehow magically ejected out the front of the muzzle along with the bullet (and at the same speed), it would contribute to the recoil of the weapon. LaserMax CenterFire Laser, For Ruger LCR, Black Finish, Trigger Guard Mount CF-LCRDescriptionType: L.. $77.76 . MFR#: 5401 Both rounds were intended to use in revolvers so that you didn’t have to use the clips. What I really hated was three hundred rounds in that little white rectangle on the front sight popped off and disappeared as I rapid fired the gun. 1 $149.00 previous price … Ruger points out that it designed this model for discreet carry for civilians as well as off-duty police officers. I just couldn’t retrain myself to shoot that trigger quickly without risking compromising my Glock technique, which is what my work pistol is, and the one I am more likely to end up firing in a messy situation. 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I’m not sure what the pressure is for 9mm Federal Rimmed, but based on the pictures, it basically looks like a half-rimmed 9x19mm round, so I guess it would be close to that. OEM and aftermarket applications for Glock, Ruger, Sig Sauer, S&W and more. (Reliability is five stars with 115 and 124 grain.). Free shipping. The Ruger OEM seem thinner, the SBz often bind up the cylinder by the 2nd run of 5. Having put thousands of rounds through the pipe of Glocks using their trigger reset, I instinctively pulled again. Configuration: Without Flashlight, Dedicated Mounts: Sturm Ruger, Mount Style: Frame/Trigger Guard Mounted Model 96™ PC Carbine™ AR-556® SR-762® SR-556® SR-22® Rifle. You also, of course, get three full moon clips. LaserMax Centerfire Frame Mounted Red Laser Sight for Ruger LCR, LCRx - CF-LCR. To date, I have over 500 rounds of ammunition through the gun and this is the only time this happened. Max loaded 9mm ammo would be just right for a one pound gun for me. Looks like you’ve currently got our OverMolded rubber grip with finger grooves on there. I also have way more options for ammo in both brand, size, and load. SKU 736676054015 Not surprising at all. The final mounted laser sight is very secure and wiggle free and delivers an extremely well integrated laser sight that blends well into the design lines of the LCR. The CenterFire laser for the Ruger LCR revolver offers seamless integration with the firearm to allow owners the benefits and confidence a laser provides without added bulk or sacrificed concealability. Maybe Sig could build us something…. Soon after that my 2nd LaserMax did that. Always have and always will. Guess what? I normally will load up about 40 moon clips the night before a range session. SKU#: RUG5416