I have been weighing heavily on selling my Ruger LCR 357. It is a good shooter and I enjoy the extra weight to help with recoil but am starting to think it may be to big for ankle or pocket carry. I am really debating moving towards an airweight but I am torn..
anyone have any thought son this?
To big? No real size difference compared to a S&W Airweight. Only a 2oz weight difference too.
*RS Regulate Affiliate*Originally Posted by caleb
guess I should do my research better next time.. any recommendations for an ankle holster?
Well it might actually be a bit bigger in the critical dimension - grip size.
Are you running the Ruger boot grips on it? You might try those. As an alternative to trading it for an Airweight.
-Rob
I haven't yet, I have been carrying it aiwb. How does it shoot with those boot grips?
For my J frames, and it works for the LCR as well, I used a modified Uncle Mike's ankle rig. I don't use the model made for the snubs, that holster sucks. I use the one for "medium autos", I'll check the size tag to be sure what size, but it's perfect for the snubs with a small mod, which requires minimal sewing.
Tauris Holsters makes a really high quality rig that I have used for heavy BUGs in the past (S&W 6906 in my case), I can recommend those highly.
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chuck could you post some pics of both rigs if you get a chance? In crunch mode for college before spring break and have little time to do my independent research currently
I can try. The short answer is a bar tack behind where the trigger guard sits in the holster, this adds enough tension that I can take the holster with the J frame in it, thumb break unsnapped, and hold it upside-down and the gun doesn't fall out.
I'll try to get a pic later today.
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You might want to think about commercializing that rig. I always thought that the gun-falling-out-of-holster thing was the biggest problem with many ankle holsters.
If you have't fired an Airweight J frame with carry ammunition, you might seek out a friend who has one or a range that rents them. I don't have an LCR any more, but I shot the one I had better than either of my J frames. My requirements have changed for those smaller guns, so I let the LCR go. I have considered picking up another one, curiously enough the .357 you mention but for .38s. One fear, on a different subject, is that another LCR will be a gateway drug leading to a Match Champion or a Wiley Clapp GP100.
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