Ruger LCR?

[Jamie]

I have mentioned on here before that the recoil on my 9mm LCR is very unpleasant to me so I leave the gun in the safe. I decided to make some reduced loads for plinking so I could shoot the gun.

I found that the 9mm and the 38 Short Colt were very close volume wise. I loaded some ammo with a beginning Short Colt Titegroup load and Bayou 135 round nose coated bullets. This averages 660 fps and is very pleasant to shoot.

I agree. Good shooting!

If you don't mind sharing, what's the OAL of your load using the 135 gr Bayou bullets?

I like where you are going with this, especially as my arthritis rears it's ugly head.

[BN]

I agree. Good shooting!

If you don't mind sharing, what's the OAL of your load using the 135 gr Bayou bullets?

I like where you are going with this, especially as my arthritis rears it's ugly head.

1.135"OAL. I didn't want to adjust the dies on my 1050. I have been loading the same minor 147 grain bullet load for years. I interchange Bayou 147 flat point and 145 round nose without changing anything. I loaded a few of the 135 round nose and said, that looks about right and shot a few to test. I had to measure them to tell you.

I only adjusted the powder measure.

Light loads are where it's at now.

[Jamie]

1.135"OAL. I didn't want to adjust the dies on my 1050. I have been loading the same minor 147 grain bullet load for years. I interchange Bayou 147 flat point and 145 round nose without changing anything. I loaded a few of the 135 round nose and said, that looks about right and shot a few to test. I had to measure them to tell you.

I only adjusted the powder measure.

Light loads are where it's at now.

LOL. You and I are on the same load development page!

My 550 is/was set up for 9mm 147 gr FP Hoosier HiTek bullets at 1.130". Very minor adjustments needed.
I'll probably try a "looks about right" length with the below bullets as well.

I have a bit less than 1K of bullets we, as a group used to cast and PC (recovered indoor range lead mix), 124 gr mold that dropped at 130-132 gr. I've loaded at least 30K of them at a minor PF several years ago.
I'm gonna work up an LCR "reduced old guy" LCR load.

Using a starting load for 38 SC and Titegroup looks good.

Thank you.

Now I gotta replace my chrono... But what the heck. I'll chrono them after I shoot some


sorry about the pic quality...

[willie]

As a belly gun guy for decades have I have owned and used all factory models. Ruger outdid themselves when they designed the LCR. I've had a very long love affair with J frames but think the LCR is better. However, I must remember to let the LCR trigger go all the way forward. With the J I developed a terrible habit--riding the trigger forward.

[Gun Mutt]

I'm very happy for all the j-lovers that the Lipsey UCs are a thing. (Hell, I'm happy a major mfg listened to any SMEs at all & I hope the sell a bunch of 'em.) I've often opined that the only thing the j-frame could do better than the LCR was properly mount a Clip Draw that was actually useful. I was just sure a .32 UC was in my future.

To that end, I availed myself of the plethora of j's some friends own. I've been experimenting for about a month with a 642 w/Clip Draw and a 351PD in a pocket A-Holster. So as not to poo-poo on the jubilation in the Lipsey thread, I came here to share that for me:

1) After 10+yrs of AIWB, my body emphatically rejected the carry of pistols in that manner and even a Clip Draw j-frame (642 & 351PD) will be painful in less than 2hrs.

2) My .22 LCR with Bantam boot grips w/3M tape carries and conceals much better in a pocket A-Holster than the 351PD, even with very small VZ grips.

3) While a j-frame & Clip Draw work together with an A-Holster quite nicely, the Clip Draw makes the concealment outline even worse on the j-frame and plays hole(y) hell with blue jeans pockets.

4) My monkey-thumbed hands overwhelmingly prefer the LCR over the j-frame.

5) There is no .32 UC in my future.

[Navin Johnson]

Ruger should make a 32 (not 327) on the aluminum LCR. It would be lighter and less expensive than the Lipseys with change-able sights

I can false reset a J frame so I think all revos should be shot with a "full reset" (The LCR's is just longer than the J)

[SCCY Marshal]

Ruger should make a 32 (not 327) on the aluminum LCR...

Make it a 32 H&R Magnum for added flexibility and I'd buy two.

[D-der]

Anybody decide to go back to an OE front sight after trying alternative F/O, tritium or Big Dot ?

[Noah]

I'm very happy for all the j-lovers that the Lipsey UCs are a thing. (Hell, I'm happy a major mfg listened to any SMEs at all & I hope the sell a bunch of 'em.) I've often opined that the only thing the j-frame could do better than the LCR was properly mount a Clip Draw that was actually useful. I was just sure a .32 UC was in my future.

To that end, I availed myself of the plethora of j's some friends own. I've been experimenting for about a month with a 642 w/Clip Draw and a 351PD in a pocket A-Holster. So as not to poo-poo on the jubilation in the Lipsey thread, I came here to share that for me:

1) After 10+yrs of AIWB, my body emphatically rejected the carry of pistols in that manner and even a Clip Draw j-frame (642 & 351PD) will be painful in less than 2hrs.

2) My .22 LCR with Bantam boot grips w/3M tape carries and conceals much better in a pocket A-Holster than the 351PD, even with very small VZ grips.

3) While a j-frame & Clip Draw work together with an A-Holster quite nicely, the Clip Draw makes the concealment outline even worse on the j-frame and plays hole(y) hell with blue jeans pockets.

4) My monkey-thumbed hands overwhelmingly prefer the LCR over the j-frame.

5) There is no .32 UC in my future.

Why do you think the LCR carries better for you than the J?

[PNWTO]

Anybody decide to go back to an OE front sight after trying alternative F/O, tritium or Big Dot ?

I kept a FO on the 3” but went back to OEM on all the littles.

5) There is no .32 UC in my future.

Same, I hope it sells well and encourages some further development but I’m too much into the LCR to change. Plus, it (LCR) just works better for myself.