Just a Hairy Special Snowflake supply clerk with no field experience, shooting an Asymetric carbine as a Try Hard. Snarky and easily butt hurt. Favorite animal is the Cape Buffalo....likely indicative of a personality disorder.
"If I had a grandpa, he would look like Delbert Belton".
New LCR owner here. I'm about 150 rounds in and trying to figure out POA/POI regulation. IIRC here and over in the ammo section there was talk that a 148 WC might regulate, but that didn't seem to work. The paper target is cast and powder coated 158 gr SWC with 2.8 gr Clay Dot. The cardboard target is 148 gr DEWC with 3.1 gr Titegroup (a Lyman recommended accuracy load). Both powder puff loads. Both groups at 7 yards.
I have not decided what carry load, yet, but was hoping for a good outcome with the DEWC and would then settle there off Doc JKR's recommendation.
Is the next step to go to the fiber optic sight?
Happy shooting, Jerry
Last edited by dustyvarmint; 03-01-2020 at 05:03 PM.
"Draw fast, shoot well," Mike W.
I have two .38 Special LCRs, both with the fiberoptic front sights, and both shoot POA = POI with 148gr wadcutters.
I'd actually hoped for typical snubby .38 Special POI/POA regulation, which IME with S&W snubs has seemed to usually be best with 158gr LSWCHP, but they (in the Remington version) shoot high and somewhat right in these LCRs.
Next tried Gold Dot short barrel 135gr+P JHP (which I'd hoped would be right on), but again, no go; shot to the right too.
My two LCR examples are right on with Precision Delta 148gr wadcutters.
(Dunno about any other wadcutter brands, haven't tried any others, and I have no affiliation or other association with Precision Delta, just read about them here.)
FWIW.
"Therefore, since the world has still... Much good, but much less good than ill,
And while the sun and moon endure, Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure,
I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good." -- A.E. Housman
In my .38 LCR with fiber front:
158gr swc shoot high
100gr frangible shoot way low
Aguila 130gr shoots just right
Wolf 130gr shoots about right, but had to beat the ejector rod to get casings out?
Defensive ammo:
Hornady 110, bith +p and standard, shoot pretty much right on
HST Micro 130gr shoots absolutely POI/POA driving the dot, and excellent accuracy without excessive recoil. My new carry load.
"Therefore, since the world has still... Much good, but much less good than ill,
And while the sun and moon endure, Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure,
I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good." -- A.E. Housman