CCW GP/K/L frame vs single stack auto, why?

[03RN]

I would go with the .357. Just for long term durability and a little more weight for shooting. I would not shoot full power magnums through it.

I was just on rugers website. Looking at the 3" guns had me thinking that a tlr6 type light might beable to be made integral into the barrel shroud.

[Whirlwind06]

I had a Ruger LCR .357 with the full recoil tamer grip on it was manageable. But that was like 5 years ago I might have a different opinion about it now. [emoji16]

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[03RN]

They just fit

[JRV]

I was just on rugers website. Looking at the 3" guns had me thinking that a tlr6 type light might beable to be made integral into the barrel shroud.

Underbarrel WMLs are tricky with revolvers. How would that light be activated with a traditional DA revolver grip? Run the gun thumbs forward? Cylinder gap makes exercising controlled light activation during shooting a no-go.

I’d hate to run a WML where my only options are “constant on” or “you have to use your trigger finger for momentary.”

[TGS]

Cylinder gap makes exercising controlled light activation during shooting a no-go.

Why?

[JRV]

Why?

Thumbs and/or WML levers/buttons don’t jive with tiny bits of hot, fast-moving gasses and crap. A TLR-6 style light would require a thumb going beyond or remaining under the cylinder gap to keep a momentary switch activated during shooting.

.38 in a well-timed gun with a nicely-cut forcing cone? I can’t imagine that being a problem. .357? Out of a factory production gun, assembled in volume by people paid to do that assembly quickly? I like my thumb too much for that.

[TGS]

Thumbs and/or WML levers/buttons don’t jive with tiny bits of hot, fast-moving gasses and crap. A TLR-6 style light would require a thumb going beyond or remaining under the cylinder gap to keep a momentary switch activated during shooting.

.38 in a well-timed gun with a nicely-cut forcing cone? I can’t imagine that being a problem. .357? Out of a factory production gun, assembled in volume by people paid to do that assembly quickly? I like my thumb too much for that.

When does this actually start becoming a problem in reality? Thumbs forward has never caused injury to me with any of the 9 Ruger, S&W, or Colt revolvers I've owned. I shot .357 just the other day. I could feel a little warmth, nothing that would cause concern.

@jetfire has shot a few hundred thousand rounds thumb forward through revolvers and still has both thumbs, no injuries.

[Tamara]

My .02 is the Smiths are better trigger wise than pretty much every Ruger DA I've ever handled. In J's especially after a few hundred dry snaps to smooth them out. Then again I can be a trigger snob so grain of salt...

The out of the box trigger pull on the LCR is light years better than a factory J-frame trigger on every sample I've tried.

[Tamara]

When does this actually start becoming a problem in reality?

Most famously? With the .460XVR.

With .38's the worst that's likely to happen is maybe you get tattooed with some powder grains, if that.

[Hizzie]

When does this actually start becoming a problem in reality?

460/500 S&W are crazy calibers. IIRC the gasses on the 460 ate the first run up and Smith had to mirror polish the face of the forcing cones after that.

When your cylinder goes out of time and you start shaving jacket/lead can cause you problems too.