Turning in my man ticket after shooting the LCRThis is a discussion on Turning in my man ticket after shooting the LCR within the Ruger Double Action forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; My daughter and I both have .357 LCRs. For range time we shoot standard .38 bulk ammo. For carry rounds it's one of the +P ...
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July 3rd, 2012, 06:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Midwest
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My daughter and I both have .357 LCRs. For range time we shoot standard .38 bulk ammo. For carry rounds it's one of the +P .38 defensive loads.
Once in a great while I'll be at the range shooting my SP101 or GP100 and decide to run some .357 through the LCR. I'm quickly reminded that at defensive distances with a 1 7/8" barrel the .357 round is more power than necessary -- or at least that's my excuse.
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July 3rd, 2012, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Alabama
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I have a KLCR with the Hogue Tamer grips. They are designed to reduce recoil. The CT grips are not. I use regular 38 for practice. For SD rounds I use Hornady Critical Defense which is designed for reduced recoil. I highly recommend them.
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July 3rd, 2012, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Alabama
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In .357 for the Critical Defense rounds that is.
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July 3rd, 2012, 07:00 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Missouri
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Originally Posted by Doghandler  As judged by brim on your head? Yah, you're probably over the hill.  | Hey .... That's a cowboy hat, I was 47 when that pic was taken ... I'm 52 now and some days I do feel old ...
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July 3rd, 2012, 10:20 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Carolina
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Originally Posted by cruelshoes No LCR experience here, but in my experience the grips on a gun are more important that the size or weight of a gun.
I have very hot 357 hand loads. When I got my first SP, I put nice looking wooden grips on it because I did not like the factory grips.
Hurt so bad that I developed a soft shooting DEWC load for practice.
I then replaced the wooden grips with Pachmayers and I can shoot hot loads all day long. I would say it is not just the hardness of the wood vs the softer Pachmayers either. I think the shape of the grip makes a difference too.
My guess is that everybody's hand is different and that there is no way to know which grip is right for you without trial and error.
My trial and error is done, I bought the Pachmayers for my second SP before I had the gun in hand. | +1. I agree with this guy. Pachmayr and Hogues on my SP101s (357 and 22). The problem with trial and error, or yanking the Crimsons is that he paid a HUGE premium for laser grips. Typically those things costs 150 to 300+ on a gun depending on the type. I would pretty much never pay that unless I have shot the gun w/various loads and know for SURE that I will never trade the grips out. Bottom line, IMO, I would sell the gun to recoup some of the loss of tossing the Crimson's in the drawer and buying a new set of rubber grips. Sure based on what you get for the CT gun, you will likely end up spending a bit more than just tossing the CTs and buying rubber, but at least you won't feel like a chump every time you see those expensive grips laying around the bottom of your holster drawer  . Lesson learned, right?
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July 6th, 2012, 08:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2011 Location: McDonough, Georgia
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Originally Posted by shootist 100 rounds is not even getting warmed up yet when your shooting, not a manly gun if you couldn't even do 100, that plastic gun reminds me of the disposable Poloriod camera, take 20 shots then toss it.  | If there is anyone out there looking to get rid of their's, e-mail me. I love the this plastic gun. It is an almost perfect tool for the job it was designed for.
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July 7th, 2012, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: OH
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Picked up an lcr357 today so maybe tomorrow I'll get to find out if I get to keep my man card.
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July 7th, 2012, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Bigdog If there is anyone out there looking to get rid of their's, e-mail me. I love the this plastic gun. It is an almost perfect tool for the job it was designed for. | No doubt! If you start getting to many, let me know. I'll take the extra you can't handle.  | |
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July 8th, 2012, 05:46 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pennsylvania
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I've been collecting man-cards. (I still have my original one!) So if anyone is going to turn theirs in send them to me instead.
I'm a heck of a man so far - and it's only going to get better! | |
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July 8th, 2012, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lost in Arizona
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I have a SP-101 2-1/4 .357 magnum and have been able to tolerate full loads with too much difficulty. My friends .357 LCR is definitely a handful with full loads and would most likely carry .38 Specials JHP if I owned one.
Nice revolver but it'll definitely get your attention with .357 loads.
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July 8th, 2012, 03:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Iowa
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Well, I finally made it to the range today with my LCR. I didn't have to finish my first cylinder full to realize that my thumb has not healed enough to shoot. Ouch! - and four more, Ouch!, and I didn't stop there. I stupidly put enough rounds on this injury today to set me back a few weeks of healing.  Looks like I have a case of "radial bursitis" at the medial base of my thumb at the first knuckle. 
That's the bad news. The good news is that as of today I will be practicing with my weak hand a lot more than usual until my thumb is fully healed.
Do I get to keep my man ticket?
Last edited by Doghandler; July 8th, 2012 at 03:50 PM.
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July 8th, 2012, 06:57 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: OH
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I guess if you have a medical condition you can keep your card. I put 50rnds of full power 357mag 124gr jhps without any issue. My hand is not sore, my wrist didn't shatter, it didn't smack me in the forehead, nothing. I guess I am not recoil sensitive, I was having a good time shooting it. My friend put one round threw it and he thought it had noticeable recoil. This is my first wheel gun and I got a feeling it won't be my last.
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July 8th, 2012, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WA.
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Originally Posted by Doghandler Well, I finally made it to the range today with my LCR. I didn't have to finish my first cylinder full to realize that my thumb has not healed enough to shoot. Ouch! - and four more, Ouch!, and I didn't stop there. I stupidly put enough rounds on this injury today to set me back a few weeks of healing. Looks like I have a case of "radial bursitis" at the medial base of my thumb at the first knuckle.
That's the bad news. The good news is that as of today I will be practicing with my weak hand a lot more than usual until my thumb is fully healed.
Do I get to keep my man ticket? | Yeah I'd say you can keep your man ticket, that Bursistis is painful stuff I get that in my left elbow if I strain my arm to much or lift something to heavy with it, and it gets all swolled up till the joint won't even move, usally takes about 3 weeks for it to heel each time, it's bad stuff Doc says a person can get it in any joint of the body even in your eyes.
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July 9th, 2012, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA
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I do not like the idea of .357's in a snub revolver. A LOT of the powder doesn't get a chance to burn and that impressive fireball at the muzzle is the powder igniting outside of the barrel.
But, that ".357 Magnum" on the barrel sells a lot of guns, and gun makers know this. People want Magnum snubs, and Ruger will oblige!
Sure, a .357 out of a snub is more powerful than a .38 +P, but the extra velocity is paid for with much more recoil and muzzle blast. You gain about 300 fps. with a 130 gr. .357 vs. a 130 gr. +P like Golden Saber, etc.
Even my older S&W Model 60 with the stock wood grips is a lot to handle with hot +P's, that little grip was made for concealment, not shootability. Snub revolvers aren't designed to be range shooters, although many people use them as such. The only snub I have that gets extensive range time is my shorty barrel SP101.........which I consider more of a "shrunken down" GP100 than a true "snubby".
There's a reason why the S&W 6" Model 28 was popular for decades as a LEO sidearm, 6" was seen as the ideal barrel length for .357. Later on LEO's carried 4" .357's for ease of carry in a patrol car. They gave up a couple hundred fps. to gain "carryability" of their duty guns. Even 6" .38's like the S&W M&P and Colt Official Police were popular, to gain sight radius and velocity to bump up those 158 gr. lead slugs. We all know that the snub revolver gives up a lot of velocity in trade for concealment.
Check this article out: .38 Snub Vs. .357 Snub
It discusses this very same topic.
Anyone who has fired a .357 snub in an indoor range or inside a building knows that the concussion and blast can be significant. I fired a full bore .357 out of my 2.5" S&W 66 inside my parents barn and it wasn't pleasant
Last edited by ExArmy11b; July 9th, 2012 at 08:25 AM.
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