TMan51

Sure, what the hey, they aren't worth much in this girlieboy world full of candya$$ liberals anyway.

But you were had by a set of grips. You're still eligible.

Bum grips are like a bad stock on a rifle with a butt plate. Even a modest kicker can be painful. I have a S&W M637 with the standard grips. They fit my hand perfectly, and the recoil isn't that much of a problem. But 100 rounds is.

My SP101 still wears the stock grips, which are very comfortable, but full power .357 stuff isn't a whole lot of fun.

I work with my hands a lot, and train regularly with weights and machines to keep my 62 year old bones in the game. But I also limit the amount of full power anything I shoot. Most of my buddies feel the same way. Football, wrestling, dirt bikes, etc. all take a toll, and sooner or later you pay.

I need to know if +P ammo shoots to point of impact, and full power .44Mag stuff with 270gr jacketed bullets over a case full of W296 too. But to shoot that all the time is pointless wear and tear on the hardware and shooter.

NY Ruger

what happened to the OP is what I worried about.

When I bought my 100 and 101, easily no problems 357mag.

When the LCR came out, others said wait for the 357.. I said no way... I want as light and as small as possible for pocket carry... hot 38's are enough for such a back up gun....

the 101 proved to be too heavy for pocket carry.
every ounce counts.

And when I held the LCR for the 1st time, I really thought it'd be nutty in 357.....

Glad to hear the OP was honest about his experience.

I can go a full box of hot 38's, but yea, sore hand.

Doghandler

Just to clarify, it wasn't the grips that did me in. It was my grip on the grips that did me in. I altered my grip by "choking up" thinking that this would give me better control. NOT! I'm going on 52 years old and still learning from painful mistakes.

My weak side could generally use some work anyway.

Amishman44

I purchased my 2.25" SP101 in .357 in December 1994...as a Christmas present to myself! I have more than 2500 rounds through it...with no problems. Love this little revolver.

I purchased an LCR in .38+P in October of 2010 and fired approximately 100 rounds through it over a 90 day span. I sold it in December of 2010...liked the SP101 better!

spotch

Im sure it was mentioned somewhere else in the thread, but just in case....one of the advantages to a revolver is that you can run really low pressure cartridges and still have it function well. It's probably wise to start out with the lowest power 38spl you can find and get used to shooting that before jumping into +p or 357. No gun is going to be comfortable for everyone to shoot, but how you work yourself into it (finding a hold/grip that feels comfy, working your way up recoil-wise, etc) plays a pretty huge role in your long term comfort shooting it.

Bigdog

+1 Excellant advice

fxstchewy

Took my KLCR out today and shot some magtech 357 158gr soft point ammo thru it and i have to say that for some reason it felt softer than thru my SP101? and i didn't do too bad at about 30' or so.... i like it......

bhale187

Bigdog

I have found the vast majority of nay sayers about perceived recoil on the LCR are from those that have never shot one. My unofficial anecdotal tally is about 85%-15% the perceived recoil is no problem versus to much to handle.

NY Ruger

I have no issues with the 158gr rounds in my lcr, and feel it's about the same as in my 101.

125gr on the other hand,,, much nicer feeling through my 101, can shoot 'em all day long, but on the lcr, very very sharp snap of a recoil. not pleasant.