This past weekend I acquired a new Ruger LCR. Now, I'm not a wheel gun (revolver) guy... though I have missed my Stainless 640 J-Frame .357/38 since I sold it, but there was something about the Ruger that intrigued me.
It's super light, hammerless, comes with three moon clips... Which I've never used before, and I was initially concerned about, but are actually super easy to load (even more so than a speed loader), AMAZING trigger out of the box. I am actually replacing the front sight (blade sight with square white box) with an XS standard dot. It already has a very comfortable Hogue grip that I wish was just a little longer so my pinky wouldn't wrap under.
I'll be hitting the range with it this weekend and give a report on ammo used and performance. By then my sight and my carry holster should be in. From everything I've read online and in print, it's definitely a keeper if it performs as well as the reviews.
I was originally going to go with the .357 model, but then I read thought about it... I can shoot almost 3 9mm rounds for every .357 cost wise and with a revolver I can dump anything and everything into it without worrying about jams or misfeeding. That being said, I did notice something... The Ruger Moon clips are super thin. I actually purchased three additional moon clips from another manufacturer and they appeared to be similar, but they were too thick and the cylinder wouldn't close. So I ordered three directly from Ruger.
Assembly/Disassembly is so easy you could do it in your sleep.
Oh, and one more thing I noticed... 9mm Snap Caps are smaller than actual 9mm rounds. They DO NOT fit in the moon clips (any brand I tried)... they fall right out without any retention at all. Though any round I tried worked as advertised.
More info to come!
It's super light, hammerless, comes with three moon clips... Which I've never used before, and I was initially concerned about, but are actually super easy to load (even more so than a speed loader), AMAZING trigger out of the box. I am actually replacing the front sight (blade sight with square white box) with an XS standard dot. It already has a very comfortable Hogue grip that I wish was just a little longer so my pinky wouldn't wrap under.
I'll be hitting the range with it this weekend and give a report on ammo used and performance. By then my sight and my carry holster should be in. From everything I've read online and in print, it's definitely a keeper if it performs as well as the reviews.
I was originally going to go with the .357 model, but then I read thought about it... I can shoot almost 3 9mm rounds for every .357 cost wise and with a revolver I can dump anything and everything into it without worrying about jams or misfeeding. That being said, I did notice something... The Ruger Moon clips are super thin. I actually purchased three additional moon clips from another manufacturer and they appeared to be similar, but they were too thick and the cylinder wouldn't close. So I ordered three directly from Ruger.
Assembly/Disassembly is so easy you could do it in your sleep.
Oh, and one more thing I noticed... 9mm Snap Caps are smaller than actual 9mm rounds. They DO NOT fit in the moon clips (any brand I tried)... they fall right out without any retention at all. Though any round I tried worked as advertised.
More info to come!