.44spl LCR?

As nice as the thought is, of a lightweight 44 SP, I'll stay with my Rossi 720 in .44 spec. With the full underlug, it's a bit heavier than I would like, but I just can't stand the thought of clamping the old girl to my mill and putting her on a diet, YET.

240 Gr. Kieth's @1000 FPS are pleasant to shoot and a bunch more effective than a handful of 9mm's. I shoot my 625 a good bit, but I still prefer the 720. I guess I'm just not a plastic gun guy...

Paul
 

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S&W can fit 5 rounds of 44 Spl. in an L frame revolver. It can't do that with the 45 Colt or 45 acp. as I recall.
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Maybe S&W can't, but Taurus made the M450 which was a nice light 5 shot .45 Colt. They made a .44spl too.

.45 Colt max pressure is 14,000psi
.44 Spl max pressure is 15,500psi

So even though you'd have less metal in a Colt, you wouldn't need the extra strength.

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Red Caddy,
I had the "covert" hammerless version of the Rossi 720; yes it was a great carry gun with good power/ weight ratio.
The spur hammer broke on one of the three I had.
I would love to see a LCR if
they could stuff five rounds in that frame size or just slightly larger.
 
I think it would make the LCR too bulky for it's intended purpose. I purchased the LCR because it was a very compact revolver suitable for carry....in .38 spl it is borderline too wide for carrying much like a K frame....in .44 spl the cylinder would be too large in my opinion. The .357 magnum already offered should be sufficient for most any use for a snubby polymer revolver.
 
I think it would make the LCR too bulky for it's intended purpose.
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So? It moves into a new purpose. It's OK if it moves out of the pocket gun niche, into a lightweight belt gun (as someone mentioned above, "Light Service Revolver").
 
lee n. field said:
So? It moves into a new purpose. It's OK if it moves out of the pocket gun niche, into a lightweight belt gun (as someone mentioned above, "Light Service Revolver").
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Yes, a mid-size .44 spc would be a good one for belt carry and nightstand duty. Also darn handy for woods carry.
 
While were on the topic, I heard that ruger was planning on making a "Canadian version" of the LCR with a longer barrel. Since then I've heard nothing about it. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
 
I'd like to see what a longer barrel LCR would look like.
Might be interesting if the configuration didn't change the " C" in LCR.
 
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