Buyers remorse/ Ruger LCR

Wrong neigborhood?

I have to kind of disagree with this statement. I live in a small town less than 10,000 people. It used to be you could go for years without hearing about something serious. In the past 6 months there has been a murder, a carjacking and an attempted mugging at a convenience store. I don't think there is such a place as Mayberry anymore.:(
 
wow all these reply's and no one has mentioned shot placement. keeping a eye on your environment. paying attention to your surroundings. having cover tactics always on your mind. and remember self defense is just that, ducking for cover should be the first thing you think about. if your cover is broke then 5 +p's will drop a few and send the rest running!
 
As long as the LCP works I think your fine. If you shoot it well and can find ammo then you shouldn't feel out gunned at all. Today someone offered me a nice PPK for my CW9. I really wanted to do it but I cant find ammo anywhere.
 
I did figure out that I need a better IWB holster than the cheap Uncle Mike's holster that I have been using.
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Good holsters are the key to carrying larger guns. Take a look at Galco, Bianchi or Don Hume. Not too expensive, but are well made and will help out carrying that Sigma.
 
Use the LCR as a 2nd gun. I carry a P2000 and 2 extra mags everywhere I go, along with a 360PD and 2 reloads. I am not paranoid, just prepared.
 
Come on folks. A 5-shot revolver is sufficient for the vast majority of our normal everyday carry needs. A person would not be undergunned with an LCR unless actively pursuing multiple armed assailants.
 
Nanuk Use the LCR as a 2nd gun. I carry a P2000 and 2 extra mags everywhere I go, along with a 360PD and 2 reloads. I am not paranoid, just prepared.
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Where do you live, Baghdad?
Wouldn't an M4 weigh less?:D
 
Based on several year's experience in uniform, on the streets, plus carrying concealed for many more years I have determined that the "need" for high ammo capacity is overrated. Why?

Most civilian encounters where a firearm is drawn are terminted before any shots are fired. This also applies to most law enfrocement encounters.

Where shots are fired, most encounters are concluded in three shots or less.

But what about if I am confronted with multiple assailants? If you are confronted by a large group of assailants at pistol ranges where you feel justified in using deadly force you have a greater problem than a couple of extra cartridges is going to solve for you. That many assailants close at hand will overpower your ability to defeat them no matter how many cartridges your firearm holds. You will need to plan a tactical retreat if you hope to survive.

My everyday carry firearm is a Smith Model 60, five shots of 38 Special. Based on years of shooting and the experiences of many others shooting similar weapons I know that I can hold my own in any case where I have a chance of prevailing. Plain and simple, it works!

But, gosh Sacramento, what do you carry for a duty weapon? Medium-frame 357 revolver loaded with 38 +P's. With lots of time spent shooting in various situations so I am familiar with how my weapons will work. Plain and simple, it works!

Did I mention to make sure you get lotsof practice? :)

"Sacramento" Bruce Conklin
 
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So, when the smoke clears, are you just going to sit there with an empty gun? Even if everything works, carrying a reload allows you to top off your weapon so that you're prepared should some other situation arise. You never know what's going to happen or who's going to show up before the police.
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+1....the time for reloading is after the shooting stops...some even carry an extra gun in their car just in case their primary CCW is confiscated.

As for extra ammo, try an SKS stripper clip...it holds 10 rounds of .38/.357 in a easy-to-pocket package. I use them constantly for my DA and SA revolvers.

As for multiple assailants....even if you have enough ammo, do you think you'll have enough time to shoot everyone who's attacking you? I doubt it....that's why fire teams can call in artillery and air support....
 
I can't get over the feeling of being undergunned with only 5 rounds without a reload.
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If it's already in your mind brother and your doubting the
capacity of your firearm then yes, I think you should go
ahead and trade it.

Does your other option only have to be a Glock 26?
 
Bianchi Speed Strips are cheap, hold six rounds,
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Now you can buy strips called Tuff Strips. I have some in several calibers and they even make a 5-shot strip for the .38 / .357 reloads. They are as good as Bianchi strips. The company also makes a two-strip nylon pouch.

I am planning on making a tough choice soon, between the LCR (with laser, who knows?) and the new Taurus model, the one that puts 6-shots of .38 into a J-frame package. So far I have seen aluminum framed ones but I think an all-steel version is available.

Small as a J-frame, as many shots as a Detective Special. That may spell snubbie paradise.

It's going to be a tough choice!

Bart Noir
 
I,m with chupps, if you need to carry heavy artillery you're living in the wrong neighbourhood. A .25/w gold dot's is what I carry most of the time here.
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Don't understand the logic. The less chance of you needing it, the less effective the caliber? You must live in a real nice neighborhood to choose the .25 Auto, which is just as impetent as it would be in a bad neighborhood. When you need it, neighborhood becomes irrevelent.

Of course, if you hit your adversary in the abdomen, there's always a chance, even with modern anti-biotics, he'll meet a painful demise from peritonitis in a few days. ;)
 
Hmmm... You didn't know that the LCR had a 5 round capacity when you bought it? If so, then there should be no remorse.

The old law enforcement statistic still applies today... The Rule of Three: Three rounds, three yards, in under three seconds. The vast majority of gunfights fall into this category.
 
Hmmm... You didn't know that the LCR had a 5 round capacity when you bought it? If so, then there should be no remorse.

Yes I was quite aware that the LCR held 5 rounds. You have never second guessed yourself on any purchase that you made.:rolleyes:

To answer a previous question, no it doesn't have to be a Glock 26. I had one before and liked it but had to sell it due to a previous divorce.:barf: I am open to other suggestions as well.
 
There are so many factors involved... you have to decide it for yourself. Personally.... I took a 7 shot revolver and a 10 shot semi ... rapid fire on 2 targets. I empty both in about the same amount of time. I can reload both in about the same amount of time.

However, when I look at the groupings on the targets.... I should defintiely be carrying the revolver, and most often... I am now. I can also get sight on target quicker, as well as point and shoot more accurately with the revolver.

Seems to me, some of those points ought to be in your evaluation on what to carry, and not just how many bullets you have in the gun.

If you decide to sell it, let me know, if it's a good price & condition... I may take it.
 
That is a good point Eagleks. With the Sigma or my dads Beretta 92 I can rapid fire fist sized groups at 7 yards all day without even trying. I can do it with the LCR but I have to really concentrate on the trigger pull. I know that this is apples to oranges because of the much shorter sight radius but that's all I have to compare right now.
 
I was a J-frame fan, owning about 6 or them and carrying a 442 or 642 much of the time. I bought an LCR to try, soon after they first became available. I liked it and got my wife to try it. She wanted one, so I bought a second LCR. My adult daughter liked it too, so we got #3 although she doesn't currently carry. (I sold off some of the J-frames to help pay for the LCRs.)

What I like about the LCRs is the lighter weight, lighter smoother trigger pull, increased corrosion resistance and better recoil absorbion due to the polymer frame and Hogue "Tamer" grip. (When are S&W and Hogue going to have these grips for J-frames?)

I still like the idea of carrying a .45 Auto when away from home. Can imagine encountering crazed/terrorist shooter(s) at a mall or other soft target. Don't want to be there, but if I am, I'd prefer much more than a snubby.

Carrying the LCR (instead of the .45) has been getting more attractive lately as I have physical disabilities that are getting worse and making it increasingly hard to walk and carry extra weight.

In the last few days, I'm experimenting with a new (to me) mode of carry. I got out the LCR I bought for my daughter and I'm carrying two of them now (as in NY relaod). One is IWB on the strong side and the other is in a pocket holster on the weak side.

This seems to be more comfortable as the weight is distibuted better, on both sides. Like the idea of the relaibility of two snubbies, with one available on either side.
 
I have decided that I am going to keep the LCR but I am going to use it more in a backup role or when I just can't hide the Sigma. I have been carrying the Sigma and it hasn't been that bad. I did figure out that I need a better IWB holster than the cheap Uncle Mike's holster that I have been using.

No I don't have any roving gangs or zombie fantasies but the extra rounds have been comforting. I think I will start saving my pennies for a Glock 26 to throw in the mix as well.
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Good decision. That LCR will make a very nice BUG, or a comfortable "knocking around the house" gun that you can just drop in your pocket on a Sunday afternoon. With time, you may well grow comfortable with carrying it as a primary on days when, like me, you may not have time to strap on the bigger guns.

But what about if I am confronted with multiple assailants? If you are confronted by a large group of assailants at pistol ranges where you feel justified in using deadly force you have a greater problem than a couple of extra cartridges is going to solve for you. That many assailants close at hand will overpower your ability to defeat them no matter how many cartridges your firearm holds. You will need to plan a tactical retreat if you hope to survive.
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Exactly. It may be unlikely, but it can happen. And 20 rounds in the gun is certainly nice, but it ain't CIWS (Close-in weapon system) - shooting down incoming bullets from 6 armed assailants isn't too realistic.

I think we'd all agree that one against six is a pretty suck-a__ scenario. And the only hope you have is keeping your head screwed on and looking for cover, or at least concealment. But, common sense tells me that this (in addition to retreat) is a good policy regardless of the numbers.

Funny how it always comes back to software over hardware.

There are so many factors involved... you have to decide it for yourself. Personally.... I took a 7 shot revolver and a 10 shot semi ... rapid fire on 2 targets. I empty both in about the same amount of time. I can reload both in about the same amount of time.

However, when I look at the groupings on the targets.... I should defintiely be carrying the revolver, and most often... I am now. I can also get sight on target quicker, as well as point and shoot more accurately with the revolver.

Seems to me, some of those points ought to be in your evaluation on what to carry, and not just how many bullets you have in the gun.
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Good post. Reliability is an obvious one. For me, I figure the first few moments are going to be the most critical. So while either trying to escape or heading for cover or at least concealment, I want something that I can rapidly draw and fire accurately for that most critical first shot, God forbid it comes to that (knock on wood).

For me, medium-frame double action revolvers in .38 or .357 just flat work the best, specificallly S&W K Frames (soon to be adding a Ruger Police Service Six). I love carrying my 2" S&W Model 15 (.38 Spl) because (1) It works 100% thus far (2) I am accurate with it (for me) (3) It points very well for me which aids in both speed and accuracy and (4) loaded with the right ammo, I trust .38 Special as much as any other medium or large bore handgun round that I could carry.

I carry the 2" M15 most of the time, and sometimes a 4" M15. I also carry the very slim M1911A1 when wearing pants that aren't quite baggy enough in the waist for the M15. I shoot the 1911 well enough, just not as good as my S&Ws.

My BUG/"always" gun is my S&W 642. It gets carried as a primary, maybe 5% of the time, such as when I'm tooling around the house with a 12 gauge nearby or when it is the only gun I can conceal (not often). Or if I need to make a 5 minute trip to the stop and rob for milk. It service this purpose quite well.
 
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