LCR 357

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stew870

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Just brought a LCR 357 so my wife could just point and shoot , she will only be shooting 38 through it do you guys think this might be to much gun for her
 
It oughta work out... Just to be on the safer side, how about starting her out with the lightest (non +p) .38 loads you can find?... See how she handles them, then MAYBE work up to some more powerful ones IF and when she's ready... (?)
 
How much experience does she have? How recoil sensitive is she? The LCR 357, even with .38 sp, can be pretty nasty. I've fired one, and I have lots of experience with a Smith & Wesson 442, which is an alloy J frame of similar weight. But then I'm a pretty high mileage handgun guy.

And as an NRA certified instructor I've introduced hundreds of beginners to shooting handguns. I would not recommend am LCR or alloy frame, small snub nose for a beginner. It's the sort of thing that will likely put a beginner off shooting.

If your wife is well schooled and experienced with a handgun, something like an LCR 357 could be a fine choice. But for a beginner, one of Ruger's medium frame revolvers with a steel frame and a 3 inch to 4 inch barrel would be a much better choice.
 
Have an 13 ounces J Frame .357 that my wife shoots no problem with standard pressure .38 Specials. Try it and see what happens. The LCR weighs 4 more ounces than J Frame I have. I believe it should work. We have some Federal 110 grain HPs low recoil. For me I like the .357 "Cowboy" 158 grain RNFP with a decent meplat in the light guns or 148 grain DE wadcutters with max meplat and very low recoil.
 
AFAIK, no lightweight snubnose in .38 or .357 is going to make anyone say, "Wow! That's really soft-shooting!" However, as jmortimer pointed out, there are also some low-recoil .38 loads available. I saw some from Federal for sale at Academy sports recently.
 
As long as she's okay shooting 38s in it, she's fine. I shoot my KLCR pretty well with 357s. But it's painful due to tendenitus and arthritis. I mainly shoot and always carry 38+Ps.
 
I think she will love it. The Tamer Grip is excellent in soaking up recoil. The gun is very easy to handle with standard 38 rounds. If she can handle a small 9mm the LCR357 with standard 38s may be boring and she may want to step up to 38+P very soon.
 
Everyone is different, we had a girl come out to the range with us today who had never shot a pistol before, she started with my .22 mkiii 22/45 but quickly moved up to a 9mm then a 40 S&W but was most excited to shoot my LCR... she started with .38 but asked to try the .357. I was surprised how well she was shooting with it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU9b_xhVpn4

Shooting .38 in this gun is manageable even for a small frame new shooter, very noticeable difference from the .38 version of the same pistol.
 
As was said the LCR has a Hogue Tamer Grip to soak up some recoil. The 357 version is a little heavier than the LCR 38 or the Airweight J Frames, which also helps with recoil.

I added an XS 24/7 Tritium Dot front sight to mine. This is an option on the LCR-38. I believe you will have to add it to the LCR-357. For Point and Shoot a Highly Visible front sight is not a bad plan. If you can see the White Sight Dot, you might put it on the target.

You might want to put an LCR-22 on your want list for Practice & Training to go with it. It will be a very good addition. After a couple Bricks of Federal 22's through the LCR-22, she will be Dangerous Lady with the LCR-357. I am much more accurate shooting 38's after shooting a few bricks through my LCR-22.

Bob
 
Did your wife have any input in this purchase? How experienced is she with handguns? Point shooting takes a lot of practice. Just because a gun is designed and intended for a certain propose doesn't mean it will magically work as its supposed to.
 
she shot the gun and did well however she did complain a little about recoil, she was shooting a semi wc 158 grain . I'm buying a 22 lcr for her to practices with. I really enjoyed shooting the gun .
 
As you said, you already bought it . . . I hope she had a say in it?

There's only one way to find out . let her shoot it and see.

My wife went shooting with me for the first time last year 9we've been married 40 years). I started her out on my Ruger Super Bearcat which she loved. I then had her shoot my 357 New Vaquero with 38 spls in it. She did fine but wasn't thrilled with the recoil.

I have a LCR 357 that is my CCW. I've shot 357s out of it and it was fine but I'm more of a 38 spl. guy and that's what I carry in it.

If she does some practice at SD ranges and gets used to it, she'll be fine. I've always shot SA but I did do some practice shooting in DA with my S & W M & P . . . it didn't take me long to get accustomed to the trigger pull on the LCR and after a number of range visits, it's second nature. If she carries, she'll like the light weight of of it and it would go in a smaller purse even and not be evident. As stated already, if she's going to carry the LCR . . . at some point you might want to pick up the 22 version for her to practise with . . cheaper to shoot and a good way to improve on accuracy.

I really like mine and after trying several different handguns for carry, I settled on the LCR as for me, it works out great.
 
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