LCR .38 trigger vs. all the others?

Ruger may have tweaked the system a bit, and/or lightened the springs, but the system is still the same. That video (deliberately?) stops the illustation just as the second cam is engaging the hammer. I get the impression that Ruger wants folks to praise the trigger pull from the outside, but is not eager for anyone to actually see how it works. Otherwise, why not show the full trigger stroke?

Jim
 
I get the impression that Ruger wants folks to praise the trigger pull from the outside, but is not eager for anyone to actually see how it works.
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What's to hide if it's the same system?
 
John, I don't know. Maybe they want to hide the fact that it is the same system and that their miracle trigger is not really new. Maybe they would answer a letter or an e-mail if you asked them outright what the difference is between their LCR system and the century-old S&W system.

Jim
 
The day I bought my 38spl LCR I also looked at at stainless J frame snubby, both were about the same price. The deciding factor for me was the trigger pull with the LCR feeling smoother to me. The trigger pull is long but stacking is pretty much non existent with the trigger finger pressure needed feeling (at least to me) to be the same from the initial pull to the break. I'm glad Cabela's let me dry fire both revolvers, not all dealer do and a lot of firearm triggers at gun shows are zip tied.
 
The LCR platform has a lot going for it. I had the LCR-22 and while it was a reliable and handy little shooter, I did not like the trigger or the tinker toy feel and sound of it. That and the completely soulless design and the lack of good grip options sent me scurrying back to J-frames.
 
Another minority opinion....

I bought my LCR .38 used, hoping that someone else would have shot it enough to smooth out the trigger. It is not at all smooth, but terribly gritty. Hardly "the best trigger out there" for a snubby in my mind. And the trigger reset leaves MUCH to be desired over a J frame or a Colt D frame. I'll take the "stacking" trigger of a Colt Detective Special any day over the LCR's trigger.

I presently own three J frames and two of the three have considerably better triggers, so I don't get where the raving about the LCR trigger is coming from. I really don't.

I base my comparisons on shooting the three J's and two Colt D's against the LCR and in considerable dry firing of all of these.

It seems to me that the recoil is on par with the "hammerless" alloy J frame (e.g. 442/642) with wood boot grips leaving the backstrap exposed. The 642 weighs only a tad more than the LCR. I find the recoil comparable between the two in side by side shooting.

On the positive side, I really like the way the LCR points and the sights arent too bad. I also like the option of changing out the front sights, if desired.

In all fairness to the LCR, it could be that I simply got a bad one. But I have to say that, while not terribly disappointed with it, I am just not that impressed with it either.
 
I have a .38 spl LCR and bought one for the daughter....I wouldn't call either weapon's triggers "gritty" but they do take some warming up to.:D
 
I carry a 638 some days and the Lcr others. I never feel the difference in a pocket holster. I shoot the 638 better if I cock every round, I shoot the LCR better if both are shot double action only, not a lot better but noticeable. Both are great pocket revolvers and I have found a need to own both. That is what I told my wife and i'm sticking to that story.
 
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