wwillson Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 I've never shot a lightweight .357, but can imagine that at 17.1 oz the Ruger LCR in .357 has to be a real handful to shoot. The muzzle blast from the 1.875" barrel has to be ear splitting as well. Anyone have experience shooting a gun this light?Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 If you think 17.1 oz for a 357 is light, try the S&W 360PD. It's a scandium J-Frame 357, 1.875" barrel, titanium cylinder: 11.5 oz. Bet that sucker will rock your world with full-house 357 rounds. I'm actually toying with the idea of getting one. Or maybe M&P 360. It's got a stainless cylinder and is 13.3 oz.The 38 Special LCR weights 13.5 oz and shooting 158 gr +P loads in it wasn't bad at all. I shot an entire box (50 rounds) in under 20 minutes with no ill-effects on my hand at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 A friend of mine has an LCR with the hard plastic Crimson Trace grip and I did not enjoy shooting it at all.I like the softer rubber standard grip on the LCR, and have been thinking real hard about getting a plain jane LCR.So many guns, so little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_in_Utah Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 I shot both grips on the LCR and for me the Crimson Trace grip would make me NOT want a LCR if I could only get it with their grip. The stock grip is VERY well designed and I'm impressed. With my Mod 638 I ended up getting a Hogue which improved the gun quite a bit. With a SP101 its really not too much fun shooting .357 mag loads. Take off 10-15oz and no I'm not going to be a fan...Bill Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 My .38 Special LCR is very nice with the Hogue Tamer grip. Switched to the Crimson Trace grips and it's a lot less enjoyable, but still manageable.I can't see an LCR in .357 mag as being very practical. Not for me at least. Even with the extra few ounces it must be a bear to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Some interesting observations from my time at the shooting range today: I took my dad's Dan Wesson 357 and shot it for the first time since before he died in 1984. I put a whole box of full-house 357s through it. Muzzle blast and recoil with the 4" barrel is about the same as shooting 38 +P loads in the LCR. 38 +P in the Dan Wesson was noticeably tamer, both in blast and recoil.I'll post a range report on the DW later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steves Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Well I shot my S@W 442 with reloads, 5.2 gn 231 with a 158 gn lead bullet that I have used for years in my Security 6 and S@W 642 . The recoil on the 442 was brutal [a really sharp slap that hurt the web of my hand] as compared to the other revolvers which were confortable in comparison. The primer also looked different but the same batch of reloads when shot through the Security 6 looked picture perfect. I have shot Speer Gold Dot 135 gn through the 442 and they were not bad at all recoil wise as a comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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