Anyone bought/fired the Ruger LCR yet?

[Filbird]

Wasn't sure where to post this question, but since the Ruger LCR would be in competition with J-frame S&W's, thought I would put it here.

My search for posts about the new Ruger LCR came up with plenty of folks here who had read about it, and a few who had handled one. But no one, as of the last posts I could find, had actually bought or fired one yet.

Has anyone bought one yet, or fired one? It would seem to be a worthy competitor to the airweight series, especially the shrouded/internal hammer models, though perhaps it's best to wait for the bugs to get worked out when radical new designs are introduced.

I had pretty much made up my mind to buy and carry a J-frame, until this thing came along, so it would be interesting to hear whether any of you with J-frames have had actual experience with the LCR yet, and what you thought of it.

It is ugly, I do agree...

 

[troop]

Try this
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=55299

 

[allglock]

Mine went back to Ruger the day after I bought it. The cylinder stop would not engage notches in cylinder. Cylinder would skip by one or two nothes before it would lock up.
Has stupid internal lock(which will lock without a key, but will not unlock without key).
Very possible to engage with recoil.
Trigger reset sucks.. Must completely release trigger to reset.
Might be OK when they get the bugs worked out.
Rugers are like a box of chocolates.. You never know what you are going to get.

 

[czgunner]

I picked mine up this morning.
I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet though.

 

[LT902]

I picked one up through the Sheriff's Office for T&E. Dry firing it I seem to have a problem short stroking it but have yet to put live rounds through it.

 

[stevieboy]

I've had a chance to handle and dry fire, but not to shoot, one. It pointed easily and the sight picture was pretty good. It was somewhat bigger than I thought it would be, certainly equal in size to a J-frame. The trigger was surprisingly nice, maybe better than on a lot of J-frames. No grittiness or stacking, just a nice, smooth, pull, just a tad on the heavy side. I suspect that Ruger's going to sell a bunch of them.

 

[Gov]

Originally posted by allglock:
Has stupid internal lock(which will lock without a key, but will not unlock without key).
Very possible to engage with recoil.

Originally posted by stevieboy:
I suspect that Ruger's going to sell a bunch of them.

... and then ask for them back!

 

[m657]

I've only found one actually on site in store....and they were asking $499....handled it, didn't fire it.

Changed my mind on 'wanting' one.

 

[photoman]

I looked at a few of them at the local gun store. Both rattled big time and gave me the impression of being a cheap prop gun from a 50's Buck Rogers movie.

My first gun was a Ruger and I've always been a fan, but this one doesn't do anything for me.

 

[allglock]

Originally posted by Gov:

Originally posted by allglock:
Has stupid internal lock(which will lock without a key, but will not unlock without key).
Very possible to engage with recoil.

Originally posted by stevieboy:
I suspect that Ruger's going to sell a bunch of them.

... and then ask for them back!

LOL

 

[Filbird]

Originally posted by Photoman44:
I looked at a few of them at the local gun store. Both rattled big time and gave me the impression of being a cheap prop gun from a 50's Buck Rogers movie.

My first gun was a Ruger and I've always been a fan, but this one doesn't do anything for me.

There are a lot of posts on the Ruger forum about the rattling, apparently it's the transfer bar and it's "supposed to do that." So, a design flaw, not a manufacturing flaw...

 

[JamesArthur60]

Same here as far as handling one and dry-firing the trigger. To me, it actually fit well and the trigger seemed smooth. I had my J frame with me at the time and never considered trading it for the Ruger. I don't like to buy a new model gun. I wait for the problems to be discovered, recalled and fixed before the charge card hits the counter.

 

[hitecrednek]

Originally posted by m657:
I've only found one actually on site in store....and they were asking $499....handled it, didn't fire it.

Changed my mind on 'wanting' one.

wow, $499!

For that price you might find one of the recent no-lock J-frames....or for a little more one of the mini-glocks even.

 

[will5a1]

I bought one last month, posted a range report on Gunboards:

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=105615

 

[perpster]

Originally posted by Filbird:

Originally posted by Photoman44:
I looked at a few of them at the local gun store. Both rattled big time and gave me the impression of being a cheap prop gun from a 50's Buck Rogers movie.

My first gun was a Ruger and I've always been a fan, but this one doesn't do anything for me.

There are a lot of posts on the Ruger forum about the rattling, apparently it's the transfer bar and it's "supposed to do that." So, a design flaw, not a manufacturing flaw...

That's correct. When one of my Rugers (not an LCP) didn't rattle it was all locked up and went back to Ruger for repair, which included replacing the transfer bar.

 

[photoman]

Nothing like paying $500 for a gun that rattles like a bunch of rocks in a tin can.

 

[mm6mm6]

I've found my LCR to be a mighty fine revolver.

The Hogue Tamer grips are perfect for my hands.

The sight are excellent and eventually the aftermarket will come out with fancy replacements since the front sight is pinned.

The double action trigger pull measured 9 pounds. My Lyman digital trigger scale only goes to 12 pounds and my S&W 40-1 could not be measured since it is much more than 12 pounds. The trigger pull is much better than my S&W's and it's very easy to "stage" since the cylinder bolt locks up very early into the notch.

Recoil was easily managed when the globe of flame erupted from the muzzle. While you can't get past the fact that the gun is very light and the +P loads have some serious boom, your hands don't hurt because the LCR's "grip peg" allows much more rubber in the grip to absorb the recoil. The design is outstanding.

Subjectively, I like how the LCR looks. It is very purposeful. The finish on the cylinder is so tough that, even after hundreds of rounds and a lot of dry firing, there is still no turn line.

When the price gets real as the guns become readily available, they should sell for around $399 or a little less.

 

[chp5]

Originally posted by Photoman44:
Nothing like paying $500 for a gun that rattles like a bunch of rocks in a tin can.

Once you put 5 .38 rounds in them, they all rattle. Seems like a non-issue to me.

 

[H Richard]

Just shot one on Tues. The trigger was very good, a little long, but very smooth and broke cleanly. The grips fit the hand well, and absorbed recoil good. I had difficulty seeing the sights, but probably no worse than any J frame. Accuracy seemed to be adequate, we were doing runs on 12" steel plates, not bench rest testing. Recoil will be proportionate to the round used, with 110 gr. +P's it was not bad at all.

 

[photoman]

Originally posted by chp5:

Originally posted by Photoman44:
Nothing like paying $500 for a gun that rattles like a bunch of rocks in a tin can.

Once you put 5 .38 rounds in them, they all rattle. Seems like a non-issue to me.

The rattle is much more than that.

When the price comes down to a "Ruger" price, I'll give one a try. Would really like to support Ruger for having the guts to bring out something new and different.