LCR

[MissiontoMars]

Same. It's the one gun sale that i absolutely dont regret.

1. Painful to shoot
2. I was a horrible shot with it
3. Clunky to load, hard to use speed strips or speedloaders
4. Had a few, i intermittent timing issues where the cylinder wouldnt rotate.
5. Hated the sights for all but the closest shots.
6. S&w shield replaced it and i havent looked back once.

Try a full-steel detective's snubbie model hammered or hammerless dao, instead.

[jstert]

i had an lcr in 38, 22wmr and 22lr, only kept the 22lr. s&w wrote the book on 38 snubbies, and taurus is a fine second choice. stay with steel 38 snubbies, not alloy or poly. find a reliable source of 38 wadcutter ammo.


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[artb]

My LCR's are my favorite.
LCR9 is EDC
LCR357 second favorite.
If you are sensitive to recoil, go with the all stainless steel LCR9, LCR357 or LCR327
You need to practice, practice, practice with a snubby to be accurate.
My ability to hit POA was greatly enhanced when I installed a green HiViz front sight.

My G26 is my favorite semi-auto.

[blubullett]

I have the same gun. But I love it. It is amazingly accurate and I shoot it better then my Shield. I shot a cottontail with it at 20yards a month or two ago. Recoil is fair, the super soft Hogue grip it comes with makes shooting it no problem at all. It conceals SO SO much better then the shield it isn't even funny. Way smaller and lighter.

Also, if you go by the fact that the average self defense shooting lasts three rounds, reloads shouldn't really be a factor, but I do carry a single speed loader in my pocket.

[Lex Talionis]

LCR...had one, didn’t like it, sold it. It was the hammerless 38 special with ~1.8” barrel.

If you haven’t shot one yet, may change your mind after that.

I agree, they are pretty horrible for anything other than a back-up--- after the first round I can't hit 747 at 20 yards. I've owned several 'snubbies' and at least the SP101 is a little better to shoot due some weight, but for my money I now think you need at least a 3 inch barrel for just about any practical use beyond 8 feet under pressure. The newer performance center j frames from S&W look nice.

[Robotron2k84]

There does seem to be a pattern emerging: .38 and smaller not well liked, and the bigger .357/9/.327 well liked.

I haven't shot the smaller of the two, but maybe the extra weight of the larger model makes a significant difference.

Oh, and I have a '90s Taurus M85 and while pretty accurate, the trigger sucks and timing issues are always present. No comparison to the LCR.