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<blockquote data-quote="TallPrairie" data-source="post: 1021700" data-attributes="member: 7815"><p>I've handled but not shot an LCR. Really light. It has some excellent features, including a very visible fixed sight picture. I am a longtime S&W 642 user; the LCR's sight picture was clearly superior to my Smith's.</p><p></p><p>I was not as happy with the new Ruger's trigger as most others who try it. I found myself short-stroking it on follow-up pulls. If you do a lot of rapid-fire shooting with the traditional Ruger DA revolvers you will occasionally have the experience where you fire the revolver, then don't release the trigger <u>quite</u> enough for the next shot, and end up with the trigger locking up. (It's not really a "lock up," since all you have to do is fully release the trigger, then pull again, and it works fine. But it feels for a disconcerting moment like the gun's locked up.) </p><p></p><p>Well, the LCR did that a <u>lot</u> with me dry-firing it. It's as if they obtained the relatively light DA trigger pull by weakening the trigger return spring compared to the traditional Ruger DA revolvers such as the SP101. The problem is, with the Ruger design, you really need that trigger to snap back briskly to avoid the "momentary lock-up" phenomenon I just described when you are shooting fast (as in a defensive situation).</p><p></p><p>Overall I did not come away with quite enough confidence in the design to explore replacing my trusty 642 with an LCR. But a lot of experienced shooters seem to be impressed with the LCR.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TallPrairie, post: 1021700, member: 7815"] I've handled but not shot an LCR. Really light. It has some excellent features, including a very visible fixed sight picture. I am a longtime S&W 642 user; the LCR's sight picture was clearly superior to my Smith's. I was not as happy with the new Ruger's trigger as most others who try it. I found myself short-stroking it on follow-up pulls. If you do a lot of rapid-fire shooting with the traditional Ruger DA revolvers you will occasionally have the experience where you fire the revolver, then don't release the trigger [U]quite[/U] enough for the next shot, and end up with the trigger locking up. (It's not really a "lock up," since all you have to do is fully release the trigger, then pull again, and it works fine. But it feels for a disconcerting moment like the gun's locked up.) Well, the LCR did that a [U]lot[/U] with me dry-firing it. It's as if they obtained the relatively light DA trigger pull by weakening the trigger return spring compared to the traditional Ruger DA revolvers such as the SP101. The problem is, with the Ruger design, you really need that trigger to snap back briskly to avoid the "momentary lock-up" phenomenon I just described when you are shooting fast (as in a defensive situation). Overall I did not come away with quite enough confidence in the design to explore replacing my trusty 642 with an LCR. But a lot of experienced shooters seem to be impressed with the LCR. [/QUOTE]
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